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US 6,751,914 B2Granted
Post and beam furniture system
AssigneeSteelcase Development Corporation
InventorsMark A. Zeh, James R. Yurchenco, Peter S. Macdonald, Jonah L. Houston
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AssigneeSteelcase Development Corporation
InventorsMark A. Zeh, James R. Yurchenco, Peter S. Macdonald, Jonah L. Houston
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A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface of an office space, and an upper portion thereof adapted to be connected with the horizontally-extending beams, and a longitudinally-extending T-shaped channel. The channels of the beams and posts receiving a plurality of connectors and accessories, including a multiple bracket post and beam connectors, a T-nut connector, and T-connector, an infill panel, a horizontally-extending two-part wire manager, a vertically extending wire manager, a vertically adjustable worksurface, a transactional surface, a swivel support for supporting a post thereon, and a universal utility hook.
In a post and beam furniture system of the type having a plurality of overhead beams, each having a longitudinally-extending first channel and a longitudinally-extending second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface of the open office space, an upper portion thereof adapted to be connected with an associated one of the beams, and at least one longitudinally extended T-shaped channel, the improvement including a connector assembly comprising:
In a post and beam furniture system of the type having a plurality of overhead beams, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface of an open office space, an upper portion thereof adapted to be connected with an associated one of the beams, and a longitudinally-extending channel, the improvement of a positioning clip comprising:
In a post and beam furniture system of the type having a plurality of overhead beams, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface of an open office space, an upper portion thereof adapted to be connected with an associated one of the beams, and a longitudinally-extending T-shaped channel, the improvement of a connector comprising:
In a post and beam furniture system of the type having a plurality of overhead beams, each having a longitudinally-extending first channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface of the open office space, an upper portion thereof adapted to be connected with an associated one of the beams, and at least one longitudinally extended T-shaped channel, the improvement including a connector assembly comprising:
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