Office workstation assembly

Abstract

One example embodiment disclosed herein includes a modular office furniture arrangement wherein the arrangement is circular with desks in each workstation area facing toward the outside circumference of the circle and fixed partition walls extend radially outward from a center of the circular arrangement to provide pie-shaped workstation areas. A sliding partition wall may be provided in some embodiments. The sliding partition may slide out of a pocket in the fixed partition wall to provide additional portioning of the workstation areas. The sliding portion may slide to extend vertically in some embodiments and may slide to extend horizontally in other embodiments.

1 . Apparatus comprising:
 a circular assembly having a center frame member and a circumference;   at least two fixed partition walls extending radially outwardly from the center frame member to partition the assembly into at least two semi-circular-shaped workstation areas;   at least one desk in each workstation area, wherein the desk has a front portion that faces the circumference of the assembly so that a worker seated at the desk faces away from the center frame member.   
   
   
       2 . Apparatus according to  claim 1  further including a sliding partition that extends from a stowed position in a pocket in at least one of the fixed partition walls to a deployed position that is at least partially extended radially outward from the stowed position. 
   
   
       3 . Apparatus according to  claim 1  further including a raised floor extending from the circumference of the assembly to the center. 
   
   
       4 . Apparatus according to  claim 1  further including a lighting fixture assembly extending at least in part upwardly from the center frame member. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two fixed partition walls include three or more fixed partition walls to partition the assembly into at least three pie-shaped workstation areas. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further including a sliding partition that raises from a stowed position in a pocket in at least one of the fixed portioned walls to a deployed position that is at least partially extended upward from the stowed position. 
   
   
       7 . An office furniture kit comprising:
 a center frame member;   at least three partition walls adapted to be fastened to the center frame member on an inside end;   at least three desks each with a arcuate front edge;   instructions for assembling the center frame member, at least three partition walls, and at least three desks so that the at least three fixed partition walls extend radially outwardly from the center frame member to partition the assembly into at least three pie-shaped workstation areas, and so that there is at least one desk in each workstation area, wherein the desk has a front portion that faces the circumference of the assembly so that a worker seated at the desk faces away from the center frame member.   
   
   
       8 . A kit according to  claim 7  further including a sliding partition that extends horizontally from a stowed position in a pocket in the fixed partition wall to a deployed position that is at least partially extended radially outward from the stowed position. 
   
   
       9 . A kit according to  claim 7  further including a sliding partition that raises vertically from a stowed position in a pocket in at least one of the fixed portioned walls to a deployed position that is at least partially extended upward from the stowed position. 
   
   
       10 . A kit according to  claim 7  further including a raised floor extending from the circumference of the assembly to the center. 
   
   
       11 . A kit according to  claim 7  further including a lighting fixture assembly extending at least in part upwardly from the center frame member. 
   
   
       12 . A modular office furniture partition wall comprising:
 a pocket formed integrally within the modular office furniture partition wall; and   a sliding partition within the pocket slidable to increase a size of the modular office furniture partition wall.   
   
   
       13 . The modular office furniture wall of  claim 12 , wherein the sliding partition is slidable in a vertical direction. 
   
   
       14 . The modular office furniture wall of  claim 12 , wherein the sliding partition is slidable in a horizontal direction. 
   
   
       15 . The modular office furniture wall of  claim 12  including a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, wherein:
 the horizontal portion includes the pocket formed integrally therein to house the sliding partition; and   the vertical portion includes a track extending along a vertical dimension of one side of the vertical portion to guide the sliding portion when deployed vertically from the pocket.