Desk system with leveling sensor and / or quick-disconnect legs

The desk system addresses assembly complexity and alignment issues with interlock connections and a leveling sensor, enabling quick setup and stable operation on uneven surfaces with universal leg compatibility.

US20260165463A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-06-18FELLOWES INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
FELLOWES INC
Filing Date
2025-12-17
Publication Date
2026-06-18

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⚠Technical Problem

Existing desk systems require complex assembly, often with disconnected legs that need to be attached to the upper platform or frame, and motorized legs struggle with alignment issues when mounted on uneven surfaces, necessitating recalibration and limiting flexibility.

⚗Method used

A desk system with interlock connections between leg assemblies and the platform, featuring a leveling sensor arrangement that automatically adjusts leg height for level stability, and a drive mechanism for height adjustment, allowing quick setup and universal leg compatibility.

🎯Benefits of technology

Facilitates easy assembly and disassembly, ensures level stability on uneven surfaces without recalibration, and provides universal leg compatibility, enhancing user convenience and ergonomic flexibility.

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Abstract

A desk system has an operational configuration and a compact, storage / shipping configuration. The desk system comprises a platform that has leg engagement portion connected to an engagement surface of the platform. Each of at least two leg assemblies having platform engagement portions at their respective upper ends. The leg engagement portion and the platform engagement portions each having flanges shaped such that the flanges on the platform engagement portions can be installed in an unlocked position with the flanges of the leg engagement portion disengaged and moved to a locked position in which the flanges of the leg engagement portion engaged with the flanges of the platform engagement portions to form the interlock connections therebetween to secure the legs to the platform.
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