Foldable tactical field desk

Abstract

A tactical field desk includes a body with a bottom panel, opposing side panels, and a top panel, together defining an interior and a first opening. A main panel is securable to the body in a transport configuration to cover the first opening. The main panel is removable from the body and supportable in operative connection with the body in a working configuration. A support frame is attached to the main panel and includes a leg configured to support the main panel in the working configuration. The tactical field desk includes a stowable monitor support mounted to the body and configured to retain a monitor within the interior and rotate with respect to the body so that the stowable monitor support holds the monitor above the main panel.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A foldable tactical field desk comprising: 
 (a) a body including a bottom panel, opposing side panels, and a top panel together defining an interior and a first opening;   (b) a main panel securable to the body in a transport configuration to cover the first opening, the main panel being removable from the body and supportable in operative connection with the body in a working configuration, with the main panel defining a working surface;   (c) a support frame attached to the main panel, the support frame being foldable and including a leg configured to support the main panel in the working configuration; and   (d) a stowable monitor support mounted to the body and configured to: 
 (i) retain a monitor within the interior of the body in the transport configuration, and 
 (ii) rotate with respect to the body so that the stowable monitor support extends from the body in the working configuration to support the monitor above the main panel. 
   
     
     
         2 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 (a) the bottom panel, the opposing side panels, and the top panel together define a second opening; and   (b) the foldable tactical field desk further comprises: 
 (i) a second main panel securable to the body in the transport configuration to cover the second opening, the second main panel being removable from the body and supportable in operative connection with the body in the working configuration, with the second main panel defining a second working surface; 
 (ii) a second support frame attached to the second main panel, the second support frame being foldable and including a second leg configured to support the second main panel in the working configuration; and 
 (iii) a second stowable monitor support mounted to the body and configured to: 
 (aa) retain a second monitor within the interior of the body in the transport configuration, and 
 (bb) rotate with respect to the body so that the second stowable monitor support extends from the body in the working configuration to support the second monitor above the second main panel. 
 
   
     
     
         3 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the support frame comprises: 
 (a) a main base member; 
 (b) a transverse base member attached to both the main panel and the main base member at each end of the transverse base member, the transverse base member extending transversely away from the main base member along the main panel and having a proximal end portion located proximally with respect to the main base member and a distal end portion located distally with respect to the main base member; and 
 (c) a leg pivotably attached to the main base member; and 
 wherein the leg includes an upper leg member pivotably attached to the main base member and a lower leg member, with the lower leg member slidably engaging and extending from the upper leg member. 
   
     
     
         4 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 3 , wherein the lower leg member is configured to be extendable farther beyond the upper leg member in the working configuration than in the transport configuration, so that the support frame and the leg are extendable to have a greater length than a greatest side length of the main panel. 
     
     
         5 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 3 , wherein the leg further includes, at a lower end thereof, a securable extension element engaged with the lower leg member and securable to secure and release the lower leg member and the securable extension element with respect to relative movement thereof, thereby permitting adjustment of a length of the leg. 
     
     
         6 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 5 , wherein the lower leg member is securable via a knob connected to a shaft having threads engaging the lower leg member and the securable extension element to secure and release the lower leg member and the securable extension element with respect to relative movement thereof, thereby permitting adjustment of a length of the leg. 
     
     
         7 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 3 , further comprising: 
 an auxiliary linkage configured to aid in extending the leg or in retaining the leg into the working configuration, the auxiliary linkage comprising: 
 (i) a proximal-auxiliary link pivotably attached to the main panel; and 
 (ii) a distal-auxiliary link mutually pivotably attached to the proximal-auxiliary link;  
 wherein the proximal-auxiliary link is slidingly and pivotably attached to the upper leg member by way of a sliding pin carrier, the sliding pin carrier being slidably mounted to the proximal-auxiliary link and pivotably engaging a carrier pin, with the carrier pin pivotably engaging the upper leg member. 
   
     
     
         8 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 an auxiliary linkage configured to aid in extending the leg or in retaining the leg into the working configuration, the auxiliary linkage comprising: 
 (i) a proximal-auxiliary link pivotably attached to the main panel; and 
 (ii) a distal-auxiliary link mutually pivotably attached to the proximal-auxiliary link;  
 wherein the proximal-auxiliary link is slidingly and pivotably attached to the upper leg member by way of a sliding pin carrier, the sliding pin carrier being slidably mounted to the proximal-auxiliary link and pivotably engaging a carrier pin, with the carrier pin pivotably engaging the upper leg member. 
   
     
     
         9 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 5 , further comprising: 
 an auxiliary linkage configured to aid in extending the leg or in retaining the leg into the working configuration, the auxiliary linkage comprising: 
 (i) a proximal-auxiliary link pivotably attached to the main panel; and 
 (ii) a distal-auxiliary link mutually pivotably attached to the proximal-auxiliary link;  
 wherein the proximal-auxiliary link is slidingly and pivotably attached to the upper leg member by way of a sliding pin carrier, the sliding pin carrier being slidably mounted to the proximal-auxiliary link and pivotably engaging a carrier pin, with the carrier pin pivotably engaging the upper leg member. 
   
     
     
         10 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 3 , further comprising a first mounting element mounted to the body and configured to support at least one monitor, the first mounting element comprising: 
 (a) a mounting body rotatably attached to the body and rotatable with respect to a mounting-body axis; and   (b) a mounting arm having a central arm link with an arm base extending transversely with respect to the central arm link at a proximal end portion of the central arm link, the mounting arm being mounted to the mounting body by the arm base being rotatably mounted to the mounting body, wherein the arm base is offset from the mounting-body axis.   
     
     
         11 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 10 , wherein: 
 (a) the mounting body is rotatably mounted between a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate being mounted to the body;    (b) the mounting arm is rotatable about a mounting-body axis and rotatable about an arm-base axis, the arm-base axis being transverse to the mounting-body axis; and   (c) the mounting arm is rotatable about the mounting-body axis from the transport configuration with the mounting arm in the interior of the body to an intermediate configuration with the mounting arm outside the body.   
     
     
         12 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 10 , further comprising:  
       (a) monitor post extending transversely from the central arm link; and 
       (b) a monitor-support linkage attached to the monitor post, the monitor-support linkage including a base link mounted to the monitor post by a collar to rotate about the monitor post, a first offset link and a second offset link pivotably connected to the base link, and a distal link pivotably connected to the first offset link and the second offset link. 
     
     
         13 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 11 , further comprising:  
       (a) monitor post extending transversely from the central arm link; and 
       (b) a monitor-support linkage attached to the monitor post, the monitor-support linkage including a base link mounted to the monitor post by a collar to rotate about the monitor post, a first offset link and a second offset link pivotably connected to the base link, and a distal link pivotably connected to the first offset link and the second offset link. 
     
     
         14 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 10 , further comprising:  
       (a) a monitor post extending transversely from the central arm link; and 
       (b) a monitor-support linkage attached to the monitor post, the monitor-support linkage including a base link mounted to the monitor post by a collar to rotate about the monitor post, a first offset link and a second offset link pivotably connected to the base link, and a distal link pivotably connected to the first offset link and the second offset link. 
     
     
         15 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 12 , further comprising:  
       a second monitor-support linkage attached to the monitor post, the second monitor-support linkage including a second-linkage base link mounted to the monitor post by a second-linkage collar to rotate about the monitor post, a first second-linkage offset link and a second second-linkage offset link pivotably connected to the second-linkage base link, and a second-linkage distal link pivotably connected to the first second-linkage offset link and the second second-linkage offset link,  
       wherein the first monitor-support linkage and the second monitor-support linkage are rotatable so that monitors carried by the first monitor-support linkage and the second monitor-support linkage are in facing relation. 
     
     
         16 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 13 , further comprising:  
       a second monitor-support linkage attached to the monitor post, the second monitor-support linkage including a second-linkage base link mounted to the monitor post by a second-linkage collar to rotate about the monitor post, a first second-linkage offset link and a second second-linkage offset link pivotably connected to the second-linkage base link, and a second-linkage distal link pivotably connected to the first second-linkage offset link and the second second-linkage offset link,  
       wherein the first monitor-support linkage and the second monitor-support linkage are rotatable so that monitors carried by the first monitor-support linkage and the second monitor-support linkage are in facing relation. 
     
     
         17 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 a biasing member configured to urge the distal link and a monitor upwardly with respect to the main panel.   
     
     
         18 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 a biasing member configured to urge the distal link and a monitor upwardly with respect to the main panel.   
     
     
         19 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 17 , wherein the biasing member is operatively connected between the first offset link and the second offset link. 
     
     
         20 . The foldable tactical field desk of  claim 17 , wherein the biasing member is operatively connected between the collar and first offset link.