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Partition with enclosure
Assignee: Fisher Hamilton LLC
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Filing: 1990-12-26
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2010-12-26
Abstract
Abstract An enclosure for a movable furniture partition system is provided which includes an elongate housing disposed at an edge portion of a panel member. This housing contains electrical conduits and outlets or similar devices and defines a trough with a top opening and moveable side walls. A cover normally closes this opening; and a connecting assembly connects the cover with the trough. This assembly allows a user to open the side walls of the trough. It also allows a user to lift the entire cover from a position normally closing the opening to a raised position above the trough. When the user raises the cover above its closed position, he or she may also displace the cover laterally of the trough.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Bastian
- 👤 Billy J. Ahola
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:29
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/28; H02G3/286; H02G3/288; E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/7407; E04B2/7416; E04B2/7422; E04B2002/7488
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A panel for a furniture partition system, said panel comprising: a frame; an enclosure disposed at an edge portion of the frame, said enclosure including an elongate housing having a base portion and side wall portions defining an elongate opening; cover means normally closing a substantial portion of the opening; and connecting means disposed in the housing and secured to the base portion of the housing for connecting the cover means to the housing, said connecting means allowing the displacement of the entire cover means to a predetermined limit outwardly and laterally of the housing and preventing displacement beyond those limits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A panel for a furniture partition system, said panel comprising: a frame; an enclosure disposed at an edge portion of the frame, said enclosure including an elongate housing having a base portion and side wall portions defining an elongate opening; cover means normally closing a substantial portion of the opening; and connecting means disposed in the housing and secured to the base portion of the housing for connecting the cover means to the housing, said connecting means allowing the displacement of the entire cover means to a predetermined limit outwardly and laterally of the housing and preventing displacement beyond those limits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 1, wherein the side wall portions of the elongate housing are pivotally connected to the base portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 2, wherein the enclosure includes securing means for securing the side wall portions at predetermined locations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
100 words
An enclosure assembly for a partition system, said assembly comprising: an elongate housing having a base portion and side wall portions defining an elongate opening, said side wall portions of the housing being pivotally connected to the base portion; cover means normally closing a substantial portion of the opening; and connecting means disposed in the housing and secured to the base portion of the housing for connecting the cover means to the housing, said connecting means allowing the displacement of the entire cover means to a predetermined limit outwardly and laterally of the housing and preventing displacement beyond those limits.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
An enclosure assembly for a partition system, said assembly comprising: an elongate housing having a base portion and side wall portions defining an elongate opening, said side wall portions of the housing being pivotally connected to the base portion; cover means normally closing a substantial portion of the opening; and connecting means disposed in the housing and secured to the base portion of the housing for connecting the cover means to the housing, said connecting means allowing the displacement of the entire cover means to a predetermined limit outwardly and laterally of the housing and preventing displacement beyond those limits.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 4, wherein the enclosure includes securing means for securing the side wall portions at predetermined locations.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
180 words
An enclosure assembly for a partition system, said assembly comprising: an elongate housing having a base portion and side wall portions defining an elongate opening, said side wall portions of the elongate housing being pivotally connected to the base portion; cover means normally closing a substantial portion of the opening; and at least one connecting means disposed in the housing and secured to the base portion of the housing for connecting the cover means to the housing, said connecting means allowing the displacement of the entire cover means to a predetermined limit outwardly and laterally of the housing and preventing displacement beyond those limits, said connecting means including an anchor member fixedly secured to the base portion of the housing, and a link member pivotally mounted to the cover means and disposed in sliding relation with the anchor member, said link member including stop means which co-acts with the anchor member to limit the displacement of the link member and cover means away from the opening of the elongate housing and to pivot the link member against the anchor member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
180 words
An enclosure assembly for a partition system, said assembly comprising: an elongate housing having a base portion and side wall portions defining an elongate opening, said side wall portions of the elongate housing being pivotally connected to the base portion; cover means normally closing a substantial portion of the opening; and at least one connecting means disposed in the housing and secured to the base portion of the housing for connecting the cover means to the housing, said connecting means allowing the displacement of the entire cover means to a predetermined limit outwardly and laterally of the housing and preventing displacement beyond those limits, said connecting means including an anchor member fixedly secured to the base portion of the housing, and a link member pivotally mounted to the cover means and disposed in sliding relation with the anchor member, said link member including stop means which co-acts with the anchor member to limit the displacement of the link member and cover means away from the opening of the elongate housing and to pivot the link member against the anchor member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 6, wherein the enclosure includes securing means for securing the side wall portions at predetermined locations.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 6, wherein the cover means and housing define a passageway when the cover means closes the opening, said passageway allowing conduits or other devices to extend into the
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 6, wherein the anchor means includes second stop means for stopping lateral displacement of the link member and the cover means when the cover means closes the elongate opening of the elongate housing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The enclosure assembly of claim 6, wherein the anchor member defines a slot through which the link member extends in telescoping relation with the anchor member.
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