Power panel arrangement

Claim 2

A power panel arrangement for a free standing, space dividing, wall panel system comprising, in combination, a ceiling panel adapted to be disposed in a suspended ceiling system, said ceiling panel having an aperture therethrough; a hollow space dividing wall panel having a top edge adapted to be spaced a substantial distance below said ceiling panel, said top edge having an aperture therethrough communicating with the interior of said hollow space dividing wall panel; a flexible tube interconnecting the aperture in said ceiling panel and the aperture in the top edge of said wall panel, and at least one power outlet in at least one wall of said space dividing wall panel.

Claim 3

A power panel arrangement according to claim 1 wherein an electrical junction box is secured to the topside of said ceiling panel and electrical conductors, connected to said junction box, extend from said junction box through said aperture in said ceiling panel, said flexible tube and said aperture in the top edge of said wall panel and are connected to said at least one power outlet.

Claim 4

A power panel arrangement according to claim 2 wherein said wall panel has at least one baffle opening in at least one wall thereof and said combination further includes telephone cables extending from the topside of said ceiling panel through said aperture in said ceiling panel, said flexible tube and said aperture in the top edge of said wall panel, said telephone cables terminating at said at least one baffle opening in said wall panel.

Claim 5

A power panel arrangement according to claim 3 wherein a metal conduit surrounds said electrical conductors and extends from said electrical junction box on said ceiling panel through said flexible tube and into said wall panel, separating said electrical conductors from said telephone cables.

Claim 6

A power panel arrangement according to claim 1 wherein a hollow transition member having a rectangular end defining a rectangular opening at one end and a cylindrical end defining a cylindrical opening at the other end is mounted in the aperture in said top edge of said wall panel, said rectangular end of said transition member communicating with the aperture in the top edge of said wall panel and said cylindrical end receiving one end of said flexible tube.

Claim 7

A power panel arrangement according to claim 1 wherein said hollow wall panel includes a frame and a pair of planar side walls; a pair of intersecting channel members forming a box with one corner of said frame in one corner of said hollow wall panel, said at least one power outlet being surrounded by said box.

Claim 8

A power panel arrangement for a free standing, space dividing, wall panel system comprising, in combination, a ceiling panel adapted to be disposed in a suspended ceiling system, said ceiling panel having a sleeved aperture therethrough; a hollow space dividing wall panel constructed from U-shaped metal channels forming a frame and planar metal side walls, said panel having a top edge adapted to be spaced a substantial distance below said ceiling panel, said top edge having an aperture therethrough communicating with the interior of said hollow space dividing wall panel; a flexible tube interconnecting the sleeved aperture in said ceiling panel and the aperture in the top edge of said wall panel, and at least one power outlet in at least one side wall of said space dividing wall panel.

Claim 9

A power panel arrangement for a free standing, space dividing, wall panel system comprising, in combination, a ceiling panel adapted to be disposed in a suspended ceiling system, said ceiling panel having a sleeved aperture therethrough; a hollow space dividing wall panel constructed from U-shaped metal channels forming a frame and planar metal side walls, said panel having a top edge adapted to be spaced a substantial distance below said ceiling panel, said top edge having an aperture therethrough communicating with the interior of said hollow space dividing wall panel; a flexible tube interconnecting the sleeved aperture in said ceiling panel and the aperture in the top edge of said wall panel, and at least one power outlet in at least one side wall of said space dividing wall panel.

Claim 10

A power panel arrangement according to claim 7 wherein an electrical junction box is secured to the topside of said ceiling panel and electrical conductors, connected to said box, extend from said box through said sleeved aperture in said ceiling panel, said flexible tube and said aperture in the top edge of said wall panel and are connected to said at least one power outlet.

Claim 11

A power panel arrangement according to claim 8 wherein said wall panel has at least one baffle opening in at least one side wall thereof and said combination fUrther includes telephone cables extending from the topside of said ceiling panel through said sleeved aperture in said ceiling panel, said flexible tube and said aperture in the top edge of said wall panel, said telephone cables terminating at said at least one baffle opening in said wall panel.

Claim 12

A power panel arrangement according to claim 9 wherein a metal conduit surrounds said electrical conductors and extends from said electrical junction box on said ceiling panel through said flexible conduit and into said wall panel, separating said electrical conductors from said telephone cables.

Claim 13

A power panel arrangement according to claim 7 wherein a hollow transition member having a rectangular end defining a rectangular opening at one end and a cylindrical end defining a cylindrical opening at the other end is mounted in the aperture in said top edge of said wall panel, said rectangular end of said transition member communicating with the aperture in the top edge of said wall panel and said cylindrical end receiving one end of said flexible tube.

Claim 14

A power panel arrangement according to claim 7 wherein a pair of U-shaped intersecting channel members are disposed within said wall panel forming a box with one corner of said frame in one corner of said hollow wall panel, said at least one power outlet being surrounded by said box.