Patent ID: 7703726

Claim:
A height-adjustable furnishing system comprising: a horizontal base component having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being generally planar, the top surface having a plurality of horizontally-arranged attachment points incorporated therein; a plurality of leg members pivotally attached to the base component; a height-adjustment mechanism attached between the base component and at least one of the plurality of legs; a gas spring; and a platform component pivotally attached to the plurality of legs, wherein the leg members are movable to provide simultaneous horizontal and vertical adjustability, wherein at their highest position the leg members are positioned approximately 10 degrees from vertical to provide some gravitational influence for the simultaneous horizontal and vertical adjustability, wherein the horizontal base is long enough to support the platform and prevent tipping of the system when the platform is at its lowest adjustment position and largest horizontal displacement, wherein throughout its adjustment range the platform remains parallel to the horizontal base, and wherein the horizontal base component, the leg members and the platform are foldable to a flat configuration.