Haworth, Inc.

Innotec Corporation

Steve King

Jonathan R DeYoung

Dave Emery

Duane R Danz

Derek Crow

Jason S Elzinga

Mark Wiersema

Doug Moerler

Robert Clare Wayner

Mark A Powell

Kristen R Glick

Steffen Lipsky

Shane R Kuipers

Randall W Borgman

Alex Lamfers

Scott Walter Compton

Brian Gingrich

Brent Kunzi

Bret Wyngarden

Scott Leenstra

A furniture system which is readily reconfigurable into a variety of work surface configurations and shelving configurations as well as additional component configurations associated therewith so as to readily adapt the furniture system to the specific needs of an office area. The system includes a system of brackets which readily accommodates mounting of work surfaces at a variety of elevations, and a shelving system which maintains shelves of different materials and thicknesses so that the top surfaces thereof align in a common plane.

Furniture system

A power distribution assembly (PDA) is provided with a support rail having a bendable grounding arm. This grounding arm extends from at least one axial end of the metal support rail and is bendable downwardly so as to overlie an end face of a power block on the PDA. The grounding arm includes a connector flange that projects inwardly through an access window formed in the power block, which connector flange is tight-fittingly engaged with an internal ground terminal upon insertion of the connector flange into the access window during downward bending of the grounding arm.

Power distribution assembly with grounding feature

A modular power distribution system includes power distribution assemblies and flex connectors. The flex connector includes end connector housings and a flexible jacket that encloses conductor wires extending between the connectors. The jacket is formed from superimposed layers of sheet-like jacket material that is flexible. The bottom jacket layer is first laid on a bottom housing section wherein conductors are then placed thereupon with an upper jacket layer then positioned over the bottom jacket layer. The top and bottom jacket layers have aligned free edges along at least one side thereof wherein the free edges are bonded together such as by heat sealing.

Flex connector and manufacturing process

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Steve King