Patent ID: 6192805
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
A workstation comprising:a worksurface defining generally horizontally enlarged and oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces and a terminal edge portion which defines part of an outer periphery of said worksurface; anda storage bin for storing cabling associated with the worksurface, said bin comprising:opposed front and rear walls horizontally spaced from one another, a bottom wall extending between lower edge portions of said front and rear walls, and a pair of side walls interconnecting said front and rear walls, said walls together defining a generally hollow interior which opens upwardly through a cable port defined in part by a top edge of said front wall;a mounting arrangement fixed to said bin and adapted for securing said bin to said lower surface of said worksurface proximate said terminal edge portion thereof;said bin being movable into an open configuration for providing access to said hollow interior thereof and a closed configuration wherein said hollow interior is partially closed off, said cable port being positioned generally below the terminal edge portion of the worksurface in said closed configuration of said bin such that cabling supported on the worksurface adjacent the terminal edge portion thereof can be routed downwardly along said terminal edge portion and into said hollow interior through said cable port.