Standing desk with modular base
This disclosure relates generally to a standing desk base comprising. The base includes a first shell comprising a first frame, a first top plate attachable to the first frame, and a first outer cover disposed about an exterior of the first frame. A second shell is joinable to the first shell and comprises a second frame, a second top plate attachable to the second frame, and a second outer cover disposed about an exterior of the second frame. The first shell and the second shell are positionable about a leg of a standing desk to form a standing desk base.
1 . A modular standing desk comprising:
a desktop;
a first leg extending from a base of the desktop;
a second leg extending from the base of the desktop, the first and second legs symmetrically extending from the base;
a first casing removably surrounding the first leg, the first casing defining an open bottom such that a base portion of the first leg contacts a ground on which the modular standing desk is positioned, the first casing comprising:
a first shell comprising a first frame, a first top plate attachable to the first frame, and a first outer cover disposed about an exterior of the first frame; and
a second shell comprising a second frame, a second top plate attachable to the second frame, and a second outer cover disposed about an exterior of the second frame,
the second shell joinable to the first shell and being substantially a mirror image of the first shell; and
a second casing removably surrounding the second leg, the first and second casings easing being substantially identical and interchangeable with each other, the second casing defining an open bottom such that a base portion of the second leg contacts a ground on which the modular standing desk is positioned.
2 . The modular standing desk of claim 1 , wherein the first top plate is integral to the first frame and the first outer cover is integral to the first frame.
3 . The modular standing desk of claim 1 , wherein the second casing comprises:
a first shell comprising a first frame, a first top plate attachable to the first frame, and a first outer cover disposed about an exterior of the first frame; and
a second shell comprising a second frame, a second top plate attachable to the second frame, and a second outer cover disposed about an exterior of the second frame,
the second shell joinable to the first shell and being substantially a mirror image of the first shell.
4 . The modular standing desk of claim 3 , wherein the second shell is magnetically connectable to the first shell.
5 . A standing desk kit comprising:
a desktop;
a pair of legs attachable to the desktop; and
a decorative base for covering at least a portion of each leg of the pair of legs, the base comprising:
a first shell for encasing a first leg, the first shell comprising a first half and a second half connectable to the first half, each of the first half and the second half having a frame and a decorative outer cover, and
a second shell for encasing a second leg,
wherein the first shell and the second shell are interchangeable with each other,
wherein at least one of the first shell and the second shell includes hidden storage, and
wherein each of the first shell and the second shell defines an open bottom to accommodate the pair of legs, the open bottom to allow bases of the pair of legs to contact a ground on which the standing desk is placed.
6 . The standing desk kit of claim 5 , wherein the second half is connectable to the first half of the first shell through one or more of a detent, dowels, and magnets.
7 . The standing desk kit of claim 5 , wherein the second shell comprises:
a first half having a frame and an outer cover; and
a second half connectable to the first half, the second half having a frame and an outer cover, wherein the outer cover is decorative.
8 . The standing desk kit of claim 7 , wherein the second half is magnetically connectable to the first half of the second shell.
9 . The standing desk kit of claim 5 , wherein the first shell and the second shell can be positioned about the first leg and second leg, respectively, without power tools.
10 . The standing desk kit of claim 5 , further comprising an accessory net attachable to a bottom of the desktop.
11 . The standing desk kit of claim 5 , further comprising fasteners for attaching the pair of legs to the desktop.
12 . A method of assembling a standing desk, the method comprising:
attaching a first leg to a first end of an underside of a desktop;
attaching a second leg to a second end opposite the first end of the underside of the desktop;
positioning a first casing about the first leg, the first casing comprising:
a first shell half having a frame and an outer cover; and
a second shell half connectable to the first shell half, the second half having a frame and an outer cover, the first casing having an open bottom allowing a base of the first leg to extend through the open bottom and contact a ground on which the standing desk is placed; and
positioning a second casing about the second leg, the second casing being substantially identical to the first casing,
the first and second casings forming a decorative base for the standing desk.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the first casing is bottomless to accommodate the first leg of the standing desk.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein positioning a first casing about the first leg comprises:
placing the first shell half about the first leg; and
mechanically attaching the second shell half to the first shell half.