Wall-mountable workstation with articulating arm

Abstract

A wall-mountable workstation for electronic equipment is provided that includes a housing having an electronic equipment storage compartment. A door is connected to the housing and is adapted to move between a closed position in which the electronic equipment storage compartment is closed and an open position in which the electronic equipment storage compartment is open. The workstation also includes an articulating arm having a first end non-movably secured within the housing and a second end adapted to support the electronic equipment for adjustable movement between a user-selected extended position away from the electronic equipment storage compartment and a retracted storage position within the electronic equipment storage compartment.

1 . A wall-mountable workstation for electronic equipment, comprising: 
 a housing including an electronic equipment storage compartment;    a door connected to the housing and adapted to move between a closed position in which the electronic equipment storage compartment is closed and an open position in which the electronic equipment storage compartment is open; and    an articulating arm having a first end non-movably secured within the housing and a second end adapted to support the electronic equipment for adjustable movement between a user-selected extended position away from the electronic equipment storage compartment and a retracted storage position within the electronic equipment storage compartment.    
   
   
       2 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the articulating arm is non-movably secured to the housing.  
   
   
       3 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the articulating arm includes first and second articulating arm components separated by a hinge.  
   
   
       4 . The workstation of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second articulating arm components are stacked.  
   
   
       5 . The workstation of  claim 3 , wherein the first and second arm components are substantially the same length.  
   
   
       6 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the articulating arm includes a keyboard support tray adapted to adjustably support a keyboard.  
   
   
       7 . The workstation of  claim 6 , wherein the keyboard support tray is adapted to move between a generally vertical or stored position and a generally horizontal or deployed position.  
   
   
       8 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the second end of the articulating arm includes a data-display panel adjustment mount adapted to adjustably support a data-display panel.  
   
   
       9 . The workstation of  claim 8 , wherein the data-display panel adjustment mount includes at least one adjustment handle.  
   
   
       10 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the door is configured to automatically move toward the closed position when the articulating arm is moved toward the retracted storage position.  
   
   
       11 . The workstation of  claim 1 , further including at least one pressurized cylinder for biasing the door toward the closed position.  
   
   
       12 . The workstation of  claim 1 , further including a computer CPU storage compartment adapted to store a computer CPU.  
   
   
       13 . A wall-mountable workstation for a keyboard or data-display panel, comprising: 
 a housing including a keyboard or data-display panel storage compartment;    a door connected to the housing and adapted to move between an open position in which the keyboard or data-display panel storage compartment is closed and an open position in which the keyboard or data-display panel storage compartment is open; and    an articulating arm having a first end non-movably secured within the housing and a second end adapted to support the keyboard or data-display panel for adjustable movement between a user-selected extended position away from the keyboard or data-display panel storage compartment and a retracted storage position within the keyboard or data-display panel storage compartment.    
   
   
       14 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the articulating arm is adapted support the keyboard and the data-display panel.  
   
   
       15 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the second end of the articulating arm includes a keyboard support tray adapted to adjustably support a keyboard.  
   
   
       16 . The workstation of  claim 15 , wherein the keyboard support tray is adapted to move between a generally vertical or stored position and a generally horizontal or deployed position.  
   
   
       17 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the second end of the articulating arm includes a data-display panel adjustment mount adapted to adjustably support a data-display panel.  
   
   
       18 . The workstation of  claim 17 , wherein the data-display panel adjustment mount includes at least one adjustment handle.  
   
   
       19 . A wall-mountable workstation for electronic equipment, comprising: 
 a housing including an electronic equipment storage compartment;    a door connected to the housing and adapted to move between a closed position in which the electronic equipment storage compartment is closed and an open position in which the electronic equipment storage compartment is open; and    means for supporting the electronic equipment for adjustable movement between a user-selected extended position away from the electronic equipment storage compartment and a retracted storage position within the electronic equipment storage compartment.