US 12,262,812 B1
Apparatus and method for a releasably locked desktop in a modular cubicle
Jay A. Berkowitz, Penn Valley, PA (US)
Filed by Jay A. Berkowitz, Penn Valley, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/830,134.
Int. Cl. A47B 83/00 (2006.01); A47B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 83/001 (2013.01) [A47B 21/00 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A releasable desktop apparatus for use in a modular cubicle formed of a plurality of tiles, some of which are vertically connected, to form at least one wall of the modular cubicle, said releasable desktop apparatus comprising:
a desktop element having a pair of receptacle brackets inserted on opposite edges of a bottom side of said desktop element, each of said receptacle brackets comprising a plurality of chambers;
a first support bracket that releasably secures to the at least one wall, and a second support bracket that releasably secures to the at least one wall, each of said first and second support brackets comprising a plurality of projections corresponding to said plurality of chambers in said receptacle brackets; and
a respective release device positioned within each receptacle bracket and each comprising a release button, each of said release buttons configured to ride along a respective horizontal flange of said first and second support brackets when said plurality of projections are inserted within said plurality of chambers in said desktop element and said desktop element is moved until said release buttons encounter and seat within a respective aperture within said respective horizontal flanges, thereby releasably locking said desktop to said first and second support brackets.