IP Library Granted Patent US 7,641,294
Granted Patent B1
US 7,641,294 · App. 11/360,228 · Granted Jan 5, 2010

Shop desk with hutch sized to fit within desk body

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Patent No.
US 7,641,294
App. No.
11/360,228
Granted
Jan 5, 2010
Kind
B1
Abstract

A shop desk with a desk body sized to define a volume bounded by a top, front, rear and side walls. A hutch is configured to fit within the volume when disassembled. The desk body is wider, longer and deeper than the hutch. The hutch secures to a top surface of the desk body when assembled. Legs support the desk body and a leg stabilizer platform connects to the legs at a location spaced from an underside of the desk body.

Claims (13)

1. A shop desk configured to minimize an amount of packaging space needed for shipping said shop desk in a disassembled condition, comprising:

a desk body having a top, opposite sidewalls, a front and a rear, said desk body defining a spatial volume bounded by an underside of said top, inner facing surfaces of said opposite sidewalls, an inner facing surface of said front, an inner facing surface of the said rear, and a plane defined by the bottom edges of said sidewalls, rear and front; and

a hutch dimensioned in its entirety to fit as a fully assembled unit within confines of said spatial volume while disassembled from said desk body, and when said hutch is assembled with said desk body, in an upright position, said desk body is wider and longer than the said hutch, and said hutch having an upright dimension in said upright position that is smaller than an upright dimension of each of said sidewalls in their upright positions.

2. The shop desk of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of leg assemblies dimensioned in their entireties to fit within confines of said spatial volume as well while disassembled from said desk body, said leg assemblies being assembled to support said desk body in an upright position and a leg stabilizer platform that is dimensioned in its entirety to fit within the confines of said spatial volume as well while disassembled from said leg assemblies and is assembled to secure to said plurality of leg assemblies.

3. The shop desk of claim 1 , further comprising a sliding mechanism dimensioned in its entirety to fit within confines of said spatial volume as well while disassembled from said desk body and being assembled to attach to said desk body; and a desk drawer dimensioned in its entirety to fit within confines of said spatial volume as well while disassembled from said sliding mechanism and being assembled to attach to said sliding mechanism, said sliding mechanism being configured to enable said desk drawer to slide in and out through the front relative to said desk body.

4. The shop desk of claim 1 , wherein said hutch includes opposite ends and top, intermediate and rear walls extending between said opposite ends with dividers spaced apart from each other between said top wall and said intermediate wall.

5. The shop desk of claim 3 , wherein said desk body is in an upright, self-standing condition and being free of a bottom.

6. A disassembled shop desk configured to minimize an amount of packaging space needed for shipping said shop desk in a disassembled condition, comprising:

a desk body having a top, opposite sidewalls, a front and a rear, said desk body defining a spatial volume bounded by an underside of said top, inner facing surfaces of opposite sidewalls, an inner facing surface of said front, an inner facing surface of said rear and a plane defined by the bottom edges of said sidewalls, rear and front; and

a hutch as a fully assembled unit fitting entirely within confines of said spatial volume, said hutch being dimensioned to fit on said desk body in an upright position after assembly such that said desk body is both wider and longer than said hutch, said hutch having an upright dimension in said upright position that is smaller than an upright dimension of each of said sidewalls as the fully assembled unit.

7. The disassembled shop desk of claim 6 , wherein said hutch includes opposite ends and top, intermediate and rear walls extending between said opposite ends with dividers spaced apart from each other between the top wall and said intermediate wall.

8. The disassembled shop desk of claim 6 , further comprising leg assemblies, a leg stabilizer platform, and a drawer all in their entireties fitting within said confines of said spatial volume of said shop desk.

9. The disassembled shop desk of claim 8 , further comprising tracks of a sliding mechanism and hardware fitting within said confines of said spatial volume of said shop desk.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 1, 2011
From: SYSTEMAX, INC.; GLOBAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC.; TIGERDIRECT, INC.; STREAK PRODUCTS INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 026064/0693 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017305, FRAME 0899 Recorded Mar 31, 2006
From: GOLDBERG, MARK A.
To: GLOBAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC.
Reel/Frame 017413/0140 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2006
From: GOLDBERG, MARK A.
To: GLOBAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 017305/0899 →