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AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsJames O. Kelley, Robert L. Beck, Jerry A. DeFouw, Andrew J. Kurrasch, George A. Williams, Geoffrey A. Hollington
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A work space management system including freestanding walls and a freestanding cabinet integrated into the wall system and separate from the wall system. The cabinet comprises side wall and back wall channels having vertically spaced openings therein and a connector means to mount the cabinet to a vertical frame member of the freestanding walls or to another cabinet through the indented channel openings. The cabinet further comprises rear frame members having vertically spaced openings for hanging shelving or other articles. The cabinet is also adaptable for having horizontal work accessory support rails. The sides of the cabinet are mounted onto a rigid framework. Wire management capability is provided in the cabinet to interface with wire management in the freestanding walls.
In a work space management system for offices in a room having a floor, the work space management system having at least one freestanding wall supported by the floor and comprising rigid frames having edge faces, the frames rigidly joined together at said edge faces to define work spaces, the wall being relatively thin compared to the height and width of the wall, and at least one freestanding cabinet supported on the floor and having a back wall, first and second side walls, a top wall and bottom wall, the back wall and side walls extending from the bottom wall to said top wall and joined together to form an integral unit defining an enclosed storage area having an open front;
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