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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Thomas G. Feldpausch, Hastings, MI (US);
George V. Weller, Shelbyville, MI (US);
Carl V. Forslund, III, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Frederick S. Faiks, Greenville, MI (US);
Steelcase Development Corporation, Caledonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A floor mounted utility post includes a floor tile from a pre-fabricated floor construction, wherein the floor tile has at least two cutouts positioned at separate edges of the floor tile. A pair of vertical raceway channels are secured to the floor tile, and each vertical raceway channel is in communication with one of the cutouts. A door is mounted to a first of the vertical raceways, wherein the door and the pair of vertical raceway channels, in combination, define a partial enclosure. A top is supported by the raceway channel.