Grommet assembly for furniture articles
AssigneeGF Business Equipment, Inc.
InventorsLeRoy F. Ogilvie, Henry F. Hartig
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Abstract
A furniture article top includes a grommet assembly providing a restricted wiring access spaced inwardly from the furniture top edge. The grommet assembly includes a stationary segment and a slidably removable segment having a front edge normally positively retained in a use position flush with the adjacent furniture top edge whereby, axial displacement of the slidable segment substantially increases the area of the wiring access.
Claims13
A grommet assembly providing a wiring access in a furniture article top having an upper surface, lower surface and outer edge, said top including a cut-out communicating with said outer edge and having an end wall and two side walls, said assembly including a stationary grommet segment within said top cut-out adjacent said end wall and having a first partial wiring access cut-out, a removable grommet segment slidably insertable within said top cut-out into abutment with said stationary grommet segment and having a second partial wiring access cut-out mating with said first partial wiring access cut-out to provide a full wiring access, and mating guide means in said top cut-out and on said removable grommet segment to retain said removable grommet segment in alignment with said stationary grommet segment, said mating guide means including a retainer plate fixedly disposed within said top cut-out and having an inturned flange, and said removable grommet segment includes grooves engageable with said flange.
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