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The invention relates to a novel furniture frame system comprising horizontal and vertical frame members which can be arranged in a variety of configurations to provide at least one continuous concealed channel for cables such as power and/or signal cables, in which the channel is easily accessible

The invention relates to a novel furniture frame system comprising horizontal and vertical frame members which can be arranged in a variety of configurations to provide at least one continuous concealed channel for cables such as power and/or signal cables, in which the channel is easily accessible for wiring, maintenance, rearrangement and storage of cable without disassembly of the frame system and provides for access to cable outlets at work surface height so that cable devices can be connected to an outlet with minimal interference to the work surface. The frame system itself does not interfere with the work surface. The horizontal frame member has an opening on the top surface which is at work surface height for access to the cable channel, and also has a cover for the opening which has at least one flexible edge to enable cables to pass in and out of the channel when the cover is closed and permits the cable to move freely along the length of the cover.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A furniture frame system for supporting a work surface comprising:(a) a horizontal frame member having first and second ends and top and bottom surfaces; and(b) a vertical frame member supporting the horizontal frame member at a work surface height having upper and lower ends,each

[ We claim:] [1.] A furniture frame system for supporting a work surface comprising:(a) a horizontal frame member having first and second ends and top and bottom surfaces; and(b) a vertical frame member supporting the horizontal frame member at a work surface height having upper and lower ends,each frame member having a concealed cable channel extending throughout its entire length, the channel being defined by walls with ports for ingress and egress of cables, the frame members being shaped and constructed for mutual abutment to provide a continuous cable channel, the abutment being selected from the group of abutments consisting of: port to port; end to port, port to end; and end to end; andwherein the horizontal frame member has a central longitudinal opening in its top surface, the opening extending substantially the length of the horizontal frame member, said frame system being so constructed and arranged that the opening in the horizontal frame member is freely accessible when the work surface is supported by the frame system, and a cover for selectively closing the opening, the cover having a hinged longitudinal edge being rotatably moveable about said edge between an open position permitting access to an interior of said horizontal frame member along substantially an entire length of said horizontal frame member at work surface height, and a closed position wherein the horizontal frame member is substantially closed, the cover being moveable between the open and closed positions without the use of tools, the cover having at least one continuous flexible longitudinal free edge opposite said longitudinal hinged edge permitting cable to pass in and out of the opening and to freely move along the length of the cover with portions of said cable inside and outside of said horizontal frame member when said cover is in its closed position, and wherein the cable channel, the opening and the cover are so constructed and arranged to permit excess cable to be stored and concealed in the horizontal frame member.