Modular Office System

Abstract

A desktop including a first portion and a diagonal portion oriented diagonally with respect to the first portion. Both the first portion and diagonal portion each have a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, a plurality of side surfaces, and first and second longitudinal axes, respectively, that substantially bisect each portion. The first portion and diagonal portion are oriented so that the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis are diagonal to one another. The desktop also includes a return portion having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces. The return portion is joined with the first portion and has a third longitudinal axis that substantially bisects the top surface of the return portion. The third longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis.

1 . A modular office system comprising:
 a plurality of walls defining an at least partially enclosed, substantially parallelogram-shaped office area, said substantially parallelogram-shaped office area including two opposite acute angles and two opposite obtuse angles, each of said plurality of walls defining an axis; and   a desktop including:
 a first portion having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, said first portion having a first longitudinal axis, said first longitudinal axis substantially bisecting said top surface of said first portion, said first longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to one of said axes defined by one of said plurality of walls; and 
 a diagonal portion having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, said diagonal portion being joined with said first portion, said diagonal portion having a second longitudinal axis, said second longitudinal axis substantially bisecting said top surface of said diagonal portion and being substantially parallel to a different one of said axes defined by one of said plurality of walls than said first longitudinal axis; 
   wherein said first portion and said diagonal portion are oriented so said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are diagonal to one another and define an obtuse angle between said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       2 . A modular office system according to  claim 1 , wherein said angle between said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis is about 110 to 130 degrees. 
   
   
       3 . A modular office system according to  claim 2 , wherein said angle between said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis is about 125 degrees. 
   
   
       4 . A modular office system comprising:
 a plurality of walls defining a plurality of at least partially enclosed, substantially parallelogram-shaped office areas, each of said substantially parallelogram-shaped office areas including two opposite acute angles and two opposite obtuse angles, each of said plurality of walls defining an axis; and   desktops including:
 a first portion having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, said first portion having a first longitudinal axis, said first longitudinal axis substantially bisecting said top surface of said first portion, said first longitudinal axis being substantially parallel to one of said axes defined by one of said plurality of walls; and 
 a diagonal portion having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, and a plurality of side surfaces, said diagonal portion being joined with said first portion, said diagonal portion having a second longitudinal axis, said second longitudinal axis substantially bisecting said top surface of said diagonal portion and being substantially parallel to a different one of said axes defined by one of said plurality of walls than said first longitudinal axis; 
   wherein said first portion and said diagonal portion are oriented so said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are diagonal to one another and define an obtuse angle between said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis.   
   
   
       5 . A modular office system according to  claim 4 , wherein said angle between said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis is about 110 to 130 degrees. 
   
   
       6 . A modular office system according to  claim 5 , wherein said angle between said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis is about 120 degrees.