Guide member for a landscape system

• US 6,125,600 A
• Filed: 06/08/1998
• Issued: 10/03/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Engineered Data Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fisher Hamilton LLC (Hamilton Scientific, LLC)
• Inventors: Bastian, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Beth A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DORSEY, DENNIS
• Application Number:
  US09/093,251
• Time in Patent Office: 848 Days
• Field of Search: 52/220.7, 52/239, 52/242, 52/241, 52/287.1, 52/288.1, 52/731.5, 52/731.9
• US Class Current: 52/220.7
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/7422 with separate framed panels without intermediary support posts
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7483 Details of furniture, e.g. tables or shelves, associated with the partitions
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7488 Details of wiring
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/749 Partitions with screw-type jacks
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/288 in modular walls, e.g. wall panels

Abstract

One or more guide members secured to an edge portion of a support or partition member direct conduits or any other elongate object along a predetermined path on the edge portion. The guide members include a body portion that defines an opening through which the conduits or other objects extend and a securing portion that secures the guide members to the support or partition.

Claims

1. In combination with an elongate support member defining a window opening and a cavity adjacent the window opening, a guide member having a length substantially smaller than the length of the support member and defining a longitudinally extending opening, the guide member including contacting end portions that co-operate with portions of the support member adjacent the window opening to releasably secure the guide member to the support member, the guide member defining a longitudinally extending slot disposed opposite the contacting end portions and adjacent the longitudinally extending opening.

2. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a cap segment for closing the slot.

3. The combination of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of guide members disposed in end-to-end, spaced apart relation.

4. The combination of claim 3, further comprising an elongate cap segment that closes the slots of the guide members.

5. The combination of claim 1 wherein the guide segment comprises a body having the shape of a thin-walled sleeve.