Therapy desk
A therapy desk and desk tops provide various therapies to the users while standing up or sitting down. It is configured to provide therapeutic benefits by two knobs that are rotated by hand to elevate and lower the desktop or the desk, providing excellent therapy to fingers, wrists, hands, back and legs. As it is operated while sitting down it avoids strain to the back. Also the peddling device used while sitting down provides excellent therapy to the legs.
1. A therapeutic desktop, for supporting one or more monitors, comprising:
a desktop surface for supporting the one or more monitors;
an elevation mechanism supporting a left side and a right side of the desktop surface; and
an elevation knob connected to the elevation mechanism, the elevation knob is rotatable by a user's hand to selectively elevate or lower the elevation mechanism in infinite increments;
a desk pedestal having a left drawer structure and a right drawer structure; and
the elevation mechanism is carried within a top drawer cavity of the desk pedestal, wherein the desktop surface is useable at each position between an elevated position and a lowered position.
2. The therapeutic desktop of claim 1 , wherein the elevation mechanism comprises:
a scissors assembly having a base disposed for contact with a support surface, and top connector connecting the scissors assembly to a bottom face of the desktop surface, wherein the elevation knob is connected to a worm screw of the scissors assembly.
3. The therapeutic desktop of claim 2 , wherein the scissors assembly further comprises:
a pair of opposed lower legs having a first end pivotally attached to the base;
a pair of opposed upper legs having a first end pivotally connected a bottom of the desktop surface;
a joint to pivotally connect a second end of the pair of opposed lower legs with a corresponding second end of the pair of opposed upper legs; and
a threaded aperture in the joint, wherein the worm screw is received in the threaded aperture.
4. The therapeutic desktop of claim 3 , wherein rotation of the elevation knob rotates the worm screw to selectively draw or extend the joints together or away from each other.
5. The therapeutic desktop of claim 4 , further comprising:
a coupler on the elevation knob, configured to connect with a hand held rotary drive motor(s).
6. The therapeutic desktop of claim 1 , further comprising:
a keyboard support providing an upper working surface to support a computing keyboard, wherein the working surface elevated by a side edge.
7. The therapeutic desktop of claim 6 , wherein the working surface further comprises a mouse surface.
8. The therapeutic desktop of claim 6 , further comprising adjustable legs to selectively raise and lower the keyboard support.
9. The therapeutic desktop of claim 1 , wherein a faceplate of the top drawer cavity is selectively positioned to access or conceal the elevation mechanisms.
10. The therapeutic desktop of claim 1 , wherein the elevation knobs are disposed such that a user can reach each elevation knob while positioned in front of the therapeutic desktop.
11. The therapeutic desktop of claim 1 , further comprising:
a ground wheel attached to the pedestal to enable mobility in any direction.