Accessory cart
View Patent ↗In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.
1. An accessory cart, comprising:
a base;
a housing element connected to the base, the housing element extending upward from the base; and
a work platform connected to the housing element, a height of the work platform being automatically adjustable.
2. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the work platform is automatically adjustable to a plurality of predetermined heights, each of the plurality of predetermined heights corresponding to a measurable aspect of a potential user.
3. The accessory cart of claim 2 , wherein the measurable aspect of the potential user is a height of the potential user.
4. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the height of the work platform is automatically adjustable without a need for a user to manually make a selection on the accessory cart.
5. The accessory cart of claim 4 , further comprising a sensor, the height of the work platform being automatically adjustable based on information obtained by the sensor about the user.
6. The accessory cart of claim 1 , further comprising a deployable tracking wheel connected to the base, the deployable tracking wheel being located at about a center of gravity of the accessory cart.
7. The accessory cart of claim 6 , further comprising a release switch, the tracking wheel being deployable in a first state by continuous engagement of the release switch by a potential user and the tracking wheel being retractable in a second state by disengagement of the release switch by the potential user.
8. The accessory cart of claim 1 , wherein the work platform has a first groove formed in a first surface of the work platform and a second groove formed in a second surface of the work platform, which opposes the first surface.
9. The accessory cart of claim 8 , further comprising a computer input device platform removably connected to the work platform.
10. The accessory cart of claim 9 , wherein the computer input device platform is slideable along the first groove and the second groove at most to a first lateral edge or a second lateral edge of the work platform.
11. The accessory cart of claim 1 , further comprising a power supply located on the accessory cart, the power supply capable of being wirelessly charged.
12. The accessory cart of claim 1 , further comprising a keyboard platform, the keyboard platform being fixed at an ergonomically negative angle.
13. The accessory cart of claim 1 , further comprising a keyboard support surface, the keyboard support surface being fixed at an ergonomically negative angle.
14. The accessory cart of claim 13 , further comprising a computer input device platform that is magnetically connectable to the keyboard support surface.
15. A method of adjusting a height of a platform of an accessory cart, comprising:
equipping the accessory cart with a plurality of predetermined platform heights; and
automatically adjusting the platform to at least one of the plurality of predetermined platform heights.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising corresponding a measurable aspect of a potential user to at least one of the plurality of predetermined platform heights.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising corresponding a height of a potential user to at least one of the plurality of predetermined platform heights.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising wirelessly charging a power supply located on the accessory cart.
19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising deploying a tracking wheel from a base of the accessory cart.
20. An accessory cart comprising:
a base;
a housing element connected to the base, the housing element extending upward from the base;
a platform connected to the housing element; and
a means for automatically adjusting a height of the platform.