Accessory cart

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10299582-B2
Application number	US-201816202977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2018
Priority date	Feb 8, 2012
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.

First claim

We claim:

1. An accessory cart, comprising:
a base;
an automatically height-adjustable housing element connected to the base, said housing element extending upward from the base;
a work platform connected to said housing element,
an adjustable monitor arm and monitor support frame,

said accessory cart further comprising:
a computer processor, computer memory, and an input device, the input device configured to receive a user identifier, where the user identifier is associated in computer memory with a height of the housing element which will place the work platform at a predetermined ergonomic height for a user's height as determined from the user identifier;
whereby said accessory cart is configured, on receiving a user identifier from said input device, to automatically adjust said housing element to position said work platform at the predetermined ergonomic height.

2. The accessory cart of claim 1 further comprises a series of access cards, each access card readable by the input device, where each access card has stored thereon one of said user identifiers.

3. The accessory cart of claim 2 wherein said access cards are wirelessly readable by said input device.

4. The accessory cart of claim 1 where said user identifier comprises a user height.

5. The accessory cart of claim 3 when said electronic access card is storable in a cellular phone.

6. The accessory cart of claim 1 wherein said user's height comprises a user's seated height.

7. The accessory cart of claim 1 wherein said accessory cart further comprises a computer input device platform slidably coupled to the work surface.

8. The accessory cart of claim 1 wherein said accessory cart further comprises a computer monitor adjustably coupled to the work surface.

9. An accessory cart, comprising:
a base;
an automatically height-adjustable housing element connected to the base, said housing element extending upward from the base;
a work platform connected to said housing element,
a monitor arm adjustably coupled to the work platform;
said accessory cart further comprising:
a computer processor, computer memory, and an input device, the input device configured to receive a user identifier, where the user identifier is associated in computer memory with a height of the housing element which will place the computer monitor at a predetermined ergonomic height for a user's height, as determined from the user identifier;
whereby said accessory cart is configured, on receiving a user identifier from said input device, to automatically adjust said housing element to position said monitor at the predetermined ergonomic height.

10. The accessory cart of claim 9 wherein said accessory cart further comprises a database, said database containing a list of user heights and the associated height of the housing element.

11. The accessory cart of claim 9 wherein said accessory cart further comprises a database, said database containing a list of user identifiers and the associated user height.

12. The accessory cart of claim 9 wherein said input device comprises a computer keyboard, positioned at a negative angle with respect to the work platform.

13. The accessory cart of claim 12 wherein said input device further comprises a computer control panel positioned on the worksurface.

14. The accessory cart of claim 13 wherein said computer control panel further comprises a touch screen.

15. The accessory cart of claim 9 wherein said computer database is in wireless communication with said processor.

16. The accessory cart of claim 9 wherein said computer monitor is tiltable with respect to said work surface.

17. The accessory cart of claim 9 wherein said computer monitor is manually height adjustable with respect to said work surface.

Assignees

• Humanscale Corp

Inventors

• Abernethy Jane
• Volek Robert
• Vardar Mesve
• Tsvetanov Lachezar
• King Robert R
• Johnston David
• Burn Alexandra
• Wang Xin
• Puleio Jonathan Philip

Classifications

• A47B21/04 Primary

  characterised by means for holding or fastening typewriters or computer equipment · CPC title

• B62B5/04

  Braking mechanisms; Locking devices against movement · CPC title

• F16M11/18

  with mechanism for moving the apparatus relatively to the stand · CPC title

• F16M11/42

  with arrangement for propelling the support {stands on wheels} · CPC title

• B62B5/0043

  One motor drives one wheel · CPC title