Patent ID: 6712008
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: A47B,Y10S

Abstract:
A portable computer work station assembly comprising:a base assembly including an elongate base member and leg members being securely attached to said elongate base member, said base assembly also including a plurality of leveling members being adjustably attached to bottom walls of said elongate base member and said leg members, each of said leveling members including a threaded shaft which is threaded into said bottom walls of said elongate base member and said leg members, and further including a disc-shaped foot member being securely attached to an end of said threaded shaft and being adapted to rest upon a ground, said elongate base member having a first end and a second end, said leg members including a first leg member having an end securely attached to a side wall of said elongate base member near said first end thereof and extending generally perpendicular to said elongate base member, and also including a second leg member having an end securely attached to said side wall of said elongate base member near said second end thereof and extending generally perpendicular to said elongate base member; an upright housing tower being securely mounted upon said base assembly and extending vertically, said housing tower including top and side walls, and also including a longitudinal slot being disposed in one of said side walls thereof; a height adjustment assembly being attached to said upright housing tower, said height adjustment assembly including a plurality of pillow block bearings being securely attached in said housing tower, and also including a threaded shaft member being threaded through said pillow block bearings and having a top end, and further including a crank being attached to said top end of said threaded shaft member, and also including a bracket assembly being movably mounted to said threaded shaft member, and further including an elongate support member being securely attached to said bracket assembly, said threaded shaft member being extended through said top wall of said housing tower, said bracket assembly including a first plate member being disposed in said housing tower, and also including a second plate member being disposed outside of said housing tower, and further including a connector interconnecting said first and second plate members and being received in said longitudinal slot of said housing tower, said elongate support member being disposed perpendicular to said second plate member and having an end which is securely attached to said second plate member, a vertical height of said elongate support member with respect to said upright housing tower being adjustable; a central processing unit support member being securely and width-adjustably mounted to said housing tower and including a bottom plate and a side plate extending upwardly along a longitudinal edge of said bottom plate with said bottom plate being mounted to said housing tower; a keyboard support assembly being adjustably attached to said height adjustment assembly, said keyboard support assembly including a first bracket being securely attached to said elongate support member, and also including a plurality of linkages being pivotally connected end-to-end and being attached to said first bracket, and further including a second bracket being connected to one of said linkages, and also including a keyboard tray having a bottom side which is attached to said second bracket, a vertical height of said keyboard tray with respect to said height adjustment assembly being adjustable, a horizontal spacing of said keyboard tray with respect to said elongate support member being adjustable; and a monitor support assembly being adjustably attached to said height adjustment assembly, said monitor support assembly including a mounting bracket being securely attached to said elongate support member, and also including a first boom being pivotally attached to said mounting bracket, and further including a second boom being pivotally attached to said first boom, and also including a shelf assembly being adjustably attached to said second boom and being adapted to support a monitor, said shelf assembly including a bracket member being attached to said second boom, and also including a support arm being adjustably attached to said bracket member, and further including a fastener being threaded into said bracket member and being engagable to said support member, and also including a support plate having a bottom side which securely attached to said support arm, a vertical height of said shelf assembly with respect to said height adjustment assembly being adjustable, a horizontal spacing of said keyboard tray with respect to said elongate support member being adjustable.