Computer Tables

Abstract

The present invention relates to improvements in and relating to computer tables (1). In particular computer tables capable of automatically adjusting to accommodate the requirements of an individual user. Preferred embodiments of the present invention may have a number of advantages over the prior art which can include: automatic alteration of the height of a computer table support surface (5) relative to a rest surface (6); and / or the height of a support bracket (15) relative to the computer table support surface; so as to accord to a use's preferred height settings when the user enters identifier information into an associated programmable logic unit.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to improvements in and relating to computer tables. In particular, computer tables capable of automatically adjusting to accommodate the requirements of an individual user.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In recent times there is an overall trend towards people spending longer sedentary hours in front of a computer for either recreational use and / or business use. Incorrect posture when sitting at a computer table for extended periods, such as in a workplace when working at a computer or other equipment, can lead to problems in a persons comfort, productivity and health.[0003]Health problems can include repetitive strain injuries (RSI) or poor posture injuries. Such health problems can increase the amount of sick days taken by a worker, which can indirectly affect an employer's costs through decreased productivity.[0004]Many employees in today's workplaces work flexible hours with can result in more than one person working at a particular worksta...

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Benefits of technology

[0033]In preferred embodiments the first actuators may move a first pair of legs which are pivotally connected to a second pair of legs so as to raise or lower the height of the legs. Preferably the first pair of legs are pivotally connected to a second pair of legs in a “scissor arrangement”. Preferably the first pair of legs may each include a wheel, slide, or suchlike, thereon to facilitate movement of the leg relative to the rest surface to enable the height of the support surface to be altered. Preferably, the second pair of legs may be adapted to prevent the table moving in relation to the rest surface during movement of the first pair of legs. In one preferred embodiment a second pair of table legs may be attached to the rest surface.

[0067]Such a design is to enable the keyboard to sit flush with the support surface to prevent the possibility of having the wrist in a hyperflexed or hyperextended position which could over time create an injury.

[0073]Thus, preferred embodiments of the present invention may have a number of advantages over the prior art which can include: automatic alteration of the height of a computer table support surface relative to a rest surface; and / or the height of a support bracket relative to the computer table support surface; so as to accord to a users preferred height settings when the user enters identifier information into an associated programmable logic unit.

Problems solved by technology

Incorrect posture when sitting at a computer table for extended periods, such as in a workplace when working at a computer or other equipment, can lead to problems in a persons comfort, productivity and health.

Health problems can include repetitive strain injuries (RSI) or poor posture injuries.

Such health problems can increase the amount of sick days taken by a worker, which can indirectly affect an employer's costs through decreased productivity.

From this fixed position, the operator is forced to work with little or no flexibility and which does not accommodate a person's individual posture needs.

However, this can lead to inconsistent and variable height fluctuation, as time constraints on the user can often prevent correct table adjustment, and further still a user may not over time exactly remember what height is ideal.

Thus these fluctuations from the ideal height over time can have a detrimental effect on the health of the individual user.

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