Modular office furniture system
First Claim
1. A wall assembly for mounting to an existing wall, comprising:
- a tackboard having a first top edge and a first bottom edge;
a rolling panel including a second top edge with top rollers attached and a second bottom edge with bottom rollers attached; and
an upper rail and a lower rail;
said upper rail comprising a unitary extrusion having an upper wall attachment for attaching said upper rail to the existing wall, a wire management channel, guide flanges for guiding said top rollers, and an upper constraining flange for constraining said first top edge; and
said lower rail comprising a unitary extrusion having a lower wall attachment for attaching said lower rail to the existing wall, a supporting said bottom rollers, and a lower constraining flange for constraining said first bottom lower edge.
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Abstract
The Village Wall system utilizes furniture, equipment, components, and accessories in the creation of unique office designs. Two parallel rails are attached to existing walls and support fixed tackboards and rolling accessories, e.g., markerboards, shelves, bookcases, etc. An outrigger beam is releasably connected, orthogonally, anywhere along the length of one of the rails. The other end of the outrigger beam is fixed to a pedestal which rotatably supports a work surface. Electrical power and communication services are provided through a wire managing service zone attached to the existing wall, a wire managing channel formed in the outrigger beam, a wire and cable storage facility within the interior of the pedestal, and through a grommet to the top of the work surface. Work areas without walls are defined by the location of the work surface along the existing wall.
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38 Claims
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1. A wall assembly for mounting to an existing wall, comprising:
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a tackboard having a first top edge and a first bottom edge;
a rolling panel including a second top edge with top rollers attached and a second bottom edge with bottom rollers attached; and
an upper rail and a lower rail;
said upper rail comprising a unitary extrusion having an upper wall attachment for attaching said upper rail to the existing wall, a wire management channel, guide flanges for guiding said top rollers, and an upper constraining flange for constraining said first top edge; and
said lower rail comprising a unitary extrusion having a lower wall attachment for attaching said lower rail to the existing wall, a supporting said bottom rollers, and a lower constraining flange for constraining said first bottom lower edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical service panel assembly for attachment to a wall, comprising:
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a plurality of horizontally spaced brackets fixed to the wall, each of said brackets including two vertically spaced panel-engaging surfaces;
a plurality of elongated, rectangular access panels removably attached to said brackets;
said access panels, when attached to said brackets, defining an elongated slot extending along the entire length of said access panels;
a flexible brush strip fixed relative to said access panels to cover said elongated slot; and
said wall, brackets, and brush strip enclosing an interior volume for housing wires and cables, and wire managers for managing said wires and cables while permitting egress of said wires and cables through said brush strip at any point along said entire length of said slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A work-area delineation system, comprising:
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a room comprising a floor and at least one wall;
an elongated rail mounted on said wall, said rail extending parallel to said floor;
a work surface;
a free-standing pedestal, said work surface being pivotally supported by said pedestal; and
an outrigger beam having a first end and a second end, said first end being slidably, releasably connected to one of a plurality of positions along the length of said rail and said second end being fixed to said pedestal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A modular office furniture system for designing office environments, comprising:
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a wall assembly including an upper rail and a lower rail;
at least two rolling panels supported for parallel sliding movement along said upper and lower rails;
a service zone for supplying and managing electrical services which comprises brackets mounted to an existing wall, a plurality of panels removably mounted linearly along said wall beneath said lower rail, said panels and said lower rail defining a slot therebetween, and a brush strip mounted to cover said slot;
an outrigger beam having a first end and a second end, said first end being slidably, releasably connected anywhere along the length of said lower rail;
a free-standing pedestal, said second end of said outrigger beam being fixed to said pedestal; and
a work surface, said work surface being pivotally supported by said pedestal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
power and communication cables connected to power and communication sources within said existing wall;
said outrigger beam further including a wire management channel formed on one side thereof and extending along its length;
said pedestal further including a cable inlet, a hollow interior, and a cable outlet, said cable outlet being open to the top of said work surface, wherein said cables are stored within said service zone, exit through said brush strip anywhere along the length of said slot, traverse within said outrigger beam channel, enter said pedestal inlet, are stored in said hollow interior, and exit through said pedestal outlet to said work surface.
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38. The system for designing office environments of claim 33 further including a saddlebag, which comprises a storage container having support hooks thereon for removable attachment to said outrigger beam.
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