Cable harness for office furniture

A furniture system comprising:

• a base having a generally upright panel, said panel having a front surface and a rear surface;
• and
• an electronic cable harness comprising:
• a stationary plate having an upper edge portion and a front surface;
• a carrier plate having a front surface, an opposing rear surface, and a lower edge portion pivotally interconnected with said stationary plate upper edge portion, said carrier plate including a first plurality of apertures configured to receive electrical power receptacles, said apertures being serially aligned in a first lower row, and a second plurality of apertures configured to receive electronic cable connectors, said apertures being serially aligned in a second upper row, said first lower row being located between said carrier plate lower edge portion and said second upper row;
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• means for fixedly mounting said harness stationary plate to said base panel front surface so that said stationary plate front surface is forwardly facing;
• wherein said carrier plate is pivotable between a closed position, in which said carrier plate front surface and said stationary plate front surface each face forwardly, and an open position, in which said carrier front surface faces downwardly and rearwardly, and said stationary plate front surface faces forwardly, so that said carrier plate rear surface can be forwardly accessed.

A furniture system comprising:

• (a) a base having a generally upright panel, said panel having a front surface and a rear surface, said base comprising;
• a generally horizontal support surface intersecting said base panel substantially orthogonally, wherein said support surface further comprises at least one aperture;
• said furniture system further comprising
• (b) an electronic cable harness comprising;
• a stationary plate having an upper edge portion and a front surface;
• a carrier plate having a front surface, an opposing rear surface, and a lower edge portion pivotally interconnected with said stationary plate upper edge portion, said carrier plate including a first plurality of apertures configured to receive electrical power receptacles, said apertures being serially aligned in a first lower row, and a second plurality of apertures configured to receive electronic cable connectors, said apertures being serially aligned in a second upper row, said first lower row being located between said carrier plate lower edge portion and said second upper row;
• (c) means for fixedly mounting said harness stationary plate to said base panel front surface so that said stationary plate front surface is forwardly facing;
• wherein said carrier plate is pivotable between a closed position, in which said carrier plate front surface and said stationary plate front surface each face forwardly, and an open position, in which said carrier front surface faces downwardly and rearwardly, and said stationary plate front surface faces forwardly, so that said carrier plate rear surface can be forwardly accessed;
• and wherein said upright panel further comprises means for capturing and guiding a cable connected with one of said receptacles of said upper or said lower row to said at least one support surface aperture.