Desks with multiple adjustable top panels

Abstract

Described herein are apparatuses (such as desks) with adjustable top panels. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a frame, having a movable component that is configured to move upwards and downwards. The apparatus also includes: a first top panel attached to the movable component and configured to move upwards and downwards with the movable component, and a second top panel attached to the frame and aligned parallel to the first panel, so that the first panel is adjustable to be flush with the second panel or adjustable to a level above the second panel. The apparatus can also include a barrier panel attached to the frame or the first panel, arranged perpendicular to the first and second panels and oriented downward from the first panel at a side of the first panel closest to the second panel.

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         21 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a frame, comprising:
 a first movable component that is configured to move in at least two difference directions; and 
 a second movable component that is configured to move in at least two difference directions; and 
   a plurality of panels, comprising:
 a first panel attached to the first movable component and configured to move in at least two difference directions with the first movable component; and 
 a second panel attached to the second movable component and configured to move in at least two difference directions with the second movable component, 
 wherein the first movable component is a part of a first support structure of the frame that is oriented downward from the first panel, 
 wherein the second movable component is a part of a second support structure of the frame that is oriented downward from the second panel, and 
 wherein the frame further comprises an interface that attaches the first support structure of the frame to the second movable component of the frame, so that the first support structure moves in at least two difference directions with the second movable component. 
   
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the second panel is aligned parallel to the first panel. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the first panel is adjustable to be flush with the second panel or to a level above the second panel. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , further comprising a third panel attached to the frame or the first panel and arranged transverse to the first and second panels and oriented downward from the first panel at a side of the first panel closest to the second panel. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 24 , wherein the third panel provides a wall interfacing the first and second panels when the first panel is adjusted to a level above the second panel. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the first movable component is configured to move in at least two difference directions via a first mechanism comprising the first movable component and a first fixed part. 
     
     
         27 . The apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the first mechanism is a telescoping mechanism. 
     
     
         28 . The apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the first movable component and the first fixed part are components of the first support structure. 
     
     
         29 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the second movable component is configured to move in at least two difference directions via a second mechanism comprising the second movable component and a second fixed part. 
     
     
         30 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the second mechanism is a telescoping mechanism. 
     
     
         31 . The apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the second movable component and the second fixed part are components of the second support structure. 
     
     
         32 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein respective heights of the first panel and the second panel are adjustable independently of each other. 
     
     
         33 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein respective heights of the first panel and the second panel are adjustable in tandem. 
     
     
         34 . The apparatus of  claim 21 ,
 wherein the first movable component is configured to move in a first direction or a second direction according to movement of at least one first actuator, and   wherein conversion of electrical energy into motion of the at least one first actuator is according to a first user input.   
     
     
         35 . The apparatus of  claim 21 ,
 wherein the second movable component is configured to move in a first direction or a second direction according to movement of at least one second actuator, and   wherein conversion of electrical energy into motion of the at least one second actuator is according to a second user input.   
     
     
         36 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a frame, comprising:
 a first movable component that is configured to move in at least two difference directions; and 
 a second movable component that is configured to move in at least two difference directions; and 
   a plurality of panels, comprising:
 a first panel attached to the first movable component and configured to move in at least two difference directions with the first movable component; and 
 a second panel attached to the second movable component and configured to move in at least two difference directions with the second movable component, 
 wherein the first movable component is a part of a first support structure of the frame that is oriented downward from the first panel, 
 wherein the second movable component is a part of a second support structure of the frame that is oriented downward from the second panel, 
 wherein the frame further comprises an interface that attaches the first support structure of the frame to the second movable component of the frame, so that the first support structure moves in at least two difference directions with the second movable component, and 
 wherein the first panel is adjustable to a level above the second panel. 
   
     
     
         37 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the second panel is aligned parallel to the first panel. 
     
     
         38 . The apparatus of  claim 37 , wherein the first panel is adjustable to be flush with the second panel. 
     
     
         39 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , further comprising a third panel attached to the frame or the first panel and arranged transverse to the first and second panels and oriented downward from the first panel at a side of the first panel closest to the second panel. 
     
     
         40 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a frame, comprising:
 a first movable component that is configured to move in at least two difference directions; and 
 a second movable component that is configured to move in at least two difference directions; and 
   a plurality of panels, comprising:
 a first panel attached to the first movable component and configured to move in at least two difference directions with the first movable component; and 
 a second panel attached to the second movable component and configured to move in at least two difference directions with the second movable component, 
 wherein the first movable component is a part of a first support structure of the frame that is oriented downward from the first panel, 
 wherein the second movable component is a part of a second support structure of the frame that is oriented downward from the second panel, 
 wherein the frame further comprises an interface that attaches the first support structure of the frame to the second movable component of the frame, so that the first support structure moves in at least two difference directions with the second movable component, and 
 wherein the first movable component is configured to move in a first direction or a second direction according to movement of at least one actuator.