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

Claim 4:
5. A work surface attachment mechanism for an article of furniture, comprising:
a leg, an upper portion of the leg having a component contacting surface defining a cavity;
a linearly extending elongated member rotatably positionable within the cavity;
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 a work surface and clamping engagement therewith; and
wherein the jaw includes a guide mechanism to guide motion of the upper clamping member along the upper surface of the lower clamping member support body.