Patent ID: 6846052
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A desk having a concealed keyboard well, comprising: an elevated work surface having a fixed section and a movable section, the movable section comprising a flat panel movably mounted in the desk or movement between an extended position, wherein the movable section is in a forward, raised position and is substantially coplanar with the fixed section and forms a front portion of the work surface, and a retracted position, wherein the movable section is in a lowered and rearward position relative to the extended position; and a keyboard platform mounted in the desk at an elevation between the raised and lowered positions of the movable section, the keyboard platform being concealed by the movable section when the movable section is in its extended position, the keyboard platform being positioned above the movable section and being accessible for keyboard access when the movable section is in its retracted position, the movable section being mounted for movement in front of the keyboard platform in moving between its extended and retracted positions, the keyboard platform being movably mounted for generally forward movement from a stored position to a use position when the movable section of the work surface is in its retracted position, the stored position being rearward of the use position.