Patent ID: 6802577
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
An enclosure system for electronic equipment concealable in a table top comprising:(1) a saddle; (2) a latch means; (3) a spring means; (4) a catch means; (5) an enclosure suitable for housing electronic equipment and comprising a face plate, a top portion, two opposite side walls and a bottom portion; (6) a top plate fixedly attached to the top portion of the enclosure; (7) a bezel comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bezel defining an opening for receiving the top plate, wherein an outer perimeter of the bottom surface is for resting on edges of an opening cut through a table top; (8) a hinge means; wherein the saddle comprises: a base member; a first vertical leg extending up from one end of the base member and terminating in a first upper end; a second vertical leg extending up from an opposite end of the base member and terminating in a second upper end, the first and second vertical legs and the base member together defining an open area for receiving the enclosure therein; attachment means disposed on the first upper end and the second upper end fixedly attaching the saddle to the bottom surface of the bezel; wherein the top plate is pivotally mounted to the bezel by way of the hinge means for pivotal movement of the enclosure from a concealed position in which the top plate is flush with the bezel to an open position in which the face plate is exposed; wherein the latch means is fixedly attached to the first vertical leg and the catch means is fixedly attached to the bottom portion of the enclosure such that the latch means selectively maintains the enclosure in the concealed position by way of engaging with the catch means; wherein the spring means comprises a proximal end pivotally attached to the first vertical leg and a distal end pivotally attached to the enclosure thereby biasing the enclosure towards the open position.