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EP 0058535 A2 19820825 - Improvements in desks.

Title (en)

Improvements in desks.

Title (de)

Schreibtisch.

Title (fr)

Bureau.

Publication

EP 0058535 A2 19820825 (EN)

Application

EP 82300705 A 19820212

Priority

GB 8104306 A 19810212
GB 8104307 A 19810212
GB 8104308 A 19810212
GB 8104309 A 19810212

Abstract (en)

A desk with a working top (15) and optionally suspended storage pedestals (35) has a hollow cross beam (9) housing electrical or other services, the connections to the services running up a channel 10 in the or each side upright 4. The suspension arrangement for pedestal (35) includes hangers running across the undersurfaces of front and rear rails (7) and the main beam (9).

IPC 1-7

A47B 17/00

IPC 8 full level

A47B 21/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47B 21/06 (2013.01); A47B 2021/066 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0027 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0058535 A2 19820825; EP 0058535 A3 19830803

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82300705 A 19820212