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Partition with built-in floor-cable riser
Assignee: ABB Installation Products International LLC
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Filing: 1986-09-09
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Granted: 1988-01-26
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Expires: 2006-09-09
Abstract
Abstract An office wall partition is disclosed which has provisions for accommodating a floor-cable riser. The partition includes a gutter-shaped baseboard having an opening therein to admit the floor-cable riser. The partition is particularly useful with undercarpet cable.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Onishi
- 👤 Toshikazu Enami
- 👤 Mobuo Masuoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:51
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F17/00; E04F17/08; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/28; H02G3/286; H02G3/288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
In an electricl partition for connection to flat multiconductor cable, a baseboard apparatus, comprising: an elongate channel having a bottom wall and two sidewalls projecting therefrom, the two sidewalls being spaced from each other and defining an opening therebetween, each sidewall including adjacent its distal end an engagement element; a floor-cable riser connector including connecting means for electrically connecting conductors of a flat multiconductor cable to selected conductors of another cable supported in said channel; and a support member supporting said floor-cable riser connector in said channel, means cooperatively engaging said support member and said bottom wall of said channel for adjustably moving said support member and thereby said floor-cable riser connector from a first position wherein said support member is freely movable longitudinally within said channel to a second position wherein said support member engages said channel engagement elements for fixed retention within said channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
In an electricl partition for connection to flat multiconductor cable, a baseboard apparatus, comprising: an elongate channel having a bottom wall and two sidewalls projecting therefrom, the two sidewalls being spaced from each other and defining an opening therebetween, each sidewall including adjacent its distal end an engagement element; a floor-cable riser connector including connecting means for electrically connecting conductors of a flat multiconductor cable to selected conductors of another cable supported in said channel; and a support member supporting said floor-cable riser connector in said channel, means cooperatively engaging said support member and said bottom wall of said channel for adjustably moving said support member and thereby said floor-cable riser connector from a first position wherein said support member is freely movable longitudinally within said channel to a second position wherein said support member engages said channel engagement elements for fixed retention within said channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention in accordance with claim 1, wherein said channel has an elongate opening extending through one of its sidewalls for receipt therethrough of a portion of said flat multiconductor cable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention in accordance with claim 2, wherein said opening in defined by a cutout of said one sidewall communicating with the distal end of said one sidewall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The invention in accordance with claim 2, wherein said support member includes resilient means adapted to permit resilient entry of said support member through said channel opening to a position interiorly of said channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The invention in accordance with claim 4, wherein said support member comprises a generally flat plate supporting said floor-cable riser connector and wherein said resilient means comprises at least one pair of spaced, flexible arms projecting outwardly from said plate, each of said flexible arms adapted to engage an engagement element on the respective sidewalls.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention in accordance with claim 5, wherein each of said arms projects outwardly from said plate at an inclined angle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention in accordance with claim 6, wherein one of said flexible arms is longer than the other arm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention in accordance with claim 5, wherein there are two pairs of spaced, flexible arms disposed adjacent opposing ends of said plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The invention in accordance with claim 5, wherein said means for adjustably moving said support member comprise screws adapted to threadably extend through the plate and contact the bottom wall of said channel, whereby upon tightening of said screws said flexible arms engage said sidewall engagement elements in a fixed, resilient manner.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention in accordance with claim 5, wherein said channel engagement elements are defined by folded-over edges of the respective sidewalls.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention in acordance with claim 1, further including a cover member having means for resilient attachment to said channel.
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