Patent ID: 6454370
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A computer accessory stand for removably holding a computer monitor, a keyboard and accessories, said stand comprising:a housing having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, a top wall, and a back wall such that said housing has an open front side; an intermediate wall positioned between said top and bottom walls to define a plurality of compartments accessible through said front side, said plurality of compartments including a lowermost compartment and an intermediate compartment immediately above said lowermost compartment; a drawer having an interior for receiving and storing items between uses of the items, said drawer having a bottom side, a front side, a back side, and two lateral sides such that said drawer has an open top, said drawer being slidably mounted in said intermediate compartment such that said drawer is selectively extendable from an interior of said intermediate compartment; a keyboard tray slidably mounted in said lowermost compartment such that said keyboard tray is selectively extendable from an interior of said lowermost compartment; and a door slidably mounted in said lowermost compartment, said door being slidably extendable from said lowermost compartment to close a forward opening of said lowermost compartment, said door being positioned in said lowermost compartment at a location above said keyboard tray and below said intermediate compartment such that said drawer is accessible for slidable movement from said intermediate compartment when said door closes said forward opening of said lowermost compartment; a plurality of foot portions, each of said foot portions being attached to said bottom wall and extending downwardly therefrom; wherein said intermediate wall generally extends between and is coupled to said first and second walls, said intermediate wall being spaced such that said plurality of compartments are defined extending into said front side; wherein two of said intermediate walls are positioned between said top and bottom walls to define three of said compartments; said drawer having a handle on said front side wherein said drawer may be opened and closed; wherein said keyboard tray has a padded portion on a top surface of said keyboard tray, said padded portion being oriented generally adjacent to a peripheral edge of said keyboard tray; wherein said door has a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge therebetween said peripheral edge having a pair of nubs integrally coupled to and extending therefrom, a pair of elongated brackets, each of said brackets having a notch for receiving said nub, each of said brackets being coupled to an inner surface of said lowermost compartment of said housing, said pair of brackets being positioned on opposite sides of said lowermost compartment; and a pair of male slide rails, each of said male slide rails being coupled to said inner surface of said intermediate compartment such that said pair of male slide rails are positioned on opposite sides of said intermediate compartment; a pair of female slide rails, each of said female slide rails being coupled to an outer surface of said drawer such that each of said pair of female slide rails are positioned on one of said sides of said drawer.