Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Including component designed to receive a disparate article... – Task-area type repositionable component
Reexamination Certificate
2000-11-28
2002-11-05
Friedman, Carl D. (Department: 3635)
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Including component designed to receive a disparate article...
Task-area type repositionable component
C052S064000, C052S239000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06474025
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a workstation.
BACKGROUND
It is well known to provide for a workstation for use by one or more workers in a work environment. Workstations formed by an arrangement of partial height partition walls are well known. In such workstations, it is common to provide a fixed worksurface on which one or more accessories or appliances may be placed as well as a chair or the like for a worker using the workstation. Such workstations typically have at least one opening into which the worker and/or visitors to the workstation may enter. However, in such workstations the “privacy” of the worker is often compromised by the ease with which visitors may enter—or gain physical and/or visual access to—the workstation. Moreover, the “fixed” nature of the worksurface (and accessories and/or appliances) in the workstation may also make it difficult for the worker conveniently to adjust to a position that enhances privacy or the ability to concentrate or a work assignment or the ability to protect confidential or secure information from visibility (for example, because interconnection to accessories or appliances may be obstructed or obstructive).
Accordingly, it would be advantageous to provide for a workstation that allows a worker conveniently to adjust from an open position allowing visual and/or physical access by visitors to a closed position restricting visual and/or physical access by visitors. It would also be advantageous to provide for a workstation that allows a worker to maintain interconnection to accessories or appliances when adjusting the position within the workstation. It would further be advantageous to provide for a workstation having a selectively movable worksurface between an open position and a closed position (as well as intermediate positions allowing relative adjustment of access by visitors). It would further be advantageous to provide for a workstation having a privacy screen that can be installed to enhance the privacy of the worker and restrict access by visitors.
Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a workstation having one or more of these or other advantageous features.
SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a workstation having a primary worksurface configured for rotation and coupled to a base configured for rotation, a seat for a user coupled to the base, and a secondary worksurface at least partially surrounding the primary worksurface. The primary worksurface is available to a user on rotation of the primary worksurface and the secondary worksurface is selectively available to the user on rotation of the primary worksurface.
The present invention also relates to a workstation having a rotatable worksurface coupled to the base, a seat for a user coupled to the base, and a partition configured for attachment to the worksurface.
The present invention further relates to a workstation having a primary worksurface configured for rotation and coupled to a base configured for rotation, a hub having an input utility carrier from a utility from a utility supply source, and an output utility carrier operatively coupled to the input utility carrier and communicating between the hub and the primary worksurface for transmitting utilities from the utility supply source to the primary worksurface.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5687513 (1997-11-01), Baloga et al.
patent: 6248014 (2001-06-01), Collier
Faiks Frederick S.
Niewiadomski Mitchell
Friedman Carl D.
Slack Naoko
Steelcase Development Corporation
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