Workstation system
First Claim
1. A workstation system which includes a service trunk for use in association with at least one desk providing a work surface at a defined working height with respect to the service trunk, the service trunk comprising an elongate self-standing structure having first and second ends spaced longitudinally of the service trunk and a top that extends between the ends at a height above said defined working height and that provides a generally horizontal storage support surface, the service trunk further including means for delivering at least one of power and communication services from an input location on the trunk to an output location accessible from a said desk associated with the trunk;
- wherein the service trunk comprises a pair of cable ends that support opposite end portions of the top of the service trunk, and an upright median panel that extends between the gables below the top generally on the longitudinal centreline of the trunk;
wherein said upright median panel has opposite faces, each of which is provided with an array of horizontal slots that extend longitudinally of the panel, each slot having an undercut T-shape in cross-section, whereby the slots provide multiple locations at which accessories can be hooked onto the panel; and
, wherein said means for delivering at least one of power and communication services comprises at least one power bar electrically coupled to a power supply from said input location, the power bar including a plurality of electrical outlets and being provided with hook means engageable in a said slot in the median panel of the service trunk, whereby the power bar can be selectively positioned on the surface of said median panel by selecting a particular said slot and a location longitudinally of that slot corresponding to the required location for the power bar.
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Abstract
A workstation system includes, as a “core” element, a self-standing service trunk that can be used in association with free-standing desks placed adjacent the trunk, or desk structures that are physically connected to the trunk. The trunk has a top that provides a generally horizontal storage support surface above desk height, and the trunk incorporates power and communication cable troughs for delivering power and communication services from an input location on the trunk to an output location accessible from a desk associated with the trunk.
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16 Claims
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1. A workstation system which includes a service trunk for use in association with at least one desk providing a work surface at a defined working height with respect to the service trunk, the service trunk comprising an elongate self-standing structure having first and second ends spaced longitudinally of the service trunk and a top that extends between the ends at a height above said defined working height and that provides a generally horizontal storage support surface, the service trunk further including means for delivering at least one of power and communication services from an input location on the trunk to an output location accessible from a said desk associated with the trunk;
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wherein the service trunk comprises a pair of cable ends that support opposite end portions of the top of the service trunk, and an upright median panel that extends between the gables below the top generally on the longitudinal centreline of the trunk;
wherein said upright median panel has opposite faces, each of which is provided with an array of horizontal slots that extend longitudinally of the panel, each slot having an undercut T-shape in cross-section, whereby the slots provide multiple locations at which accessories can be hooked onto the panel; and
,wherein said means for delivering at least one of power and communication services comprises at least one power bar electrically coupled to a power supply from said input location, the power bar including a plurality of electrical outlets and being provided with hook means engageable in a said slot in the median panel of the service trunk, whereby the power bar can be selectively positioned on the surface of said median panel by selecting a particular said slot and a location longitudinally of that slot corresponding to the required location for the power bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A workstation system which includes a service trunk and at least one desk providing a work surface at a defined working height, the service trunk comprising an elongate self-standing structure having first and second ends spaced longitudinally of the service trunk and a top that extends between the ends at a height above said defined working height and that provides a generally horizontal storage support surface, the service trunk further including means for delivering at least one of power and communication services from an input location on the trunk to an output location accessible from said desk;
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wherein the service trunk comprises a pair of gable ends that support opposite end portions of the top of the service trunk, and an upright median panel that extends between the gables below the top generally on the longitudinal centreline of the trunk;
wherein said at least one desk comprises upright end support means, a top that extends inwardly from the end support means, and means coupling an end of the top remote from the end gable to said median panel of the service trunk; and
,wherein said coupling means comprise a pair of support arms that extend outwardly from said top of the desk towards said median panel and that are spaced transversely of the top, each said arm having a hook formation at a distal end thereof, and a channel formation extending longitudinally of the median panel of the service trunk having a side limb onto which said hook elements can be engaged for coupling the desk to the median panel.
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14. A workstation system which includes a service trunk for use in association with at least one desk providing a work surface at a defined working height with respect to the service trunk, the service trunk comprising an elongate self-standing structure having first and second ends spaced longitudinally of the service trunk and a top that extends between the ends at a height above said defined working height and that provides a generally horizontal storage support surface, the service trunk further including means for delivering at least one of power and communication services from an input location on the trunk to an output location accessible from a said desk associated with the trunk;
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wherein said top includes a slot that extends longitudinally of the top generally centrally thereof, for permitting coupling of accessories to said top; and
,wherein the work station system further comprises a storage cabinet disposed on said generally horizontal storage support surface of the top and provided with means engageable in said slot for locating the storage cabinet laterally with respect to the top. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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