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(11) | EP 0 682 893 A1 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | Workstation equipment container |
(57) A workstation equipment container comprises an outer shell having a rear wall (2),
side plates (3), a front rail (4) and an open top in which an inner receptacle is
pivotally mounted. The inner receptacle comprises a rear wall (5), side plates (6),
a front rail (10) and a support (7) for supporting a faceplate (15) which is adapted
to receive data management equipment such as a computer keyboard. The outer shell
is adapted to be fixed to a desk or similar workstation and the pivotal connection
(8, 9, 11) between the inner receptacle and the outer shell is such that the inner
receptacle is normally stationary when the data management equipment is used but can
be pivoted within the outer shell to adjust the angle of the receptacle relative to
the shell when subjected to a force which is substantially greater than the force
required to operate the data management equipment. |
Figure 1 is a side elevation of an equipment bin according to one embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 2A and 2B show side and end views, respectively, of a side plate of part of the outer shell;
Figures 3A, 3B and 3C show plan, front and end views, respectively, of a rear wall of part of the outer shell;
Figures 4A, 4B and 4C show plan, front and end views, respectively, of a front rail of part of the outer shell;
Figures 5A, 5B and 5C show plan, front and end views, respectively, of a side plate of the inner receptacle;
Figures 6A and 6B show front and end views, respectively, of a rear wall of the inner receptacle;
Figures 7A, 7B and 7C show front, plan and end views, respectively, of a front rail of the inner receptacle;
Figures 8A, 8B and 8C show front, plan and end views, respectively, of a faceplate support which forms part of the inner receptacle;
Figures 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D show front, plan and side views, respectively, of a pivot support;
Figures 10A, 10B and 10C show front, side and plan views, respectively, of a pivot box;
Figures 11A and 11B show front and side views of a pivot plate;
Figure 12 shows a front view of a faceplate;
Figure 13 shows an exploded perspective view of an equipment bin according to a further embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 14A and 14B show front and side views, respectively, of an outer shell side plate according to the further embodiment of the invention;
Figures 15A and 15B show front and side views, respectively, of an inner receptacle side plate according to the further embodiment of the invention;
Figures 16A and 16B show front and side views, respectively, of a pivot support according to the further embodiment of the invention;
Figures 17A, 17B and 17C show plan, front and side views, respectively, of an outer shell rear wall according to the further embodiment of the invention;
Figures 18A and 18B show a front view and a corresponding side view, respectively, of an inner receptacle rear wall according to the further embodiment of the invention, in one orientation of the inner receptacle; and
Figures 19A and 19B show a front view and a corresponding side view, respectively, of the rear wall of Figures 18A and 18B, in a further orientation of the inner receptacle.