Electrified wall panel system
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1. A power distribution system for an electrified, open office, space dividing wall panel system, said power distribution system comprising:
- at least two planar space dividing wall panels having substantially vertical side edges, each of said space dividing wall panels including a terminal block adjacent each upper corner thereof and a wireway adjacent the top edge of each of said panels interconnecting said terminal blocks;
an extension member extending outwardly of said panel from said terminal blocks having at least three arcuate electrical contacts thereon;
a support post mechanically interconnecting and supporting said at least two planar panels; and
a cylindrical conducting cap having at least three concentric ring contacts on the underside thereof constructed and arranged to coact with said at least three electrical contacts on adjacent extension members to transfer electrical power from one space dividing wall panel to an adjacent space dividing wall panel.
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Abstract
A power distribution system for an open office, space dividing, wall panel system wherein electrical power is transferred from one space dividing wall panel to another through a connecting post cap. Each panel includes a terminal block at each upper corner having an outwardly projecting, arcuate contact carrying tongue, which arcuate contacts may be electrically connected to the arcuate contacts of an adjacent panel through complementary ring contacts on the underside of a cylindrical connecting cap.
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1. A power distribution system for an electrified, open office, space dividing wall panel system, said power distribution system comprising:
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at least two planar space dividing wall panels having substantially vertical side edges, each of said space dividing wall panels including a terminal block adjacent each upper corner thereof and a wireway adjacent the top edge of each of said panels interconnecting said terminal blocks; an extension member extending outwardly of said panel from said terminal blocks having at least three arcuate electrical contacts thereon; a support post mechanically interconnecting and supporting said at least two planar panels; and a cylindrical conducting cap having at least three concentric ring contacts on the underside thereof constructed and arranged to coact with said at least three electrical contacts on adjacent extension members to transfer electrical power from one space dividing wall panel to an adjacent space dividing wall panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A power distribution system for an electrified, open office, space dividing, wall panel system;
- said power distribution system comprising;
at least two planar space dividing wall panels having substantially vertical side edges, each of said space dividing wall panels including a terminal block adjacent each upper corner thereof and a wireway adjacent the top edge of each of said panels interconnecting said terminal blocks; a tongue member, having arcuate slots therein extending outwardly of said panel side edges from each of said terminal blocks, said arcuate slots each having an electrical contact on a side wall thereof with said electrical contacts in the arcuate slots of one terminal block of a panel being electrically connected to the other end of the panel through said wireway; mechanical connector means for structurally connecting and supporting said at least two planar panels thereby situating said arcuate slots of one of said panels adjacent the arcuate slots of the other of said panels; and cap means, including a cylindrical cap portion, said cylindrical cap portion including a plurality of concentric non-conducting ring structures each having a ring contact disposed on a side wall thereof, each of said ring contacts mateable with the contacts in said arcuate slots of said at least two planar panels to thereby electrically interconnect said panels. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- said power distribution system comprising;
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