Support tray with infinite mounting positions

Abstract

A tray for supporting a peripheral at a workstation has T-slots extending across the tray. The T-slots are used with corresponding T-nuts to mount the tray on an articulating support arm and mount a mouse support onto the tray. The mounting positions are infinite in each slot as the T-nuts can be tightened at any location. Preferably, the T-slots extend from side to side across the tray.

1 . A tray for supporting a peripheral at a workstation, said tray being used with a support arm, said tray comprising a front, a rear, top, bottom and two sides, said tray having a T-slot extending across said tray from at least one of said sides, thereby permitting said tray to be mounted on said support arm using a T-nut at infinite locations along said T-slot, said T-slot having a T-shaped cross-section, said T-nut extending between said support arm and said tray. 
     
     
         2 . A tray as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said T-slot extends across said tray from side to side. 
     
     
         3 . A tray as claimed in  claim 2  wherein said T-slot is a first T-slot and extends along an approximate centre line of said tray. 
     
     
         4 . A tray as claimed in  claim 3  wherein said T-slot is a first T-slot and there is a second T-slot extending from at least one of a front, rear and two sides of said tray, said second T-slot providing means to support a mouse support at infinite locations in said second T-slot, said second T-slot having a second T-nut extending between said tray and said mouse support. 
     
     
         5 . A tray as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said mouse support is mountable in said first T-slot or in said second T-slot. 
     
     
         6 . A tray as claimed in  claim 5  wherein said support arm is mountable in said first T-slot or in said second T-slot. 
     
     
         7 . A tray as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said first T-slot and said second T-slot are mounted across a bottom of said tray. 
     
     
         8 . A tray as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said first T-slot and said second T-slot extend from side to side of said tray. 
     
     
         9 . A tray as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said first and second T-slots are parallel to one another. 
     
     
         10 . A tray as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said top of said tray has a friction surface extended thereon to assist in preventing a keyboard from sliding on said tray. 
     
     
         11 . A tray as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said T-slot is a first T-slot and said T-nut is a first T-nut, there being a second T-slot and corresponding T-nut extending from at least one of a front, rear, and two sides of said tray, one of said T-slots extending only partway across said tray. 
     
     
         12 . A tray as claimed in  claim 11  wherein both of said T-slots extend only partway across said tray. 
     
     
         13 . A tray as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tray has more than two T-slots and corresponding T-nuts.