Patent ID: 8749959

Claim:
A modular furniture system comprising: a shell having a substantially planar, fixed position and unmoveable upper surface and one or more housings adapted to store a plurality of electronic components; a motherboard placed within a motherboard housing of the shell, the motherboard including at least a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory; a moveable display housing set within an interior portion of the upper surface such that the display housing is surrounded on each side by the upper surface, the display housing being adapted to receive a display, and having a pivot point at a bottom of the display, such that a back surface of the display becomes flush with the substantially planar upper surface when the display is in a closed position, and the display is positioned completely above the upper surface when the display is in an open position; an input device placed within an input device housing of the shell; a computer bus integrated within the shell to transmit data to and from the plurality of electronic components; and a power system integrated within the shell to power the plurality of electrical components from a single power source.