Patent ID: 6571720
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A non-swiveling pneumatic podium comprising:a. a base; b. a square non-swiveling column; c. a cam locking pneumatic power cylinder disposed within said square column for vertical adjustment; d. a square receiver tube having a first tube end slidingly disposed over first end, and a second tube end; e. a top mount assembly having a right side, a left side, a front side, a speaker side, a top side, a bottom side, a receiver tube engaging means secured to said bottom side for fixedly connecting said receiver tube to said top mount assembly, a top shelf having a sloping portion and a flat portion, and wherein said sloping portion is secured to said top mount assembly; f. a front panel secured to said front side and said flat portion; g. a support means having a first part fixed to and extending from a position between said first tube end of said square receiver tube and the second end of said square receiving tube to a second part secured to said front panel; h. a left panel secured to said left side and to said front panel; i. a right panel secured to said right side and said front panel; j. an actuation means for engaging said pneumatic cylinder; k. a locking means for locking said podium at a desired height once said pneumatic cylinder is engaged; and l. wherein all components other than the pneumatic cylinder are made of plastic so that the weight of the podium is between 3 and 15 pounds.