Table with two-way cover for utility access
First Claim
1. A table comprising:
- a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to an opened position;
wherein the at least one recess is configured to receive an edge of the cover and Provide a lip that acts as a fulcrum, so that a person can flip open the cover by pulling on the edge; and
wherein the at least one recess is configured to hold the cover in a propped cantilevered manner when the cover is in one of the opened positions.
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Abstract
A conference table includes a work surface having one or more central openings. A utility distribution system is position below the central opening on a support channel. The support channel defines separated wireways for communicating separated utilities along the support channel. The utility distribution system further includes a plurality of W-shaped utility modules positioned on beams of the channel below the central opening. The utility modules set end-to-end in an arrangement that facilitates initial installation and later retrofit or repair. The table is supported on legs that define a vertical wireway space, and further include a repositionable divider configured to selectively subdivide the vertical wireway space into subwireways of different cross-sectional sizes for accommodating different cross-sectional sizes of utility conduit bundles. A removable double-pivoted door is releasably supported to cover the opening and to provide easy access to the opening from either side of the table top.
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43 Claims
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1. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to an opened position;
wherein the at least one recess is configured to receive an edge of the cover and Provide a lip that acts as a fulcrum, so that a person can flip open the cover by pulling on the edge; and
wherein the at least one recess is configured to hold the cover in a propped cantilevered manner when the cover is in one of the opened positions.
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2. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to an opened position; and
wherein the end pieces include an up protrusion configured to engage and support a bottom of the cover when the cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions;
wherein the opening is elongated, and including light seal flaps that extend along both sides of the elongated opening to prevent visual access along sides of the cover into the elongated opening when the cover is in a closed position.
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6. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to an opened position;
wherein the at least one recess is configured to receive an edge of the cover and provide a lip that acts as a fulcrum, so that a person can flip open the cover by pulling on the edge; and
wherein the cover support defines a recess configured to hold pencils and the like under the cover.
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7. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening;
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions; and
a leg assembly supporting the tabletop, the leg assembly including first and second legs and a beam connected between and stabilizing the first and second legs, the at least one opening in the tabletop being located over the beam, and a utility distribution system supported by the beam including utility outlets. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening, the at least one opening configured to allow access to utilities located under the tabletop;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for movement between two open positions for allowing access to the utilities under the tabletop from at least two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to at least one of the open positions; and
wherein the at least one recess is configured to receive an edge of the cover and provide a lip that acts as a fulcrum, so that a person can flip open the cover by pulling on the edge. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening, the at least one opening configured to allow access to utilities located under the tabletop;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for movement between two open positions for allowing access to the utilities under the tabletop from at least two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to at least one of the open positions; and
wherein the at least one recess includes a lip that frictionally snappingly engages the cover when the cover is in a closed position.
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22. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening, the at least one opening configured to allow access to utilities located under the tabletop;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for movement between two open positions for allowing access to the utilities under the tabletop from at least two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to at least one of the open positions; and
wherein the end pieces include an up protrusion configured to engage and support a bottom of the cover when the cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening, the at least one opening configured to allow access to utilities located under the tabletop;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for movement between two open positions for allowing access to the utilities under the tabletop from at least two different directions;
wherein the opening is elongated, and including light seal flaps that extend along both sides of the elongated opening to prevent visual access along sides of the cover into the elongated opening when the cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening, the at least one opening configured to allow access to utilities located under the tabletop;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening;
a cover support operably supporting the cover for movement between two open positions for allowing access to the utilities under the tabletop from at least two different directions; and
a leg assembly supporting the tabletop, the leg assembly including first and second legs and a beam connected between and stabilizing the first and second legs, the at least one opening in the tabletop being located over the beam, and a utility distribution system supported by the beam including utility outlets. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening, the at least one opening configured to allow access to utilities located under the tabletop;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for movement between two open positions for allowing access to the utilities under the tabletop from at least two different directions;
wherein the cover support defines virtual pivots that support the top cover for pivotal movement without direct attachment to the top cover; and
wherein the shaped recesses include an inner lip that pivotally engages the top cover as the top cover is moved toward one of the open positions, and further include an outer lip that engages the top cover to prop open the top cover when the top cover is in one of the opened position.
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43. A table comprising:
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a tabletop including at least one opening;
a cover shaped to cover the at least one opening; and
a cover support operably supporting the cover for opening movement in either of two different directions;
wherein the cover support includes end pieces having a cover-supporting surface constructed to support the cover in a horizontal closed position over the opening, the cover support including at least one recess configured to receive an edge of the cover as the cover is pivoted to an opened position;
wherein the at least one recess includes a lip that frictionally snappingly enlarges the cover when the cover is in the closed position; and
wherein the at least one recess is configured to hold the cover in a propped cantilevered manner when the cover is in one of the opened positions.
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