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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1979
Harold R Wilson, Holland Township, Ottawa County, MI (US);
Haworth Mfg., Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A space divider system which is substantially freestanding and is formed from a plurality of interconnected prefabricated panels. The panels are individually electrically prewired, and flexible electrical connectors are releasably connected to adjacent panels for transmitting electrical energy between said panels. The individual panels, and the power supply to at least one of the panels, involves a multiple-wire system which provides two or more electrical circuits. The individual panels possess power blocks having socketlike receptacles for permitting adjacent panels to be electrically connected by the flexible connectors. A second socketlike receptacle is associated with some power blocks for permitting connection to external electrical devices, and a third receptacle is associated with some power blocks for permitting connection to light fixtures mounted on the panels. The second and third receptacles are associated with different electrical wires which define different electrical circuits. Alternately, the internal wiring associated with some of the flexible connectors can be reversed to provide a first series of panels connected to a first electrical circuit, and a further series of panels connected to a different electrical circuit.