Desk and space dividing wall panel assembly

Claim 1

A desk and space dividing panel assembly, comprising: a space dividing panel having a base, an electrical raceway at the base of said panel which includes electrical wiring, a desk having a predetermined width dimension, said desk being supported at least in part by said space dividing panel, said desk having upper and lower major opposed surfaces, with the upper surface being a work surface, said upper and lower surfaces being bounded by front and back edges and first and second lateral edges, an elongated trough supported by said desk, said trough having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis which extends between said ends, said trough having a substantially U-shaped cross sectional configuration, including a bight portion and first and second spaced upstanding leg portions having upper edges which define first and second lateral edges, respectively, disposed substantially in the plane of the work surface, a terminal block in said trough, electrical upfeed means which extends between said electrical raceway and said trough, said electrical upfeed means including electrical wiring which interconnects the electrical wiring in said raceway with said terminal block, said electrical upfeed means including an elongated housing having upper and lower ends and a longitudinal axis which extends between said ends, said housing surrounding the wiring which interconnects the wiring in the raceway with the terminal block, said housing having upper and lower telescopically engaged sections respectively fixed to the trough and space dividing panel with a locking arrangement which is actuated simultaneously with adjustment of the housing length to the dimension between the raceway and the trough, and cover means on said trough which forms an extension of said work surface, said cover means defining an opening to said trough for accommodating an electrical wire between said terminal block and an electrical device on said work surface.