Secretary with work surface wings

Abstract

A secretary with work surface wings has a base, a desktop connected with the base, a wing support connected with the base, and a wing hingedly connected with the wing support. The base may be a floor standing base. The desktop may have first and second desktop ends and provide a user with a work surface. The wing may have a wing mating edge that is adapted to mate with the first desktop end. The wing hinges between stored and extended positions with the wing mating edge mating with the first desktop end in the extended position and adding to the work surface. A releasable coupling may further be used between the wing and the desktop. Also, a pivot may be interposed between the wing support and the base, with the wing support pivoting between open and closed positions relative to the base.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A secretary comprising: 
 a floor standing base;    a desktop connected with the base, the desktop having opposing first and second desktop ends, the desktop providing a user with a work surface;    a wing support connected with the base;    a wing hingedly connected with the wing support, the wing having a wing mating edge that is adapted to mate with the first desktop end, the wing hinging between stored and extended positions, the wing mating edge mating with the first desktop end in the extended position and adding to the work surface.    
     
     
         2 . The secretary of    claim 1    further including a releasable coupling between the wing and the desktop.  
     
     
         3 . The secretary of    claim 1    wherein the wing mating edge releasably couples with the first desktop end.  
     
     
         4 . The secretary of    claim 1    further including a pivot between the wing support and the base, the wing pivoting relative to the base between open and closed positions.  
     
     
         5 . The secretary of    claim 1    wherein the wing support is movable between open and closed positions.  
     
     
         6 . The secretary of    claim 5    wherein the wing hinges between the stored and extended positions when the wing support is in the open position.  
     
     
         7 . A secretary comprising: 
 a base;    a desktop connected with the base, the desktop having opposing first and second desktop ends;    a wing connected with the base, the wing having a mating edge that is adapted to mate with the first desktop end;    a pivot connected between the wing and the base;    a wing support connected between the pivot and the base.    
     
     
         8 . The secretary of    claim 7    further including a releasable coupling between the wing and the desktop.  
     
     
         9 . The secretary of    claim 7    wherein the wing mating edge releasably couples with the first desktop end.  
     
     
         10 . The secretary of    claim 7    further including a pivot between the wing support and the base, the wing pivoting relative to the base between open and closed positions.  
     
     
         11 . The secretary of    claim 7    wherein the wing support is movable between open and closed positions.  
     
     
         12 . The secretary of    claim 11    wherein the wing hinges between the stored and extended positions when the wing support is in the open position.  
     
     
         13 . A secretary comprising: 
 a base;    a desktop connected with the base, the desktop having opposing first and second desktop ends;    a pivot connected with the base;    a wing connected with the pivot, the wing having a mating edge that is adapted to mate with the first desktop end;    a wing support connected with the base.    
     
     
         14 . The secretary of    claim 13    further including a releasable coupling between the wing and the desktop.  
     
     
         15 . The secretary of    claim 13    wherein the wing mating edge releasably couples with the first desktop end.  
     
     
         16 . The secretary of    claim 13    further including a pivot between the wing support and the base, the wing pivoting relative to the base between open and closed positions.  
     
     
         17 . The secretary of    claim 13    wherein the wing support is movable between open and closed positions.  
     
     
         18 . The secretary of    claim 17    wherein the wing hinges between the stored and extended positions when the wing support is in the open position.