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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2004
Mark A. Zeh, Mountain View, CA (US);
James R. Yurchenco, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter S. Macdonald, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Karl H. Mueller, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jonah L. Houston, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ari T. Adler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen J. Senatore, So San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven L. Atkins, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ana T. Chang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Todd A. Pelman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark A. Zeh, Mountain View, CA (US);
James R. Yurchenco, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Peter S. Macdonald, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Karl H. Mueller, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jonah L. Houston, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ari T. Adler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen J. Senatore, So San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven L. Atkins, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ana T. Chang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Todd A. Pelman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steelcase Development Corporation, Caledonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted to be abuttingly supported on a floor surface of an office space, and an upper portion thereof adapted to be connected with the horizontally-extending beams, and a longitudinally-extending T-shaped channel. The channels of the beams and posts receiving a plurality of connectors and accessories, including a multiple bracket post and beam connectors, a T-nut connector, and T-connector, an infill panel, a horizontally-extending two-part wire manager, a vertically extending wire manager, a vertically adjustable worksurface, a transactional surface, a swivel support for supporting a post thereon, and a universal utility hook.