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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5103741 | Modular furniture A freestanding modular furniture arrangement is provided to create workstations in both open and closed office plans, and other similar applications. Each furniture unit includes a worksurface with capped cutouts in the rear corners to mount overhead cabi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5094174 | Modular furniture A freestanding modular furniture arrangement is provided to create workstations in open office plans, and other similar applications. Each furniture unit includes a worksurface with capped cutouts in the rear corners to mount overhead cabinets, privacy sc... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5050267 | Electrical cable access grommet For protectively and aesthetically surroundably lining various sizes of office furniture rectangular openings for upwardly emergent electrical cords, there is provided an apt and unusually readily universally installable escutcheon grommet. The escutcheon... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5016947 | Cable carrying method and apparatus for modular computer cabinets and the like A cable or wire (information bus, power supply, etc.) carrying method and apparatus for modular computer cabinets and the like in which the cabinet frame end walls have notch-like voids. The notches, preferably on the rear side of the cabinets are nearly ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4957333 | Cable carrying method and apparatus for modular computer cabinets and the like A cable of wire (information bus, power supply, etc.) carrying method and apparatus for modular computer cabinets and the like in which the cabinet frame end walls have notch-like voids. The notches, preferably on the rear side of the cabinets are nearly ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4948205 | Desk with concealed wire storage A desk and a half-wall are combined to make the space within the wall available for the storage of wires and equipment associated with devices in use on or adjacent the desk. The half-wall extends above the desk top, and has a slot traversed by the wires ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4883330 | Spine assembly A spine assembly for supporting dest tops and panels and acessories and providing for the passage of electrical wires to the desk tops and panels and accessories, as needed. A housing is utilized open at a bottom portion for receiving the electrical wires... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4863223 | Workstation arrangement for laboratories, production facilities and the like Arrangements for forming working areas or workstations equipped with supply connections for power, gaseous and/or liquid media, communication connections and monitoring connections and the like, in laboratories, production locations and the like, wherein ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4850657 | Cabinet for housing an electronic terminal A cabinet which houses electronic modules and provides a low-cost assembly of the modules in the cabinet. The cabinet includes a base portion, cover portion, and a locking portion which are used to prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to criti... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4792881 | Work surface with power and communication module A work surface structure having a power/communication module integral therewith. This module is hidden beneath a door which is flush with and forms a part of the top of the work surface structure. This module permits numerous power and communication (i.e.... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4718741 | Electrified table and support structure An electrified table top. In one form, the table wall forms the top of a base defining a cabinet. The table wall includes an integral, outwardly projecting handle portion provided with integral electrical connection structure for selective connection of p... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4681378 | Modular cable management system for related electronics equipment A module (20) comprising a top panel (22) that is attached to a pair of opposed side panels (32). The assembly forms a channel or "U" shaped structure with a rear channel cover (42) snapped into place over a channel (26) defining a horizontal raceway. A p... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679867 | Cabinet for an electronic apparatus A cabinet for an electronic apparatus which includes a shelf of removeable electronic circuit modules being interconnected by a back plane structure, the cabinet including side walls for supporting the shelf and a rear closure wall detachably fixed to rea... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4629823 | Housing for an electric apparatus with lead wires and a die apparatus for molding the same An electric washing machine is provided with a housing with a plurality of lead wires connected to electrical equipment. A panel of the housing is formed of synthetic resin and a plurality of retaining portions are integrally formed with the panel and for... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627364 | Vertically-adjustable desk structure There is disclosed a desk having an adjustable top which is adjusted by means of telescoping legs. The legs are extended or contracted by means of a gearbox assembly mounted between two guided members of the telescoping legs which assembly in turn is affi... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4592602 | Modular mounting rack system of vertical-type construction A modularly structured mounting rack of vertical-type construction is proposed which is designed to receive electronic units or devices placed one above the other. The mounting rack substantially encompasses a rear wall module constituting a first constru... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4549777 | Library shelf support system A guide channel member for a shelving system permits a shelf with an electrical safety device mounted thereon to be vertically repositioned while minimizing potential damage to the wire leads and maintaining a neat appearance. The invention is particularl... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4535703 | Wire or line manager A wire or line manager is adapted to be attached to the edge of a work surface and to extend between the work surface and a wall to provide neat and aesthetic management of numerous electrical lines, data and signal cables and plugs associated with variou... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4517623 | Concealed-fastener panelboard front and clamping latches A front panel assembly for an electrical panelboard or the like. An interior trim panel is fastened within the enclosure proper, having holes through which circuit breakers may protrude and having upstanding edge flanges. A panelfront assembly includes a ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4489995 | Adjustable electrical outlet assembly An electric outlet assembly adapted for mounting in an opening in a wall to secure a current take-off means at various fixed positions relative to the opening. The take-off means is mounted in a cover member which is arranged to block the opening at all p... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4475322 | Medical see-through columns A medical power service column for use in a hospital room for supplying electrical power, lighting and gases and also for providing a centralized support for medical equipment. The medical column comprises a lower column section having an upper end and a ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4461519 | Cupboard with metal framed side walls With the continual increase in various kinds of technical office equipment, the problem arises of laying the necessary cables as far as possible out of sight. To this end, spaces for cable installations are to be provided in the side walls of cupboards. F... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4448465 | Electrical cable protector A rack-mounted drawer for functioning electrical equipment has cables extending from the back thereof and downwardly behind the rack framework. When the drawer is opened or closed the extending cables are dragged abrasively over the rack back, and may add... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4437711 | Movable storage unit controls A plurality of movable storage units each have a reversible motor for driving them in the proper direction in response to a user command to open an aisle between selected units. There is a microprocessor-based programmable control module on each unit and ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4408543 | Laboratory supply arrangement A laboratory supply arrangement including a service tower and a plurality of table-like articles. The service tower has a riser tube and an outlet housing. The table-like articles are shaped to be complementary with a corresponding portion of the riser tu... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4372629 | Combination wire enclosure and wire A wire enclosure is disclosed having a wire raceway, a slot communicating with the raceway, and a cover for covering the slot. In one embodiment, the cover is hingedly mounted to one side of the slot and has a flexible seal to seal the cover against the o... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4338485 | Headwall unit for patient servicing and method for installation A headwall unit for patient-care rooms has a skeletal framework which supports slidable cover panels. The cover panels are held in place by a removable vertically elongate portion of the framework. When the vertically elongate portion is released, the cov... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4323291 | Desk or the like with wire management A desk or like unit with full duct internal wire management includes rectangular horizontal top and vertical wood support panels therefor, and longitudinally aligned elongate enclosure brackets cooperating with the wood panels to form an elongate horizont... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4296981 | Desk with a channel for receiving cables, wires etc. A desk with a channel which extends directly below the table top on the backside thereof and which is removably guided in the desk. The channel has a U or L-shaped profile for receiving cables and wires therein. The outer leg of the profile is in alignmen... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4163867 | Wiring access system for desks and the like The specification discloses a wiring system for desks, tables and the like in which an end edge trim piece located at the juncture between the top and side of the desk is releasably fastened thereto and can be removed to expose a relatively large aperture... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4094256 | Work table having lines embodied therein A work table having side supports in which are laid electrical wires or other types of lines to provide convenient access for apparatus used in conjunction with the work table. The side supports have at their upper area channels which extend parallel to t... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094561 | Wiring enclosure for desks An elongated tubular enclosure, preferably of extruded plastic material, for mounting at the rear edge of a desk. The enclosure is adapted to encase the wiring running along the rear of the desk to supply electrical current to various appliances and equip... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4066305 | Modular electronic desk A modular desk especially suitable to serve as a work station for electronic equipment, has a load supporting top structure comprising a frame unit of substantial length and width and provided with structural members for supporting a relatively thin gener... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4053701 | Grommet assembly for furniture articles A furniture article top includes a grommet assembly providing a restricted wiring access spaced inwardly from the furniture top edge. The grommet assembly includes a stationary segment and a slidably removable segment having a front edge normally positive... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4009919 | Traveling holder for textile coils Traveling holder for textile coils includes a receptacle, and an elevator disposed in the interior of the receptacle, the elevator having a loopshaped travel path within the receptacle.... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4003613 | Appliance control console structure An appliance control console structure adapted to be mounted on a mounting portion of the appliance for suitably housing the appliance electrical controls. The structure includes a pair of end cap assemblies, a mounting plate extending between the end cap... | 01/18/1977 |
