Utility distribution system for open office plans and the like
First Claim
1. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
- a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface shaped to support at least one workstation thereon;
at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the;
workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include a utility channel which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation;
at least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong;
with opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween; and
at least two top post-extending transition elements telescopically received by said utility posts mounting said utility beams to upper ends of said utility posts.
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Abstract
A utility distribution system is provided for open office plans and other similar settings, and includes a prefabricated floor construction designed to be supported directly on a building floor. The floor construction has a hollow interior which defines at least one raceway to route utility conduits therethrough, and a floor surface on which workstations can be positioned. The utility distribution system also includes at least two utility posts, each of which has a foot which mounts to the floor construction to support the utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation. A utility beam extends generally horizontally between the two utility posts, and is supported thereby. The utility beam has at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong, with opposite end portions communicating with the utility channels in the utility posts to route utilities therebetween.
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36 Claims
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1. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface shaped to support at least one workstation thereon; at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the;
workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include a utility channel which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation;at least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong;
with opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween; andat least two top post-extending transition elements telescopically received by said utility posts mounting said utility beams to upper ends of said utility posts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 25, 26)
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5. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface shaped to support at least one workstation thereon; at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include a utility channel which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation;at least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by said utility posts;
said utility beam including first and second raceway channels extending longitudinally therealong, which are physically separated from one another to define two mutually isolated raceways, and having opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween, andat least two top transition elements mounting said utility beam to upper ends of said utility posts. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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27. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface .shaped to support at least one workstation thereon; at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include a utility channel which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation;at least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by said utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong and having opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween and also including an accessory channel extending longitudinally therealong, which is configured to support accessories thereon, at least two top transition elements mounting said utility beam to upper ends of said utility posts.
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28. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface shaped to support at least one workstation thereon; at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include a utility channel which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation;at least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by said utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong with opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween, and including a plurality of junction risers to rigidify said utility beam; andat least two top transition elements mounting said utility beam to upper ends of said utility posts.
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29. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface shaped to support at least one workstation thereon; at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts having a generally X-shaped plan configuration with four outwardly oriented U-shaped channels each of which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation and which define between opposite side flange portions thereof four mounting channels, and define between adjacent U-shaped channels four utility channels, each having a generally V-shape plan configurationat least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by said utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong with opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween; andat least two top transition elements mounting said utility beam to upper ends of said utility posts.
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30. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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at least two posts, each including a foot shaped to be mounted on an associated building floor surface to rigidly support said posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include at least one utility channel which extends longitudinally along a substantial portion of the same;at least on utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by said utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong with opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween; andat least two top post-extending transition elements telescopically received by said utility posts mounting said utility beam to upper ends of said utility posts. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A utility distribution system for open office plans and the like, comprising:
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a prefabricated floor construction adapted to be abuttingly supported on a building floor, and including a hollow interior portion thereof defining at least one raceway to route utilities therethrough, and a floor surface shaped to support at least one workstation thereon; at least two utility posts for distributing utilities from said floor construction to the workstation, and each including a foot shaped to be mounted on said floor construction to rigidly support said utility posts in a generally upstanding orientation;
said utility posts each include a utility channel which communicates with the raceway in said floor construction for dispensing utilities to the workstation;at least one utility beam extending generally horizontally between and supported by said utility posts;
said utility beam having at least one raceway extending longitudinally therealong with opposite end portions thereof communicating with the utility channels in said utility posts to route utilities therebetween; and
whereinat least one of said utility posts has four outwardly radiating legs between which open areas are defined, and said legs are vertically inclined, and include covers extending therebetween to enclose the same.
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