Steelcase Inc.

Daniel S Casey

Carl V Forslund, Iii

Ronald A Dykstra

Peter C Greenberg

An integrated prefabricated furniture system is provided for fitting-out a building room of the type having a generally open plan interior and having at least one utility source. The furniture system includes a plurality of horizontal beam segments interconnected in an end-to-end fashion to form a rigid overhead framework configured to be positioned above the floor surface. A plurality of overhead support columns each have an upper portion rigidly connected with the overhead framework, and a lower portion shaped to support the overhead framework on a floor in a freestanding fashion at a predetermined elevation above average user height. Each of the overhead support columns includes an interior support structure in a generally X-shaped plan-form defining vertical raceways between adjacent legs of the cross-section. Each support column also includes four vertical edges forming substantially planar faces therebetween, of which at least one of the vertical edges has a plurality of slots for supporting office furniture items and office accessories.

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Daniel S Casey