Patent ID: 7757612
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A convertible workstation comprising: a support panel having a top side and a bottom side, said support panel being pivotably mounted within a work surface from a closed position in which said top side is generally coplanar with said work surface to an open position; and a support tray pivotably mounted to said bottom side of said support panel; said bottom side of said support panel further comprising a support tray mount, said support tray mount being adapted to hold said support tray in an inaccessible position when said support panel is in said closed position, and being adapted to pivotably deploy said support tray to a deployed position when said support panel is in said open position; and a pull cable mounted on an underside of said work surface, wherein said pull cable is attached to said support panel such that movement of said pull cable away from said support panel when said support panel is in said closed position causes said support panel to move toward said open position.