Patent ID: 6435107
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
In a variable workstation furniture system having a furniture frame of vertical columns (20) and front foot extensions (10k, 10l; 10kâ€², 10lâ€²) and lower ends of the columns (20) can be connected with base elements, to which rear foot extensions (30, 30â€²) can be connected, and wherein the front foot extensions (10k, 10l; 10kâ€², 10lâ€²) of different extension lengths, the rear foot extensions (30, 30â€²) and intermediate foot elements (40, 40â€²) form elements of a kit, the improvement comprising:only the front foot extensions (10k, 10l; 10kâ€², 10lâ€²) having a column receiver (13) facing the column (20), with the column receiver (13) formed in one piece and open at a top as one of the base elements into which the column (20) is inserted and directly connected with one of the front extensions (10k, 10l; or 10kâ€², 10lâ€²); and one of the rear foot extension (30, 30â€²) and the intermediate foot element (40, 40â€²) which on an other end can be connected with a further one of the front foot extensions (10k, 10l; 10kâ€², 10lâ€²) oriented in an opposite direction as a first of the front foot extensions (10k, 10l; 10kâ€², 10lâ€²) which are connected to a column receiver (13) of one of front foot extensions (10k, 10l; 10kâ€², 10lâ€²).