Horizontally supported planar surfaces – Vertically adjustable – Shelf type
Patent
1996-11-14
1998-09-08
Chen, Jose V.
Horizontally supported planar surfaces
Vertically adjustable
Shelf type
108 5001, 248404, A47B 900
Patent
active
058029885
ABSTRACT:
A furniture system includes a table comprising a base adapted to stably engage a floor, and a table top assembly including a table top. The table includes a gas-spring-operated lift assist operably connected to the base and the table top assembly for selectively lifting/lowering the table top. An actuator button is positioned in a center of the table top and is operably connected to a release button for operating the lift assist. The table top can be operated by one hand by pressing downwardly on the button just hard enough to release the gas spring but not hard enough to push the table top downwardly, whereby the gas spring raises the table top. Alternatively, the user can press downwardly hard enough to both release the gas spring and force the table top downwardly against the force of the gas spring. The furniture system also includes a chair with an articulatable tablet adapted to interface with the table. In particular, the chair tablet has an edge configured to abut and interface with a perimeter section of the table top. The chair is horizontally moveable and rotatable to facilitate positioning the chair proximate the table, so that it can be manipulated to flexibly arrange a work surface with the size and shape desired.
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Chen José V.
Steelcase Inc.
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