IP Library Granted Patent US 10,786,074
Granted Patent B2
US 10,786,074 · App. 15/991,368 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

Work and videoconference assembly

Inventors: Brett Kincaid (Ada, MI); Mark Spoelhof (Grand Rapids, MI); Mark Schoolmeester (Grand Rapids, MI); Duck Young Kong (Beaverton, OR); John Allen (Grand Rapids, MI); Hyun Yoo (Grand Rapids, MI)
Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
A47B21/04A47B9/20A47B21/02A47B21/06A47B23/04A47B81/06A47C7/72F16M11/04F16M11/046F16M11/18F16M13/02H04N5/645H04N7/142H04N7/15H05K5/0017H05K5/03A47B2023/049A47B2200/0075A47B2200/0079F16M2200/047
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,786,074
App. No.
15/991,368
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A monitor support assembly includes a base and an upright frame structure i-s spaced forward to the rear of the base that extends vertically upward from the base. The frame structure includes first and second vertical members and a top frame member that extends horizontally between the first and second vertical members. A shroud assembly is mounted to the upright frame structure and includes a first central wall member and first and second additional wall member extending from the first and second lateral edges in the same direction. The first central wall member and the additional wall members form a receiving space. A mounting plate mountable to the rear surface of a displays screen is releasably supported by the upright frame structure within the receiving space. A depth dimension of the receiving space is sufficient to accommodate a display screen mounted via the mounting plate.

Claims (39)

1. A table assembly for supporting a display screen adjacent a worktop, the assembly comprising:

a base;

a leg structure extending upward from the base assembly;

a substantially horizontal tabletop member mounted at an upper end of the leg structure, the tabletop member having oppositely facing front and rear edges, oppositely facing left and right edges that traverse the distance between the front and rear edges and top and bottom surfaces;

a shroud assembly supported by the base, the shroud assembly including a substantially flat rear wall that forms a substantially flat and vertical front surface that is spaced apart from the rear edge of the tabletop to form a first space, the shroud assembly also including side walls that extend forward from opposite edges of the rear wall in a forward direction to form a second space between facing surfaces of the side walls and adjacent the front face of the rear wall;

a shelf member mounted to the bottom surface of the tabletop and extending downward and toward the front surface of the rear wall, the shelf member connected to the rear wall; and

a power receptacle mounted within the shelf member.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the shelf member includes an angled portion that extends at an angle to horizontal from the bottom surface of the tabletop toward the rear wall and a substantially horizontal portion that extends from a distal end of the angled portion to and connects to the rear wall.

3. The assembly of claim 2 wherein the power receptacle is mounted in the angled portion of the shelf member and faces upwardly.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the shroud assembly extends upward from the base.

5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein an electronic display is mounted to the front surface of the rear wall.

6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the electronic display is completely located within the second space located between facing surfaces of the side walls.

7. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the electronic display is mounted within the second space for vertical movement along a range of movement.

8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the base includes a frame structure and the leg structure extends upward from a central portion of the frame structure.

9. The assembly of claim 8 further including an upright frame structure that extends upwardly from the base and wherein the shroud assembly is supported by the upright frame structure.

10. The assembly of claim 8 further including a foot rest bar mounted below the bottom surface of the tabletop to the base.

11. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the tabletop has a trapezoidal shape where the rear edge is longer than the front edge.

12. A table assembly for supporting a display screen adjacent a worktop, the assembly comprising:

a base;

a leg structure extending upward from the base assembly;

a substantially horizontal trapezoidal tabletop member mounted at an upper end of the leg structure, the tabletop member having oppositely facing front and rear edges, oppositely facing left and right edges that traverse the distance between the front and rear edges and top and bottom surfaces;

a shroud assembly supported by the base, the shroud assembly including a substantially flat rear wall that forms a substantially flat and vertical front surface that is spaced apart from the rear edge of the tabletop to form a first space, the shroud assembly also including side walls that extend forward from opposite edges of the rear wall in a forward direction to form a second space between facing surfaces of the side walls and adjacent the front face of the rear wall;

a shelf member mounted to the bottom surface of the tabletop and extending downward and toward the front surface of the rear wall, the shelf member connected to the rear wall; and

a power receptacle mounted within the shelf member.

13. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the shelf member includes an angled portion that extends at an angle to horizontal from the bottom surface of the tabletop toward the rear wall and a substantially horizontal portion that extends from a distal end of the angled portion to and connects to the rear wall.

14. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the shroud assembly extends upward from the base.

15. The assembly of claim 12 wherein the base includes a frame structure and the leg structure extends upward from a central portion of the frame structure.

16. A table assembly for supporting a display screen adjacent a worktop, the assembly comprising:

a base;

a leg structure extending upward from the base assembly;

a substantially horizontal trapezoidal tabletop member mounted at an upper end of the leg structure, the tabletop member having oppositely facing front and rear edges, oppositely facing left and right edges that traverse the distance between the front and rear edges and top and bottom surfaces;

a shroud assembly supported by the base, the shroud assembly including a substantially flat rear wall that forms a substantially flat and vertical front surface that is spaced apart from the rear edge of the tabletop to form a first space, the shroud assembly also including side walls that extend forward from opposite edges of the rear wall in a forward direction to form a second space between facing surfaces of the side walls and adjacent the front face of the rear wall;

a shelf member mounted to the bottom surface of the tabletop and extending downward and toward the front surface of the rear wall, the shelf member connected to the rear wall;

a foot rest bar mounted below the tabletop; and

a power receptacle mounted within the shelf member.

17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein an electronic display is mounted to the front surface of the rear wall.

18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the electronic display is completely located within the second space located between facing surfaces of the side walls.

19. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the electronic display is mounted within the second space for vertical movement along a range of movement.

20. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the base includes a frame structure and the leg structure extends upward from a central portion of the frame structure.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2024
From: STEELCASE INC.
To: BARCO NV
Reel/Frame 067679/0574 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2019
From: KINCAID, BRETT; SPOELHOF, MARK; KONG, DUCK YOUNG; SCHOOLMEESTER, MARK; ALLEN, JOHN; YOO, HYUN
To: STEELCASE INC.
Reel/Frame 048294/0745 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15347252 · Nov 9, 2016
Continuation 14859990 · Sep 21, 2015
Continuation 14320984 · Jul 1, 2014
Continuation 13481400 · May 25, 2012
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