Pedestal supply unit
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1. A furniture unit for supplying electrical cabling to electrical equipment, comprising:
- a pedestal base;
a housing mounted on the base for movement relative to an upright axis, said housing having a frusto-conical shield, and a cover mounted above and spaced from the shield to bound a peripheral opening surrounding said axis; and
a plurality of electrical supply outlets within the housing and connected to the cabling which passes through said opening to the electrical equipment.
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Abstract
A pedestal supply unit for use with furniture, includes a vertically extendable pedestal support, an upper housing carried by the pedestal support and including supply outlets, an encircling shield round the supply outlets and a cover above the shield and so located as to define an opening between the shield and the cover to enable cabling to pass from the unit to adjacent equipment. The cover may be a top which matches the work tops of associated furniture units, and a flexible cable carrier with ball end connectors may be used for transferring cabling between units.
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1. A furniture unit for supplying electrical cabling to electrical equipment, comprising:
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a pedestal base; a housing mounted on the base for movement relative to an upright axis, said housing having a frusto-conical shield, and a cover mounted above and spaced from the shield to bound a peripheral opening surrounding said axis; and a plurality of electrical supply outlets within the housing and connected to the cabling which passes through said opening to the electrical equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A set of furniture, comprising:
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at least one table unit having a table top for supporting electrical equipment; a furniture unit for supplying electrical cabling to the electrical equipment, said furniture unit including a pedestal base, a housing mounted on the base movement relative to an upright axis, said housing having a frusto-conical shield that has a rim, and a cover mounted above and spaced from the shield to bound a peripheral opening surrounding said axis, said cover having an upper surface that matches an outer surface of said table top, a plurality of electrical supply outlets within the housing and connected to the cabling which passes through said opening to the electrical equipment; and a cable carrier mounted on the rim of the shield. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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