APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ROUTING CABLING AROUND LEVELER LEGS IN A THIN MODULAR OFFICE PANEL
First Claim
1. An electrified modular wall panel system, comprising:
- at least two relatively thin upstanding generally rectangular modular office wall panels, each having an electrical wiring containing raceway near a bottom edge thereof, and a pair of adjustable leveler legs extending from the panel bottom edge, one near each end of each panel bottom edge;
a removable jumper cable assembly for electrically coupling the wiring in one panel raceway with the wiring in the other panel raceway; and
a shroud for enclosing a central portion of the jumper cable assembly and a relatively thin adjustable length portion of one leveler leg of each panel.
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Abstract
A modular furniture component such as an electrified relatively thin panel has electrical wiring in a raceway near a downwardly depending adjustable leveler leg and a pluggable multiconductor cable for connecting the raceway electrical wiring with another modular furniture component. The components may each comprise a relatively thin upstanding generally rectangular modular office wall panel having an electrical wiring containing raceway near a bottom edge. Adjacent panels have the raceways generally horizontally aligned with one another. In one form, apparatus and method is disclosed for routing the power and data cables/conductors out of the bottom of the panels next to threaded leveler legs and back up into the adjacent panel. The cable is located closely adjacent a thinnest portion of the adjustable leveler leg and has a portion thereof displaced vertically below each raceway. The cables are enclosed in a removable device that clamshells around the legs with the clamshell located beneath a lowermost portion of the raceway for enclosing portions of the leveler leg and cable. The clamshell cable housings can be in a variety of shapes to accommodate any combination of panel intersections with straight, parallel, 90°, “T”, cross or four-way, and 120° described. In another form, the panel support posts are modified to present a thin portion of leveler legs about which the cables may be routed in horizontal alignment with the raceways.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrified modular wall panel system, comprising:
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at least two relatively thin upstanding generally rectangular modular office wall panels, each having an electrical wiring containing raceway near a bottom edge thereof, and a pair of adjustable leveler legs extending from the panel bottom edge, one near each end of each panel bottom edge;
a removable jumper cable assembly for electrically coupling the wiring in one panel raceway with the wiring in the other panel raceway; and
a shroud for enclosing a central portion of the jumper cable assembly and a relatively thin adjustable length portion of one leveler leg of each panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of routing electrical cabling around adjustable length leveler legs in thin office panels, comprising:
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coupling wiring in each of two office panels with a jumper cable assembly;
locating a leveler leg region of minimal lateral dimension vertically below and closely adjacent a panel lower edge;
utilizing the available space surrounding the located region of the leveler leg to route the jumper cable assembly between the panels; and
enclosing both a portion of the assembly cable and a portion of the located region of the leg within a cover. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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- 18. A modular furniture component having electrical wiring in a raceway near a downwardly depending adjustable leveler leg, a pluggable multiconductor cable for connecting the raceway electrical wiring with another modular furniture component, and a removable clamshell located beneath a lowermost portion of the raceway for enclosing portions of the leveler leg and cable.
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