Workstation With Articulating Arm

Abstract

A workstation for selectively positioning a work surface includes a housing which defines a storage compartment, a tambour door track secured to the housing, and a tambour door disposed in the tambour door track. The tambour door is adapted to move between a closed position and an open position to provide selective access to the storage compartment. The workstation also includes an articulating arm including a first end secured to the housing, and a second end adapted to support said work surface. The articulating arm is adapted for adjustable movement between a retracted position placing the work surface within the storage compartment, and a user-selected extended position placing the work surface outside of the storage compartment.

1 . A workstation for selectively positioning a work surface, comprising: 
 a housing which defines a storage compartment;    a tambour door track secured to the housing;    a tambour door disposed in the tambour door track, wherein the tambour door is adapted to move between a closed position and an open position to provide selective access to the storage compartment; and    an articulating arm including: 
 a first end secured to the housing, and  
 a second end adapted to support said work surface, wherein the articulating arm is adapted for adjustable movement between 
 a retracted position placing the work surface within the storage compartment, and  
 a user-selected extended position placing the work surface outside of the storage compartment.  
 
   
   
   
       2 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the articulating arm is pivotally secured to the housing.  
   
   
       3 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the articulating arm includes first and second articulating arm components joined together 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 is coupled to said work surface wherein said work surface includes means for adjustably supporting a keyboard.  
   
   
       7 . The workstation of  claim 6 , wherein the adjustable support means is adapted to move between a generally vertical, stored position and a generally horizontal, 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 tambour door is configured to automatically move toward the closed position when the articulating arm is moved toward the retracted position.  
   
   
       11 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further includes a track and a support device that is movably disposed in the track, wherein the articulating arm is connected to the support device, wherein the support device is adapted to move, pivot, or rotate relative to the track.  
   
   
       12 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further defines a computer CPU storage compartment adapted to store a computer CPU.  
   
   
       13 . A wall-mountable workstation, comprising: 
 a housing including a storage compartment;    a keyboard and/or a data-display panel that are receivable within the storage compartment;    a tambour door track secured to the housing;    a tambour door disposed in the tambour door track, wherein the tambour door is adapted to move between a closed position and an open position to provide selective access to the keyboard and/or data-display panel that is receivable the storage compartment; and    an articulating arm disposed in the storage compartment, wherein the articulating arm includes: 
 a first end secured to the housing within the storage compartment, and  
 a second end adapted to support said keyboard and/or data display panel, wherein the articulating arm is adapted for adjustable movement between 
 a retracted position within the storage compartment, and  
 a user-selected extended position away from the storage compartment.  
 
   
   
   
       14 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the second end of the articulating arm includes a keyboard support tray adapted to adjustably support the keyboard.  
   
   
       15 . The workstation of  claim 14 , wherein the keyboard support tray is adapted to move between a generally vertical or stored position and a generally horizontal or deployed position.  
   
   
       16 . 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.  
   
   
       17 . The workstation of  claim 16 , wherein the data-display panel adjustment mount includes at least one adjustment handle.  
   
   
       18 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the articulating arm includes first and second articulating arm components separated by a hinge.  
   
   
       19 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second articulating arm components are stacked.  
   
   
       20 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the first and second arm components are substantially the same length.  
   
   
       21 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the tambour door is configured to automatically move toward the closed position when the articulating arm is moved toward the retracted position.  
   
   
       22 . The workstation of  claim 13 , wherein the articulating arm is connected to a support device that is movably-disposed in a track that permits the articulating arm to move, pivot, or rotate relative the positioning of the support device in the track.  
   
   
       23 . The workstation of  claim 13 , further including a computer CPU storage compartment adapted to store a computer CPU.  
   
   
       24 . A wall-mountable workstation for electronic equipment, comprising: 
 a housing including a storage compartment;    a tambour door track secured to the housing;    a tambour door disposed in the tambour door track, wherein the tambour door is adapted to move between a closed position and an open position to provide selective access to the storage compartment; and    means for supporting said electronic equipment for adjustable movement between: 
 a retracted position within the storage compartment, and  
 a user-selected extended position away from the storage compartment.