Claims
- 1. A desk with a storage hutch, said desk and storage hutch having a front and an opposing back, the desk and storage hutch comprising:
- a first side panel and a second side panel, each of said first and said second side panels being an elongated member that extends generally vertically, said first and said second side panels being spaced apart and being oriented generally parallel to one another;
- a work surface supported above a floor by said first and said second side panels, said first and said second side panels and said work surface defining a kneehole to receive the legs of a user seated at said desk;
- a top supported above said work surface by said first and said second side panels, said top having a generally horizontal perimeter defining an opening, said opening extending between said front and said back and between said first and said second side panels, said top also having a cooperating light transmitting panel that is supported by said frame and closes said opening, said panel being adapted to transmit ambient light to said work surface; and
- a door hingedly connected with one of said first and said second side panels to swing between an open position in which said desk is accessible by a user, and a closed position in which said door overlays the front of said desk to conceal said desk and give said desk an appearance of a storage cabinet other than a desk.
- 2. The desk defined in claim 1 further including a shelf that is located between said top and said work surface, said shelf extending at least partially between said first and said second side panels.
- 3. The desk defined in claim 2 further including a drawer slidably connected with one of said first and said second side panels.
- 4. The desk defined in claim 3 further including a keyboard drawer that is located below and adjacent said work surface, said keyboard drawer extending at least partially between said first and said second side panels.
- 5. The desk defined in claim 4 wherein said drawer slidably connected with one of said first and said second side panels extends between said work surface and the floor.
- 6. The desk defined in claim 3 wherein said desk has a first door hingedly connected with a front edge of said first side panel, and has a second door hingedly connected with a front edge of said second side panel, each of said first and said second doors extending from said top to near said floor, so said first and said second doors swing between said open and said closed positions.
- 7. The desk defined in claim 6 wherein each of said first and said second doors has a lower door portion that extends downward from said work surface and has a separate upper door portion that extends upward from said work surface.
- 8. The desk defined in claim 6 wherein each of said first and said second side panels has a lower portion that extends downward from said work surface to support said work surface above the floor, and has an upper portion that extends upward from said work surface to support said top above said work surface.
- 9. The desk defined in claim 1 wherein each of said first and said second side panels has a lower portion that extends downward from said work surface to support said work surface above the floor, and has an upper portion that extends upward from said work surface to support said top above said work surface.
- 10. The desk defined in claim 9 wherein said desk has a first door hingedly connected with a front edge of said first side panel, and has a second door hingedly connected with a front edge of said second side panel, each of said first and said second doors extending from said top to near said floor, so said first and said second doors swing between said open and said closed positions.
- 11. The desk defined in claim 10 wherein each of said first and said second doors has a lower door portion that extends downward from said work surface and has a separate upper door portion that extends upward from said work surface.
- 12. A desk with a storage hutch, a front, and an opposing back, said desk and storage hutch comprising:
- a first side panel and a second side panel, each of said first and said second side panels being an elongated member with a bottom end and an opposing top end, that extends generally vertically, said first and said second side panels being spaced apart and being oriented generally parallel to one another;
- a work surface supported above a floor by said first and said second side panels, said first and said second side panels and said work surface defining a kneehole to receive the legs of a user seated at said desk;
- a generally horizontal top supported above said work surface by said first and said second side panels, wherein a first portion of a said top defining a frame portion of said top being positioned second in said frame above said work surface and comprising a light transmitting material such that ambient light passes through said portion to said work surface; and
- a door hingedly connected with one of said first and said second side panels to swing between an open position in which said desk is accessible by a user, and a closed position in which said door overlays the front of said desk to conceal said desk and give said desk an appearance of a storage cabinet other than a desk.
- 13. The desk defined in claim 12 further including a shelf that is located between said top and said work surface, said shelf extending at least partially between said first and said second side panels.
- 14. The desk defined in claim 13 further including a drawer slidably connected with one of said first and said second side panels.
- 15. The desk defined in claim 14 further including a keyboard drawer that is located below and adjacent said work surface, said keyboard drawer extending at least partially between said first and said second side panels.
- 16. The desk defined in claim 15 wherein said drawer slidably connected with one of said first and said second side panels extends between said work surface and the floor.
- 17. The desk defined in claim 14 wherein said desk has a first door hingedly connected with a front edge of said first side panel, and has a second door hingedly connected with a front edge of said second side panel, each of said first and said second doors extending from said top to near said floor, so said first and said second doors swing between said open and said closed positions.
- 18. The desk defined in claim 17 wherein each of said first and said second doors has a lower door portion that extends downward from said work surface and has a separate upper door portion that extends upward from said work surface.
- 19. The desk defined in claim 17 wherein each of said first and said second side panels has a lower portion that extends downward from said work surface to support said work surface above the floor, and has an upper portion that extends upward from said work surface to support said top above said work surface.
- 20. The desk defined in claim 12 wherein each of said first and said second side panels has a lower portion that extends downward from said work surface to support said work surface above the floor, and has an upper portion that extends upward from said work surface to support said top above said work surface.
- 21. The desk defined in claim 20 wherein said desk has a first door hingedly connected with a front edge of said first side panel, and has a second door hingedly connected with a front edge of said second side panel, each of said first and said second doors extending from said top to near said floor, so said first and said second doors swing between said open and said closed positions.
- 22. The desk defined in claim 20 wherein each of said first and said second doors has a lower door portion that extends downward from said work surface and has a separate upper door portion that extends upward from said work surface.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 29/061,065, entitled Work Station and filed on Sep. 3, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. D 388,637, by James O. Kelley and Michael D. Warren, the disclosure of which is incorporated here by reference; which is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/428,530, entitled Concealed Desk and filed on Apr. 25, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,678,905, by James O. Kelley, the disclosure of which is incorporated here by reference; which is a continuation-in-part of co-pending patent applications Ser. No. 29/007,733, filed on May 3, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. D 357,599, entitled Computer Workstation and issued on Apr. 25, 1995 to James O. Kelley, the disclosure of which is incorporated here by reference; Ser. No. 29/037,658, entitled Computer Secretary and filed on Apr. 17, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. D 376,491, by James O. Kelley and Michael D. Warren, the disclosure of which is incorporated here by reference; and Ser. No. 29/037,654, entitled Computer Workplace and filed on Apr. 17, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. D 376,496, by James O. Kelley, the disclosure of which is incorporated here by reference.
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