Patent ID: 8919264

Claim:
A work surface height adjustor comprising: at least two telescoping tube assemblies, each telescoping tube assembly comprising an inner tube, an outer tube, a sleeve connected to the outer tube, a top plate connected to the top of the inner tube, a bottom plate connected to the bottom of the outer tube, and a linear actuator, the linear actuator being coupled to the inner tube so as to cause the inner tube to move up or down relative to the outer tube upon actuation; at least two cantilever brackets, each connected to the top plate of one of the telescoping tube assemblies and each also connected to a work surface; at least two adapter brackets, each coupled to a respective one of the telescoping tube assemblies on one side and to a fixed element on the other side, wherein each adapter bracket comprises a first set of adapters on a first side for insertion into matching slots on the telescoping tube, and a second set of adapters on a second side for insertion into slots on the fixed element, wherein the second set of adapters are adapted to be inserted into slots of at least two different furniture elements having mutually differing slot configurations; and a control unit mounted to the underside of the work surface, the control unit being electrically connected to a power outlet and to each linear actuator, the control unit causing the linear actuators to move up or down in synchrony.