Supports – Pipe or cable – Brackets
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-22
2003-11-18
Wood, Kimberly T. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Pipe or cable
Brackets
C248S065000, C248S071000, C248S074300, C024S11500R, C024S0160PB, C024S537000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06648280
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to modular office furniture and, in particular, to a clip selectively mountable to frame members of the office system to organize and harness utility wires running through the furniture.
II. Description of the Prior Art
Modular office systems have become increasingly popular for their ease of installation and relatively low cost in association with the flexibility such systems provide. Office cubicles, desks and partitions can be easily rearranged or disassembled as personnel requirements change. However, these office systems must also be stable enough to withstand continuous use while also being capable of delivering essential utilities such as electrical power, telephones and computer networking. Because of the modular construction of such office systems, supplying such utilities must be conveniently accomplished. It is also desirable to organize the utility wiring throughout the modular system to facilitate repair or replacement.
Prior known office systems are very rigid in their construction variations. Typically, a frame is provided to which appropriate panels, drawers and desktops are mounted. Wiring may be run through the frame or between panels. However, such prior known systems do not provide an opportunity to alter the system configuration using the same components. These prior known assemblies also have not provided a convenient means for preventing tangling and movement of utility wires such as phone, electrical and computer network wires.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior known modular office system by providing a simple harness clip detachably mountable to frame members of the furniture for retaining and separating wires for supplying utilities.
The present invention includes a detachable clip selectively mountable to frame members of the furniture in order to organize and retain the wires which deliver utilities such as telephone, electrical and computer networking. The harness clip has a substantially rectangular body with a central opening. One end of the body includes a throughbore for receiving a fastener to secure the clip to the frame such that the clip extends outwardly from the frame. The body is formed by a pair of inwardly curving expandable fingers to facilitate insertion of wires into the clip. A divider is mountable to the fingers to divide the opening for neatly harnessing the wires or alternatively to separate different groups of wires which run through the clip. A plurality of the clips may be attached to the frame in order to direct wiring through the office furniture.
Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1906874 (1933-05-01), Platt
patent: 2938692 (1960-05-01), Bosworth et al.
patent: 3053930 (1962-09-01), Mallanik et al.
patent: 3353775 (1967-11-01), Sebo
patent: 3429985 (1969-02-01), Czigler
patent: 3506227 (1970-04-01), Jenkins
patent: 3526381 (1970-09-01), Pepe
patent: 4470179 (1984-09-01), Gollin et al.
patent: 4479625 (1984-10-01), Martz
patent: 4566157 (1986-01-01), Packendorff
patent: 4917340 (1990-04-01), Jiiemann et al.
patent: 4936530 (1990-06-01), Wollar
patent: 4940856 (1990-07-01), Bock
patent: 4958792 (1990-09-01), Rinderer
patent: D323106 (1992-01-01), Daigle et al.
patent: 5458019 (1995-10-01), Trevino
patent: 5533696 (1996-07-01), Laughlin et al.
patent: 5559922 (1996-09-01), Arnett
patent: 5725185 (1998-03-01), Auclair
patent: 5765786 (1998-06-01), Gretz
patent: 5806811 (1998-09-01), Viklund et al.
patent: 5961081 (1999-10-01), Rinderer
patent: 6009223 (1999-12-01), Arizpe
patent: 6126121 (2000-10-01), Akizuki
Doigan Lloyd D.
The Marvel Group, Inc.
Wood Kimberly T.
Zarins Edgar A.
LandOfFree
Wire harness for modular office furniture does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Wire harness for modular office furniture, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Wire harness for modular office furniture will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3151146