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An energy distribution system comprising elongated support members housing power and communication lines and being arranged end to end on a floor along the primary walls of an enclosed area such as a room in an office building. Each support member includes an upright wall member to which a pair of v

An energy distribution system comprising elongated support members housing power and communication lines and being arranged end to end on a floor along the primary walls of an enclosed area such as a room in an office building. Each support member includes an upright wall member to which a pair of vertically-spaced upper and lower support portions are mounted in a cantilevered arrangement to extend horizontally in one direction from the upright wall member. The support portions define a pair of utility spaces, an upper utility space being provided between the support portions and a lower utility space being provided below the lower support portion wherein the utility spaces house the electrical and communication lines. A secondary wall panel is positioned on the support members to cover and conceal the primary walls. Cover strips are detachably mounted on the support members to cover the utility spaces so as to provide the support members with the appearance of a continuous extension of the secondary wall panels.

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An energy distribution system comprising an elongated support member adapted to be positioned on a supporting surface, said elongated support member comprising an upright wall member having top and bottom portions, said bottom portion of said upright wall member terminating at a bottom edge a top su

An energy distribution system comprising an elongated support member adapted to be positioned on a supporting surface, said elongated support member comprising an upright wall member having top and bottom portions, said bottom portion of said upright wall member terminating at a bottom edge a top support portion on said support member connected at one end thereof to said wall member and extending away therefrom in a general horizontal direction, a bottom support portion positioned between said top support portion and the bottom support portion of said upright wall member, said bottom support portion being connected only at one end thereof to said wall member in a cantilevered arrangement, said bottom support portion extending away from said upright wall member in said general horizontal direction so as to form a pair of utility spaces, one of said utility spaces being provided between said support portions and the other utility space being provided below said bottom support portion, means for maintaining said wall member in an upright position on said supporting surface, passageway means formed through said bottom support portion enabling communication between said utility spaces whereby elements that are positionable in one of said utility spaces can be extended through said passageway means into the other of said utility spaces, the ends of said support portions projecting outward from said wall member being vertically spaced apart to define an access opening communicating with one of said utility spaces, an upright flange extension on said top support portion, an upright flange extension on said bottom support portion, and a cover member with a pair of vertically spaced apart inverted hook portions, said hook portions engaging said flange extensions so that said cover member is removably mounted by hanging on said support portions and thereby covers said access opening to one utility space and extends downwardly below said bottom support portion to a position spaced above said bottom edge thereby forming a clearance below said cover member when said support member is positioned on a supporting surface.