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Electrical cable access grommet

  • US 5,050,267 A
  • Filed: 08/31/1990
  • Issued: 09/24/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Electrical cable access grommet for use in office furniture having a rectangular opening through which at least one electrical cable extends vertically therethrough, said furniture rectangular opening including a pair of directionally longitudinally extending upright-sides and a pair of directionally transversely extending upright-ends, said electrical cable access grommet comprising:

  • (A) a pair of upright and transversely extending end-panels, each having a similar finite transverse-length, and comprising;

    (Ai) an upright lead-face for uprightly confronting a rectangular opening upright-end,(Aii) an upright trail-face provided with a horizontally extending end-ledge,(Aiii) located above said end-ledge and in an angular relationship to said lead-face, and end-flange adapted to downwardly rest upon said office furniture, and(Aiv) said end-panel below said end-ledge being apertured to accommodate a horizontally extending fastener for fastening to said rectangular opening upright-end;

    (B) a longitudinally extending upright rear-panel confronting the trail-faces of the two end-panels and removably attached thereto, said rear-panel comprising;

    (Bi) an upright leadward-face for uprightly confronting a rectangular opening upright-side,(Bii) an upright trailward-face provided with a horizontally extending side-ledge, and(Biii) located above said side-ledge and in an angular relationship to said leadward-face, a side-flange adapted to downwardly rest upon said office furniture; and

    (C) a horizontal, rectangular, and removably positioned cover-plate comprising;

    (Ci) a pair of transversely extending plate-ends, each plate-end having a transverse-extent less than said transverse-length and resting downwardly upon a said end-ledge,(Cii) a longitudinally extending aft-end resting downwardly upon said side-ledge, and(Ciii) a linearly generated, upright, longitudinally extending fore-end, whereby said at least one vertically extending electrical cable is locatable adjacently externally of said fore-end.

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