Screen assembly
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsJoe Parr, Paul Gartland, Larry Kallio
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Abstract
A screen assembly includes a screen including a panel having a recess and a receiver positioned within the recess. The receiver includes a locking member having a cantilevered finger, and a cantilevered actuator. The screen assembly also includes connector having a body and a contact extending from the body. The contact is received in the receiver between the cantilevered finger and the cantilevered actuator. The contact has an opening through which the locking member extends. The cantilevered actuator is movable toward the locking member to move the locking member out of the opening.
Claims19
A screen assembly comprising:
- a screen including a panel having a recess and a receiver positioned within the recess, the receiver including
- a locking member having a cantilevered finger, and
- a cantilevered actuator;
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- a connector including a body and a contact extending from the body, the contact being received in the receiver between the cantilevered finger and the cantilevered actuator, the contact having an opening through which the locking member extends;
- wherein the cantilevered actuator is movable toward the locking member to move the locking member out of the opening, and wherein the cantilevered actuator is resiliently constructed to be biased away from the locking member without a separate biasing element.
A screen assembly comprising:
- a screen including an inner panel having a face and an outer layer arranged on and covering the face of the inner panel, the inner panel having a recess in the face and a receiver positioned within the recess, the receiver including a locking member and an actuator;
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- a connector including a body and a first contact extending from the body, and a second contact extending from an opposite side of the body, each of the first and second contacts having an opening through which the locking member can extend, wherein the receiver is configured to engage either the first contact or the second contact
- wherein the actuator is hidden behind the outer layer of the screen such that the actuator is not visible from an exterior of the screen, but is exposed through the face of the inner panel.
A screen assembly comprising:
- a screen including a panel having a face and a side edge perpendicular to the face and intersecting with the face at a corner, the panel also having a recess formed in the face, in the side edge, and in the corner and having a receiver positioned within the recess and substantially flush with the panel, wherein the receiver includes a locking member, an actuator, and a slot positioned along an edge of the receiver;
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- a connector including a body and a contact extending from the body, the contact having an opening through which the locking member extends;
- wherein the contact is insertable into the receiver through the slot without actuating the actuator, wherein the contact is removable from the receiver by actuating the actuator to move the locking member out of the opening;
- and wherein the actuator is configured to engage the locking member through the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.