Wiring enclosure for desks

• US 4,094,561 A
• Filed: 06/20/1977
• Issued: 06/13/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Harter Corp.
• Original Assignee: Harter Corp.
• Inventors: Wolff, Douglas F., Reinhart, Jay J., Minick, Harold N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilliam, Paul R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sakran, Victor N.
• Application Number:
  US05/808,188
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 312/223, 339/23
• US Class Current: 312/223.6
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2021/064 with power rail running along the back of the desk top and projecting upwards
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2021/066 with power or communication connection interface
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/06 characterised by means for holding, fastening or concealing cables
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 2200/0082 Cable inlet in worktop or desk, e.g. grommet
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/0418 Covers or lids; Their fastenings

Abstract

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 equipment supported on or in proximity to the desk top, and has a front longitudinal slot through which wires can be conducted from within the enclosure to the desk top at any desired location. A flexible tapered wiper strip covers the slot and extends forwardly downward to lightly contact its front end with the desk top.

Claims

1. An elongated tubular integral wiring enclosure adapted for mounting at and extending above the rear of a desk top comprising walls forming an upper longitudinal compartment having a front wall, a longitudinal access slot formed in said front wall with an angular attaching flange along its lower edge for attachment to the desk top, walls forming a lower compartment under the upper compartment and a coextensive flexible wiper strip secured to the upper edge of said access slot and extending downwardly and forwardly over said attaching flange to conceal the same and to contact the desk top surface.

2. An elongated tubular wiring enclosure as defined in claim 1 wherein the compartment walls are of extruded semirigid plastic material and the wiper strip is of relatively soft flexible plastic material.

3. An elongated tubular wiring enclosure as defined in claim 1, wherein the wiper strip is tapered to a thinner lower edge.

4. An elongated tubular wiring enclosure as defined in claim 2, wherein the wiper strip is tapered to a thinner lower edge.

5. An elongated tubular wiring enclosure, as defined in claim 1, wherein said first compartment has a top wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall connected to said front wall, and said second compartment has a front wall the upper edge of which is spaced below the bottom wall of said first compartment.