Floor-wiring structure and floor members for storing cable in such structure

Claim 2

A floor wiring structure for routing wiring material and storing wiring material having a surplus cable portion, said floor wiring structure comprising: a base member; a plurality of first unitary floor members having a pathway channel and being constructed and arranged on said base member in a generally checkered pattern so as to form at least one wiring pathway to receive said wiring material; a second floor member for storing a portion of said at least one cable, said second floor member replacing at least one of said unitary floor members and comprising an upwardly-opening space defined by a bottom part and four side walls for storing said surplus portion of said at least one cable, said space comprising at least one guide formed in a cylindrical shape and projecting from said bottom part of said space and being constructed and arranged so that said wiring material may be wound and kept therearound, said space comprising a cover guide, and said space comprising at least one cable entrance and at least one cable exit; and a fixing system; said guide having an upper surface and having a radially extending flange and said cover guide having an upper surface, constructed and arranged to support a cover; said floor wiring structure being constructed and arranged so that, when said wiring material is provided in said wiring pathways, said surplus cable part may be led into and looped around said guide within said space for storing said surplus cable portion of said at least one cable, and fixed to said floor member by said fixing system.

Claim 3

A floor wiring structure according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of first unitary floor members are constructed and arranged in a generally checkered pattern so as to form at least two intersecting wiring pathways to be occupied by said wiring material.

Claim 4

A floor-wiring structure according to claim 1, wherein said first unitary floor member and said second floor member for storing a portion of said at least one cable have the same general shape and dimension.

Claim 5

A floor member for use in the floor-wiring structure according to claim 1, wherein said space for storing said surplus portion of said at least one cable comprises a cable entrance and a cable exit in said side walls and a fixing system provided in said space for fixing said wiring material in a freely removable way.

Claim 6

A floor member according to claimed 4, wherein said fixing system comprises a tape having two end portions, each of said end portions being provided with a corresponding securing portion.

Claim 7

A floor member according to claim 5, wherein each of said end portions is provided with a corresponding adhesive portion.

Claim 8

A floor member according to claim 5, wherein each of said end portions is provided with a corresponding hook-and-loop fastening portion.

Claim 9

A floor member according to claim 4, wherein said fixing system comprises a clamping element.

Claim 10

A floor member according to claim 4, wherein said fixing system comprises a plurality of stopper-pins projecting from said bottom part of said space and arranged in a predetermined pattern.

Claim 11

A floor member according to claim 4, comprising a plurality of guides.

Claim 12

A floor member according to claim 10, comprising four guides.

Claim 13

A floor wiring structure for routing wiring material and storing wiring material having a surplus cable portion, said floor wiring structure comprising: a base member; a plurality of first unitary floor members having a pathway channel and being constructed and arranged on said base member in a generally checkered pattern so as to form at least one wiring pathway to receive said wiring material; a second floor member for storing a portion of said at least one cable, said second floor member replacing at least one of said unitary floor members and comprising an upwardly-opening space defined by a bottom part and four side walls for storing said surplus portion of said at least one cable, said space comprising at least one guide formed in a cylindrical shape and projecting from said bottom part of said space and being constructed and arranged so that said wiring material may be wound and kept therearound, said space comprising a cover guide, and said space comprising at least one cable entrance and at least one cable exit; and a fixing system; said guide having an upper surface and having a radially extending flange and said cover guide having an upper surface, constructed and arranged to support a cover, each of said upper surface of said guide having a cylindrical shape and said upper surface of said cover guide being substantially the same distance from said bottom portion of said space and; said floor wiring structure being constructed and arranged so that, when said wiring material is provided in said wiring pathways, said surplus cable part may be led into and looped around said glide within said space for storing said surplus cable portion of said at least one cable, and fixed to said floor member by said fixing system.

Claim 14

A floor wiring structure for routing wiring material and storing wiring material having a surplus cable portion, said floor wiring structure comprising: a base member; a plurality of first unitary floor members having a pathway channel and being constructed and arranged on said base member in a generally checkered pattern so as to form at least one wiring pathway to receive said wiring material; a second floor member for storing a portion of said at least one cable, said second floor member replacing at least one of said unitary floor members and comprising an upwardly-opening space defined by a bottom part and four side walls for storing said surplus portion of said at least one cable, said space comprising at least one guide formed in a cylindrical shape and projecting from said bottom part of said space and being constructed and arranged so that said wiring material may be wound and kept therearound, said space comprising a cover guide, and said space comprising at least one cable entrance and at least one cable exit; and a fixing system; said guide having an upper surface and having a radially extending flange and said cover guide having an upper surface, constructed and arranged to support a cover, each of said upper surface of said guide having a cylindrical shape and said upper surface of said cover guide being substantially the same distance from said bottom portion of said space and; said floor wiring structure being constructed and arranged so that, when said wiring material is provided in said wiring pathways, said surplus cable part may be led into and looped around said glide within said space for storing said surplus cable portion of said at least one cable, and fixed to said floor member by said fixing system.

Claim 15

In combination, a floor wiring system of claim 12 and a transparent cover, supported by said upper surface of said guide having a cylindrical shape and said upper surface of said cover guide.