Patent ID: 7784412

Claim:
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; a spring mounted between said support panel and said work surface, said spring biasing said support panel toward said open position and exerting a biasing force on said support panel toward said open position, wherein when said support panel holds a video display on said bottom side and is in said closed position, said biasing force is insufficient to move said support panel toward said open position; and a pull cable having a first end attached to said support panel and a second end engageable by a user such that pulling said pull cable in a direction away from said support panel when said support panel is in said closed position causes said support panel to begin to move toward said open position, and movement of said support panel thereafter is independent of movement of said pull cable.