Workspace assembly

Abstract

A workstation including a first sidewall having a first edge and a second edge. A second sidewall having a first edge and a second edge is spaced apart from the first sidewall. The workstation further includes a desk configured to support the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The desk is a desk movable between a first height and a second height and has a planar upper surface. A panel angled relative to the upper surface of the desk is coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall. An opening is formed by the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the planar upper surface, and the panel. The first and second sidewalls are angled so that the first edge of the first sidewall and the first edge of the second sidewall are closer together than the second edge of the first sidewall and the second edge of the second sidewall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A workstation comprising:
 a first sidewall having a first edge and a second edge;   a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall, the second sidewall having a first edge and a second edge;   a desk configured to support the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the desk movable between a first height and a second height, and having a planar upper surface;   a panel coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the panel being angled relative to the planar upper surface of the desk;   an opening formed by the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the planar upper surface, and the panel; and   wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are angled so that the first edge of the first sidewall and the first edge of the second sidewall are closer together than the second edge of the first sidewall and the second edge of the second sidewall.   
     
     
         2 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the panel move vertically with the desk as the desk moves between the first height and the second height. 
     
     
         3 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the desk is secured between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. 
     
     
         4 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is fixedly coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall so that the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the panel form a self-supporting structure. 
     
     
         5 . The workstation of  claim 4 , wherein the self-supporting structure is movable with respect to the desk. 
     
     
         6 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein a lower edge of the panel is spaced at most 28 inches above the planar upper surface of the desk. 
     
     
         7 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a width of the opening to a height of the opening is approximately 16:9. 
     
     
         8 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is angled approximately 30 degrees with respect to the desk. 
     
     
         9 . The workstation of  claim 1 , wherein the first sidewall is angled so that the first edge is approximately 30 degrees from the second edge. 
     
     
         10 . The workstation of  claim 8 , wherein the second sidewall is angled so that the first edge is approximately 30 degrees from the second edge. 
     
     
         11 . The workstation of  claim 1 , further comprising a first table having a first height to fit under the desk of the workstation and a second table having a second height that is taller than the desk of the workstation. 
     
     
         12 . A workstation comprising:
 an overhead structure comprising:
 a first sidewall; 
 a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall; and 
 a panel secured to and extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall so that first sidewall and the second sidewall are secured relative to the panel and the first sidewall is secured relative to the second sidewall; 
   a desk configured to support the overhead structure, the desk adjustable between a first height and a second height, and having a planar upper surface; and   an opening formed between the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the panel, and the planar upper surface.   
     
     
         13 . The workstation of  claim 12 , wherein the overhead structure moves vertically with the desk as the desk moves between the first height and the second height. 
     
     
         14 . The workstation of  claim 12 , wherein the desk is secured between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. 
     
     
         15 . The workstation of  claim 12 , wherein the overhead structure is movable with respect to the planar upper surface. 
     
     
         16 . The workstation of  claim 12 , wherein the first sidewall is angled relative to the second sidewall from a first edge of the panel to a second edge of the panel. 
     
     
         17 . The workstation of  claim 16 , wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are each angled approximately 30 degrees from the first edge of the panel to the second edge of the panel. 
     
     
         18 . The workstation of  claim 16 , wherein the first edge of the panel is a lower edge and the first edge of the panel is spaced at most about 28 inches above the planar upper surface of the desk. 
     
     
         19 . The workstation of  claim 11 , wherein a ratio of a width of the opening to a height of the opening is about 16:9. 
     
     
         20 . The workstation of  claim 12 , further comprising a first table having a first height to fit under the desk of the workstation and a second table having a second height that is taller than the desk of the workstation. 
     
     
         21 . An overhead structure for use with a desk having a planar upper surface, the overhead structure comprising:
 a first sidewall having a first bottom edge configured to rest on the planar upper surface of the desk and a first upper edge that is obliquely angled relative to the first bottom edge;   a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall, the second sidewall having a second bottom edge configured to rest on the planar upper surface of the desk and a second upper edge that is obliquely angled relative to the second bottom edge; and   a panel secured to the first and second upper edges and extending between the first and second sidewalls, the panel configured to be spaced from the planar upper surface of the desk so that an uninterrupted opening is formed between the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the panel, and the planar upper surface when the overhead structure is supported on the desk.   
     
     
         22 . The overhead structure of  claim 21 , wherein the first upper edge is angled relative to the second upper edge from a first edge of the panel to a second edge of the panel. 
     
     
         23 . The overhead structure of  claim 22 , wherein the first and second bottom edges are parallel. 
     
     
         24 . The overhead structure of  claim 21 , wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the panel are made of translucent materials.