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GB2176996B - Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard or the like - Google Patents

Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard or the like

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Publication number
GB2176996B
GB2176996B GB8511788A GB8511788A GB2176996B GB 2176996 B GB2176996 B GB 2176996B GB 8511788 A GB8511788 A GB 8511788A GB 8511788 A GB8511788 A GB 8511788A GB 2176996 B GB2176996 B GB 2176996B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
keyboard
support mechanism
adjustable support
adjustable
support
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB8511788A
Other versions
GB8511788D0 (en
GB2176996A (en
Inventor
Rich Thompson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Risom & Marble Furniture Limit
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Risom & Marble Furniture Limit
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Priority to GB8511788A priority Critical patent/GB2176996B/en
Publication of GB8511788D0 publication Critical patent/GB8511788D0/en
Publication of GB2176996A publication Critical patent/GB2176996A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2176996B publication Critical patent/GB2176996B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • F16M13/02—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
    • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/08—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis, e.g. panoramic heads
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2007—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
    • F16M11/2021—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment around a horizontal axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
    • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
    • A47B2021/0321—Keyboard supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
    • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
    • A47B2021/0321—Keyboard supports
    • A47B2021/0328—Keyboard supports of the pantograph type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B21/00—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
    • A47B21/03—Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards with substantially horizontally extensible or adjustable parts other than drawers, e.g. leaves
    • A47B21/0314—Platforms for supporting office equipment
    • A47B2021/0321—Keyboard supports
    • A47B2021/0335—Keyboard supports mounted under the worksurface
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M2200/00—Details of stands or supports
    • F16M2200/02—Locking means
    • F16M2200/021—Locking means for rotational movement
    • F16M2200/022—Locking means for rotational movement by friction

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
GB8511788A 1985-05-09 1985-05-09 Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard or the like Expired GB2176996B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8511788A GB2176996B (en) 1985-05-09 1985-05-09 Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard or the like

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8511788A GB2176996B (en) 1985-05-09 1985-05-09 Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard or the like

Publications (3)

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GB8511788D0 GB8511788D0 (en) 1985-06-19
GB2176996A GB2176996A (en) 1987-01-14
GB2176996B true GB2176996B (en) 1989-07-05

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5257767A (en) 1990-06-13 1993-11-02 Waterloo Furniture Components, Ltd. Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform
US7841569B2 (en) 1997-03-12 2010-11-30 Humanscale Corporation Keyboard support mechanism

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GB2222939A (en) * 1988-08-19 1990-03-28 Microcomputer Accessories Inc Adjustable CRT support stand
US5037054A (en) * 1990-06-13 1991-08-06 Waterloo Furniture Components Ltd. Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform
US5145136A (en) * 1990-06-13 1992-09-08 Waterloo Furniture Components Ltd. Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform
US5294087A (en) * 1991-10-18 1994-03-15 Engineered Data Products, Inc. Adjustable keyboard holder for computer workstation
US5513579A (en) * 1993-07-16 1996-05-07 Waterloo Furniture Components, Ltd. Adjustable computer keyboard support mechanism
US5836560A (en) * 1995-11-22 1998-11-17 Steelcase Inc. Articulated keyboard shelf
KR100255765B1 (en) * 1997-07-09 2000-05-01 구자홍 Front and rear regulation support structure of monitor
US6663569B1 (en) * 2002-05-23 2003-12-16 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Diagnostic ultrasound system cart with variable elevation control panel
CA2411180C (en) 2002-10-30 2007-07-31 Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company Adjustable support assembly for a data entry/interface device for computers or the like
GB2404580A (en) * 2003-08-08 2005-02-09 Puu Rong Ind Co Ltd Keyboard support bracket

Citations (4)

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GB1452940A (en) * 1972-10-21 1976-10-20 Siemens Ag Power-adjustable chair
US4073240A (en) * 1976-11-02 1978-02-14 Fly Howard G Portable animal hospital table
GB1601246A (en) * 1977-07-29 1981-10-28 Bernardi S Adjustable stands
GB2154442A (en) * 1984-02-21 1985-09-11 Reginald John Spratling Support unit

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1452940A (en) * 1972-10-21 1976-10-20 Siemens Ag Power-adjustable chair
US4073240A (en) * 1976-11-02 1978-02-14 Fly Howard G Portable animal hospital table
GB1601246A (en) * 1977-07-29 1981-10-28 Bernardi S Adjustable stands
GB2154442A (en) * 1984-02-21 1985-09-11 Reginald John Spratling Support unit

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5257767A (en) 1990-06-13 1993-11-02 Waterloo Furniture Components, Ltd. Adjustable support mechanism for a keyboard platform
US7841569B2 (en) 1997-03-12 2010-11-30 Humanscale Corporation Keyboard support mechanism
US7841570B2 (en) 1997-03-12 2010-11-30 Humanscale Corporation Keyboard support mechanism

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GB8511788D0 (en) 1985-06-19
GB2176996A (en) 1987-01-14

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Effective date: 19920509