Patent ID: 6145448
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A desk arrangement comprising:a first desk unit which includes a first worksurface:a second desk unit which includes a support structure movably supported on a floor and a second worksurface that is supported by said support structure, said second desk unit being movable between a closed position wherein said second desk unit is disposed adjacent to said first desk unit and an open position wherein said second desk unit is spaced apart from said first desk unit, said first and second worksurfaces defining adjacent worksurface edges which are complementary to each other such that said first and second worksurfaces fit closely next to each other and define a substantially coplanar worksurface area extending therebetween; andan intermediate worksurface having first and second connectors, said first and second connectors being connected to said first and second desk units respectively such that said intermediate worksurface is disposed below and extends between said first and second worksurfaces, at least one of said first and second connectors defining a first slide connection along which said intermediate worksurface slides along a first slide path relative to said respective desk unit, said first slide connection permitting sliding of said intermediate worksurface between a storage position and a use position wherein said intermediate worksurface is disposed in said storage position when said first and second desk units are in said closed position and is disposed in said use position when said first and second desk units are spaced apart in said open position, at least a central region of said intermediate worksurface being vertically exposed between said first and second desk units when in said use position.