Combination wire enclosure and wire
AssigneeStow & Davis Furniture Company
InventorsPaul L. Propst, Donald A. Richardson, Carl B. Hinrichs
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Abstract
A wire enclosure is disclosed having a wire raceway, a slot communicating with the raceway, and a cover for covering the slot. In one embodiment, the cover is hingedly mounted to one side of the slot and has a flexible seal to seal the cover against the other side of the slot when the cover is closed. Electrical outlets are mounted on the underside of the hinged cover so that the outlets are hidden when the cover is closed and easily accessible when the cover is open. In an alternative embodiment, the cover is a brush, mounted on one side of the slot, extending towards and engaging the other side of the slot.
Claims13
A wire enclosure assembly for furniture comprising two panel portions spaced from each other and defining a longitudinally extending slot with an outer surface area adjacent said slot, said slot having first and second sides;
- a wire raceway adjacent said slot, and said slot communicating with said raceway and the space outwardly of said surface area;
- and
- means for flexibly sealing said slot;
- wherein the improvement comprises said sealing means comprising:
- a plurality of flexible bristles in a brush-like configuration extending between said first and second sides and confined inwardly of said surface area, each of said bristles having a mounting end and a free end, a substantial proportion of said free ends being located immediately adjacent said first side;
- means retaining said bristles in said configuration, said mounting ends being secured in said retaining means and said retaining means being located at said second side;
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- said bristles and said retaining means completely covering said slot and permitting a wire extending through said slot to be pulled longitudinally along said slot.
A wire enclosure assembly including:
- a furniture assembly having a surface with a slot extending through a portion thereof, said slot having first and second sides;
- a wire raceway adjacent said slot, said slot communicating with said raceway;
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- means for covering said slot;
- wherein the improvement comprises said covering means comprising:
- a generally rectangulary shaped, planar cover member having first and second edges, said cover member mounted in said slot with the distance between said first and second edges being less than the distance between said first and second sides thereby providing a space between said second edge and said second side of said slot through and along which an electrical wire can extend and be pulled;
- said cover member being removable to provide access into said raceway;
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- a flexible cover means flexibly covering the said space between said second edge and said second side of said slot whereby a wire can be pulled through and along said opening when the said cover is in closed position.
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