ANSI S6.5:2001 pdf free download – SMALL OFFICE/HOME OFFICE FURNITURE – TESTS
2.29 length: The measure of something along its greatest horizontal dimension but not the diagonal dimension of the object/unit. This may be applied to either the unit or to the drawers.
2.30 leveled: A condition where the unit, when installed, adopts and maintains a true horizontal and vertical attitude. Leveling may be accomplished by, but not limited to, the use of adjustable glides or shimming.
2.31 load: An applied weight or force.
2.32 load-bearing element: The part of furniture that is intended to carry loads. These may include extendible elements, keyboard surfaces, work surfaces, writing surfaces, equip-ment shelves, door shelves or cantilevered surfaces.
2.33 lock: A device that secures the stationary and extendible elements of the unit against undesired access or opening.
2.34 loss of serviceability: The failure of any component to carry its intended load or to perform its normal function or adjustment.
2.35 mobile: Supported by casters/wheels and moveable.
2.36 mobile pedestal: A pedestal with casters/wheels.
2.37 multi-function unit: A unit with a variety of functions beyond those typically associated with desk/table units. Multi-function units are products that include combinations of the following features: filing, shelving, primary and secondary surfaces, keyboard trays, doors, equipment surfaces, extendible elements, etc.
2.38 N: Abbreviation for Newton, a unit of force in the Metric System.
2.39 office armoire: A vertical cabinet with doors that conceal a work surface.
2.40 out stops: Part of the extendible element that limits the travel of the element in a direction away from the desk/table product.
2.41 pedestal: A self-contained unit less than 787 mm (31 in.) in height with extendible ele-ments or doors. It may be work surface mounted, freestanding, or mobile.
2.42 proof load: A level of loading or force in excess of hard use.
2.43 pull: The feature used to open the extendible element or door. Pull refers to both project-ing or recessed features.
2.47 SOHO: Acronym for Small Office/Home Office.
2.48 stability: The ability of a unit to resist tipping under normal loading and use conditions.
2.49 stops: Devices that limit travel of extendible elements or doors.
2.50 storage cabinet: A freestanding unit which contains a combination of one or more of the following: drawers, doors, shelves and/or other storage option.
2.51 surface classifications:
2.51.1 equipment surface: A moveable, typically stowable, surface whose primary function is to support office equipment such as printers and scanners loaded in accor-dance with Table 1 .
2.51.2 keyboard surface: An adjustable, rolling or stationary surface that is intended for placement of the keyboard, and/or other computer input devices.
2.51.3 primary surface: A surface that has the apparent potential for the highest loading or a surface on which a person may sit. In cases where more than one horizontal surface of a unit exists, there may be more than one primary surface. In cases where all surfaces are intended for equipment placement, there may be no primary surfaces.
2.51.4 secondary surface: A surface that is vertically separated from and smaller than the primary work surface(s). It is used for storage (that is, a shelf) or occupied exclusively by the equipment placed on the surface.
Note: If it is unclear whether a surface is primary or secondary, the surface shall be con-sidered primary.