Claims
- 1. A pullout unit comprising:(a) a computer keyboard tray adapted for being extended from a provided support; (b) a first writing surface adjacent the tray; (c) a lid mounted to the tray and movable with respect to the tray from a first lid position to a second lid position, the lid at the first lid position providing a second writing surface over the tray, wherein access to the first writing surface for writing is unaffected by the lid being in either the first lid position or the second lid position, the lid in the second lid position providing a third writing surface; and (d) an extension unit mounted adjacent the tray in the pullout unit and movable from a first extension unit position to a second extension unit position, the extension unit at the second extension unit position providing a fourth writing surface.
- 2. The pullout unit of claim 1 further comprising a drawer in the extension unit and movable from a first drawer position to a second drawer position, the drawer being closer to the tray at the second drawer position than at the first drawer position.
- 3. The pullout unit of claim 1 further comprisinga base supporting the pullout unit for extending from the base, wherein in combination the pullout unit and base comprise a workstation.
- 4. The pullout unit of claim 3 wherein the base comprises a top and wherein the pullout unit is mounted under the top.
- 5. The pullout unit of claim 4 wherein the pullout unit is mounted to the base by at least one drawer slide operative for extending the pullout from the base.
- 6. A workstation comprising(a) a pullout unit comprising: (1) a computer keyboard tray; (2) a first writing surface adjacent the tray; and (3) a lid mounted to the tray and movable with respect to the tray from a first lid position to a second lid position, the lid at the first lid position providing a second writing surface over the tray, wherein access to the first writing surface for writing is unaffected by the lid being in either the first lid position or the second lid position, the lid in the second lid position providing a third writing surface; (b) a base that supports the pullout unit; (c) a lid stop, fixed to the base, that receives the lid at the second lid position; and (d) an extension unit mounted adjacent the tray in the pullout unit and movable from a first extension unit position to a second extension unit position, the extension unit at the second extension unit position providing a fourth writing surface.
- 7. The workstation of claim 6 further comprises a drawer mounted in the extension unit and movable from a first drawer position to a second drawer position, the drawer being closer to the tray at the second drawer position than at the first drawer position.
- 8. The workstation of claim 6 wherein the workstation comprises a desk.
- 9. The workstation of claim 6 wherein the workstation comprises an armoire.
- 10. The workstation of claim 6 wherein the workstation comprises a cabinet.
- 11. A workstation comprising:A pullout unit adapted to be extended from the workstation and comprising: (a) a computer keyboard tray; (b) a first writing surface adjacent the tray; (c) a lid mounted to the pullout unit and movable with respect to the tray from lid position to a second lid position, the lid at the first lid position providing a second writing surface over the tray, wherein access to the first writing surface for writing is unaffected by the lid being in either the first lid position or the second lid position, the lid in the second lid position providing a third writing surface; and (d) an extension unit mounted adjacent the tray in the pullout unit and movable from a first extension unit position to a second extension unit position, the extension unit at the second extension unit position providing a fourth writing surface; and a base that supports the pullout unit.
- 12. The workstation of claim 11 wherein the workstation comprises a desk.
- 13. The workstation of claim 11 wherein the workstation comprises an armoire.
- 14. The workstation of claim 11 wherein the workstation comprises a cabinet.
- 15. The workstation of claim 11 wherein the pullout unit further comprises a drawer movably mounted in the extension unit.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 09/264,469 filed on Mar. 8, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,158,829.
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