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

Claim 14:
15. A method for installing an article of furniture comprising:
providing a work surface, a base, and a work surface attachment mechanism;
positioning a linearly extending elongated member within a cavity of a component of the base so the linearly extending elongated member is rotatable;
attaching a lower clamping member support body 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;
connecting an upper clamping member of a jaw to the lower clamping member support body so that the upper clamping member is moveably attached 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;
moving the jaw to a bottom position for positioning a peripheral edge portion of the work surface in a mouth of the work surface attachment mechanism;
moving the jaw toward a top position to engage the peripheral edge portion of the work surface in the mouth to clamp the peripheral edge portion of the work surface to the component of the base for attachment of the work surface to the base; and
wherein the lower clamping member support body has a tubular portion attached to the linearly extending elongated member or is attached to a tubular portion attached to the linearly extending elongated member; and
wherein the tubular portion has a threaded channel through which the linearly extending elongated member passes, threads of the linearly extending elongated member mating with threads of the threaded channel so that rotation of the linearly extending elongated member drives motion of the tubular portion along the linearly extending elongated member.