Steelcase Inc.

Scott A Williamson

Douglas D Buyce

Peter M Barber

Daniel E Waugh

Armas D Soorus

Russell P Whitaker

Jeffrey T Charon

James L LeClair

Philip Roodvoets

An adjustable keyboard support mechanism includes a mounting bracket for attachment to a support surface, a platform for supporting a keyboard thereon, a support arm operably connected to the mounting bracket and the platform, and a locking mechanism for restricting height adjustment of the platform with respect to the support surface. The locking mechanism includes a center arm pivotable with respect to the platform and slidable with respect to the mounting bracket, a plurality of frictional members sandwiching and frictionally engaging the center arm, thereby restricting the sliding movement of the center arm with respect to the mounting bracket, and a wedge assembly actuable by pivoting movement of the platform and engageable with the frictional members to both restrict and allow height adjustment of the platform relative to the support surface. The adjustable keyboard support further includes a tilt adjustment mechanism having an actuator member defining a length and operably coupled to a first portion of the platform and linking member operably coupled to a second section of the platform and adjustable along the length of the actuator such that an adjustment of the linking member along the length of the actuator member causes the second section of the platform to pivot with respect to the first section, thereby adjusting a tilt of the second section of the platform relative to the support surface.

Adjustable keyboard support

A thin profile task light includes a housing having a longitudinally extending and downwardly opening window, an elongated lighting element located within the housing and including electrical connectors located at opposite ends thereof, and a plurality of electrical power sockets shaped to receive the opposite ends of the lighting element therein. The task light also includes a reflector located between the lighting element and the housing, a lens covering the window of the housing, and a power supply assembly that includes an electrical switch controlling the supply of electrical power to the lighting element, a ballast regulating the supply of electrical power to the lighting element, and a circuit board, wherein the electrical switch in the ballast mounted on the circuit board. The task light has an overall thickness of within the range of from about 0.5 inches to about 1.0 inches.

Thin profile task light

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Caledonia, MI, United States of America

Scott A Williamson