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Office floor system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-07-07
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Granted: 1995-10-24
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Expires: 2014-07-07
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Abstract

Abstract An office floor system effectively and clearly accommodating complex and varieties of wires and providing a delightful atmosphere for an automated office. The system includes a floor panel. The top surface of the panel has a plurality of bolt adjusting holes and a first opening for receiving an integrated outlet box therein. The bottom surface of the panel has a supporter and a plurality of bolt leading holes. The corner of the floor panel is supported by a panel support unit at the downside of the panel such that the corner of the panel is adjusted in its height at its upside so as to achieve the horizontality of the panel. The panel support unit has a plurality of holes for providing flexibility for the unit and a plurality of inner threaded support columns. The system also includes a bolt for adjusting the height of the corner of the panel. This height adjusting bolt is received in a corresponding bolt leading hole of the panel at its slitted top part and threaded into a corresponding support column of the panel support unit at its outer threaded lower part, thus to be tightened or loosened at the upside of the panel so as to adjust the height of the corner of the panel.

Inventors

  • 👤 Min W. Jin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 13:03
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F15/00; E04F15/02; E04F15/024; E04F15/02447; E04F15/02464; E04F15/0247; E04F15/02476; H; H02; H02G; H02G3/00; H02G3/28; H02G3/283; H02G3/285

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
An office floor system comprising: a floor panel, the top surface of said panel having a plurality of bolt adjusting holes and a first opening for receiving an integrated outlet box therein, the bottom surface of said panel having reinforcing means and a plurality of bolt leading holes, said bolt leading holes communicating with said bolt adjusting holes respectively; a support unit for supporting a corner of said floor panel at the downside of the panel such that the corner of the panel is adjusted in its height at its upside so as to achieve horizontality of the panel, said panel support unit having: a plurality of holes for providing flexibility for the support unit; and a plurality of inner threaded support columns; and a bolt for adjusting the height of the corner of the panel, said height adjusting bolt being received in a corresponding bolt leading hole of the panel at a slitted top part and threaded into a corresponding support column of the panel support unit at an outer threaded lower part, thus to be tightened or loosened at the upside of said panel so as to adjust the height of the corner of the panel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
An office floor system comprising: a floor panel, the top surface of said panel having a plurality of bolt adjusting holes and a first opening for receiving an integrated outlet box therein, the bottom surface of said panel having reinforcing means and a plurality of bolt leading holes, said bolt leading holes communicating with said bolt adjusting holes respectively; a support unit for supporting a corner of said floor panel at the downside of the panel such that the corner of the panel is adjusted in its height at its upside so as to achieve horizontality of the panel, said panel support unit having: a plurality of holes for providing flexibility for the support unit; and a plurality of inner threaded support columns; and a bolt for adjusting the height of the corner of the panel, said height adjusting bolt being received in a corresponding bolt leading hole of the panel at a slitted top part and threaded into a corresponding support column of the panel support unit at an outer threaded lower part, thus to be tightened or loosened at the upside of said panel so as to adjust the height of the corner of the panel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 80 words
The office floor system according to claim 1, wherein said floor panel further includes a second opening for receiving a circular outlet box therein, said second opening being selectively covered with a cap, said cap having a through hole for passing at least one wire therethrough so that the cap allows at least one wire to be used when the cap still covers the second opening, and each said bolt leading hole has a step portion, seating a washer thereon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 68 words
The office floor system according to claim 2, wherein said reinforcing means has a plurality of holes for generating resonance and reducing the noise generated when stepping on the panel, and said height adjusting bolt is gripped by said washer received in the bolt leading hole, thus to prevent separation of said height adjusting bolt from said panel and reduce the noise generated when stepping on said panel.

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