Patent ID: 11877646
Assignee: KNOLL, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An article of furniture comprising:
a base;
a work surface supported by the base;
a work surface attachment mechanism comprising:
a linearly extending elongated member rotatably positionable within a cavity of a component of the base;
a lower clamping member support body moveably attached to the linearly extending elongated member so that rotation of the linearly extending elongated member in a first rotational direction causes the lower clamping member support body to move upwardly along the linearly extending elongated member and rotation of the linearly extending elongated member in a second rotational direction that is opposite the first rotational direction causes the lower clamping member support body to move downwardly along the linearly extending elongated member;
a jaw comprising an upper clamping member moveably attachable to the lower clamping member support body such that upward motion of the lower clamping member support body causes upward motion of the upper clamping member while the upper clamping member also moves along an upper surface of the lower clamping member support body toward the linearly extending elongated member and downward motion of the lower clamping member support body causes the upper clamping member to move downwardly while also moving along the upper surface of the lower clamping member support body away from the linearly extending elongated member, the jaw being moveable to adjust a size of a mouth for receipt of a peripheral edge portion of the work surface and clamping engagement therewith; and

wherein the jaw also comprises:
an outer casing member attached to the upper clamping member, the outer casing member having a projection that is slideable within a groove defined in the component of the base, the projection being slideable within lower and upper ends of the groove to define a bottom position of the jaw and a top position of the jaw.