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US5214890A
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Office panel with lay-in communication cable capability
Assignee: Teknion Furniture Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1991-04-29
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Granted: 1993-06-01
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Expires: 2011-04-29
Abstract
Abstract An office panelling system is disclosed which readily accommodates the initial or retrofit of communication cables and the like cables which generally do not require an electrical conduit. The individual panels of the system have a metal framework to which decorative covers are secured. The framework and covers have been adapted to define a passageway along the panel which is accessible by removing of the covers. With this arrangement, communication cables may be installed without stringing of the cables through ports in the framework.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen L. Levitan
- 👤 John Hellwig
- 👤 Alexandre B. F. Coelho
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:20
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; E04B2/7425; E04B2002/7483; E04B2002/7488
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A modular office panelling system with an arrangement for providing cable routing between adjacent panels comprising; a plurality of interconnected adjacent panels, each of said adjacent panels having a plurality of removable covers, a top frame, bottom frame, opposed side frames and a cable routing arrangement; some of said removable covers of said panels aligning to form a horizontal segment of aligned covers extending horizontally across a plurality of panels; each of said aligned covers having an interior side and end portions with each end portion having a recess on the interior surface of said aligned covers, junction members releasably secured to and extending between said side frames of adjacent panels, each junction member overlapping with said side frames of adjacent panels and having an exterior surface outwardly spaced from said side frames to define a cable passage recess between said side frames and said exterior surface, said cable passage recess joining with and being open to said recesses on the interior surface of said aligned covers of adjacent panels to collectively define a cable passageway between adjacent panels starting within the recesses of said covers and extending between adjacent panels across said side frames covered and protected by said junction member between adjacent side frames.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A modular office panelling system with an arrangement for providing cable routing between adjacent panels comprising; a plurality of interconnected adjacent panels, each of said adjacent panels having a plurality of removable covers, a top frame, bottom frame, opposed side frames and a cable routing arrangement; some of said removable covers of said panels aligning to form a horizontal segment of aligned covers extending horizontally across a plurality of panels; each of said aligned covers having an interior side and end portions with each end portion having a recess on the interior surface of said aligned covers, junction members releasably secured to and extending between said side frames of adjacent panels, each junction member overlapping with said side frames of adjacent panels and having an exterior surface outwardly spaced from said side frames to define a cable passage recess between said side frames and said exterior surface, said cable passage recess joining with and being open to said recesses on the interior surface of said aligned covers of adjacent panels to collectively define a cable passageway between adjacent panels starting within the recesses of said covers and extending between adjacent panels across said side frames covered and protected by said junction member between adjacent side frames.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A modular office panelling system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said horizontal segment is provided at desk height.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A modular office panelling system as claimed in claim 2 wherein said aligned covers forming said horizontal segment are each hinged to said frame along an upper edge thereof such that said aligned covers may be pivotted about said hinge to expose said side frames for routing of cables between adjacent panels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
A modular office panelling system as claimed in claim 3 wherein each panel includes a horizontal structural member extending between said opposed side frames, said horizontal structural member being located behind said hinged cover and includes clip means secured on said horizontal structural member, said clip means retaining cables interior to the panel between said side frames.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A modular office panelling system as claimed in claim 4 wherein said aligned covers extend essentially between and across said opposed side frames.
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