Patent ID: 6237997
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A47B,A47C

Abstract:
An ergonomic work station, comprising:a chair configured to be positioned on a floor, said chair comprising a seat configured to receive a user in a sitting position and a back support connected to said seat;at least one keyboard section having a plurality of keys;at least one support assembly connected to said keyboard section;at least one support structure connected to the chair at a first location on said structure, and connected to the support assembly at a second location on said structure;wherein the location of attachment of the support assembly and the support structure defines a pivot, about which said support assembly is pivotably movable, said pivot being configured to enable said support assembly to move between a first orientation, wherein the keyboard section extends outward from the chair in a plane generally parallel to the floor and said keyboard section is a first distance from a plane substantially encompassing the back support, and a second orientation, wherein said keyboard section extends downward in a plane generally perpendicular to the floor and said keyboard section is a second distance which is less than the first distance from the plane substantially encompassing the back support; and p1 wherein the chair and the support assembly are so dimensioned that whenthe keyboard section is in the first orientation, and a user is in a selected position in the chair, and when the user's forearm extends outward from the body in a direction substantially parallel to the floor, the user's hand can engage the keys of said keyboard section in a typing configuration, and when said keyboard section is in said second orientation, and the user is in said selected position in said chair, and when the user's arm extends downward along the side of the body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the floor the user's hand can engage said keys of said keyboard section substantially in said typing configuration.