Claims
- 1. In a keyboard support arm assembly including, a base frame for attachment to the underside of a support surface, said base frame including a front, a back and opposite sides, said assembly further including first and second parallel spaced slide tracks in the base frame extending between the front and back of the base frame, each track including a support and slide mechanism, said keyboard arm including a plate for assembly with the base frame slide mechanisms whereby the keyboard arm may be supported for sliding movement between the front and back of the base frame, the improvement comprising, in combination:
an adapter bracket for attaching the keyboard plate to the support and slide mechanisms, said bracket including a housing having at least one projecting support hook, said slide mechanisms including at least one hook receptor, said housing further including at least one attachment flange; a fastener for attaching the housing flange to a slide mechanism, whereby the hook and fastener together support the housing on the slide mechanism, and a plate support and retention channel in the housing for receipt of the keyboard plate.
- 2. The support arm assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing has a front and a back end and includes a first hook and a second hook at one end of the housing, said housing further including a first slotted attachment flange and a second slotted attachment flange at the other end, said slide mechanisms each including a hook receptor and a fastener opening whereby each slide mechanism is engaged by one hook and fastened to one slotted flange.
- 3. The support arm assembly of claim 1 wherein the housing includes opposed, spaced, keyboard plate engaging slots to receive and support the keyboard plate.
- 4. The support arm of claim 3 wherein the keyboard plate is at least partially circular and rotatably mounted in the plate engaging slots.
- 5. An adapter for attaching a keyboard arm which includes a connection plate for attachment to a base frame having a front and a back, said base frame being attachable to the underside of a support surface and including first and second, spaced parallel slide members movable between the front and back of the base frame, said adapter comprising, in combination:
a housing, said housing having a front end, a back end and spaced sides between the ends, a projecting hook at one end and a projecting flange at the other end, said hook fitting over a slide member to support the adapter and the flange attached to the slide by a fastener, and plate receiving slots in the adapter for receiving the keyboard plate whereby the plate is retained in the adapter and the adapter is connectable to the slide members by engaging a hook with a slide member and attaching a flange to a slide member with a fastener.
- 6. The adapter of claim 5 further including a separate glide member comprising the plate receiving slot of the adapter housing.
- 7. The adapter of claim 6 wherein the plate is at least partially round and the glide member includes an arcuate slot for rotatably receiving the plate.
- 8. The adapter of claim 6 wherein the housing is formed from metal and the glide member is a polymeric material.
- 9. The adapter of claim 5 wherein the hook is at the back end of the adapter housing and the flange is at the front end of the adapter housing.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application relates to provisional application Serial No. 60/211,106 filed Jun. 12, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60211106 |
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