Accessory cart

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9775431-B2
Application number	US-201514714994-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2015
Priority date	Feb 8, 2012
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

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;
a housing element connected to the base, the housing element extending upward from the base; and
a monitor operatively connected to the housing element, with the height of the monitor being automatically adjustable, the accessory cart further comprising a work platform connected to the housing element, where the keyboard support and
a monitor operatively connected to the housing element, with the height of the monitor being automatically adjustable, the accessory cart further comprising a work platform connected to the housing element and a keyboard support fixedly attached to the accessory cart at a negative angle with respect to a horizontal surface.

2. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the monitor is rotatable relative to the housing element.

3. The accessory cart of claim 2 further comprising a monitor arm pivotally coupled to the monitor and the accessory cart.

4. The accessory cart of claim 3 wherein the monitor arm is manually pivotable thereby allowing the height of the monitor to be manually adjusted from an automatically adjustable height to a second height.

5. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the monitor is connected to the work platform.

6. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the monitor is supported on the work platform by a monitor mount.

7. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the housing element is at least partially hollow.

8. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the work platform comprises a work surface.

9. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the work surface extends laterally from the work platform.

10. The accessory cart of claim 1 , further comprising an on-board computer.

11. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a front inclined surface.

12. The accessory cart of claim 1 wherein the negative angle is greater than −45 degrees.

13. The accessory cart of claim 1 wherein the work platform and the monitor are each separately automatically adjustable.

14. An accessory cart, comprising:
a base;
a housing element connected to the base, the housing element extending upward from the base;
a work platform connected to the housing element, a height of the work platform being automatically adjustable; and
an on-board computer, the accessory cart further comprising an input device communicating with the onboard computer and the input device is configured to receive an input related to a user's height and communicate that input to the onboard computer.

15. The accessory cart of claim 14 wherein the input device comprises a sensor located on the accessory cart and configured to detect a measurable characteristic of a user.

16. The accessory cart of claim 14 wherein the input device is a wireless communication device adapted to wirelessly receive a user identifier.

17. The accessory cart of claim 14 wherein the input that is related to the user's height is related to the height of the user in a seated position.

Assignees

• Humanscale Corp

Inventors

• Abernethy Jane
• Volek Robert
• Vardar Mesve
• Tsvetanov Lachezar
• King Robert
• 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

• F16M11/18

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

• B62B2206/06

  adjustable in height · CPC title

• B62B3/02

  involving parts being adjustable, collapsible, attachable, detachable or convertible · CPC title

• B62B2202/56

  Computers; Screens · CPC title