Table with two-way cover for utility access

Details Table with two-way cover for utility access Table with two-way cover for utility access

2005-05-24

2005-05-24

Chen, Jose V. (Department: 3637)

Horizontally supported planar surfaces

Having means for supporting an electrical component

C312S223600

Reexamination Certificate

active

06895868

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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Exhibit A is a brochure entitledPowered Conference Tablesby Bretford (7 pages) disclosing a prior art table shown in Jun. 1997.
Exhibit B is a brochure entitledMore Power to Youby Nucraft (4 pages) dated Oct. 1998.
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Application No. 09/918,953, filed Jul. 31, 2001, entitled Conference Table With Central Utility System.

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