Freestanding workstation

Abstract

A freestanding workstation includes a desk assembly and a supported hutch assembly, wherein the desk assembly includes a privacy screen that is telescopingly adjustable, thereby allowing adjustment of the overall length thereof and use within desk assemblies of varying lengths. The hutch assembly includes a drop-in tackboard extending along a rear wall thereof, and wire routing assemblies extending along support members for supporting a storage bin, and for housing communication and electrical lines associated with the workstation.

1 . A hutch assembly, comprising:
 a storage portion;   at least one support member adapted to support the storage portion above a worksurface, the at least one support member having an inner surface and a channel extending into and longitudinally along the inner surface, the channel including a pair of opposed walls each having an inwardly facing surface; and   a cover member including a body portion and pair of side walls extending longitudinally along and substantially orthogonally from the body portion, each side wall of the cover member having an outwardly facing surface;   wherein the cover member is coupled with the at least one support member by positioning the cover member within the channel such that the outwardly facing surface of each wall of the cover member frictionally engages the inwardly facing surface of the respective wall of the channel, and wherein the cover member cooperates with the channel to form a wire passageway therebetween.   
   
   
       2 . The hutch assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the cover member includes at least one notch extending therethrough that is adapted to receive wires therethrough. 
   
   
       3 . The hutch assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one notch is located within the body portion. 
   
   
       4 . The hutch assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one notch is substantially rectangularly shaped. 
   
   
       5 . The hutch assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one notch is located substantially proximate the storage portion. 
   
   
       6 . The hutch assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one notch includes a pair of notches located at opposites ends of the cover member. 
   
   
       7 . The hutch assembly of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the pair of notches is adapted to be located substantially proximate a worksurface. 
   
   
       8 . The hutch assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the support member and an outer surface of the body portion of the cover member comprise a similar aesthetic appearance. 
   
   
       9 . The hutch assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the support member and an outer surface of the body portion of the cover member are substantially flush when the cover member is coupled with the support member. 
   
   
       10 . A workstation, comprising:
 a desk assembly comprising a worksurface; and   a hutch assembly comprising:
 a storage portion; 
 at least one support member adapted to support the storage portion above a worksurface, the at least one support member having an inner surface and a channel extending into and longitudinally along the inner surface, the channel including a pair of opposed walls each having an inwardly facing surface; and 
 a cover member including a body portion and pair of side walls extending longitudinally along and substantially orthogonally from the body portion, each side wall of the cover member having an outwardly facing surface; 
 wherein the cover member is coupled with the at least one support member by positioning the cover member within the channel such that the outwardly facing surface of each wall of the cover member frictionally engages the inwardly facing surface of the respective wall of the channel, and wherein the cover member cooperates with the channel to form a wire passageway therebetween. 
   
   
   
       11 . The workstation of  claim 10 , wherein the cover member includes at least one notch extending therethrough that is adapted to receive wires therethrough. 
   
   
       12 . The workstation of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one notch is located within the body portion. 
   
   
       13 . The workstation of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one notch is substantially rectangularly-shaped. 
   
   
       14 . The workstation of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one notch is located substantially proximate the storage portion. 
   
   
       15 . The workstation of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one notch includes a pair of notches located at opposites ends of the cover member. 
   
   
       16 . The workstation of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the pair of notches is located substantially proximate the worksurface. 
   
   
       17 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the support member and the outer surface of the body portion of the cover member comprise a similar aesthetic appearance. 
   
   
       18 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the inner surface of the support member and an outer surface of the body portion of the cover member are substantially flush when the cover member is coupled with the support member.