Kimball International, Inc.

Kevin T Rauscher

Jay M Henriott

Derek R Schweikarth

Neil D Broeker

Airen R Springer

Nancy Huebner

Office and home office furniture casegood products having cable management features, such as a desk including pedestals with hinged access doors having one or more cable management grommets disposed in the top edges of the hinged access doors. The desk may also include a hinged modesty panel with one or more cable management grommets disposed in a top edge thereof. The cable management grommets include a plurality of cable management grommet apertures to facilitate routing of cords or cables through the cable management grommets. The desk may also include a work surface having a bottom surface with a plurality of cord troughs attached thereto. Various panels of the desk include half-round cord openings to facilitate routing of cords and cables after having been routed through the cable management grommet apertures. The modesty panel includes an offset hinge assembly, advantageously providing ease of access to a wall outlet located behind the modesty panel.

Casegoods with cable management features

Side chair

A mounting arrangement for mounting a door or other element to an article of furniture using an existing slide mechanism of the type known for use in drawers, wherein the slide mechanism is hidden from view when the door or other element is in both a closed and in an open position to enhance the aesthetic design of the article of furniture. The slide mechanism is mounted to a rear or interior surface of the article of furniture, and a bracket connects the slide mechanism to a door or other element which is disposed adjacent a front face of the article of furniture. In this manner, the slide mechanism and bracket are hidden from view regardless of the position of the door or other element. In one embodiment, a cabinet with a door connected thereto by hidden slides is provided, and in another embodiment, a display board with covers connected thereto by hidden slides is provided.

Article of furniture having hidden slide

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Celestine, IN, United States of America

Kevin T Rauscher