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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2004
Paul L. Tupper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Peter J. Battey, Kentwood, MI (US);
John Hanna J. Hasbany, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Marcus J. Cole, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Theodore M. Haan, Byron Center, MI (US);
Bruce W. Duvall, Jr., Wayland, MI (US);
John L. Mccrackin, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Nancy A. Funk, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David J. Battey, Caledonia, MI (US);
Angela Simon, Pewamo, MI (US);
Paul L. Tupper, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Peter J. Battey, Kentwood, MI (US);
John Hanna J. Hasbany, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Marcus J. Cole, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Theodore M. Haan, Byron Center, MI (US);
Bruce W. DuVall, Jr., Wayland, MI (US);
John L. McCrackin, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Nancy A. Funk, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David J. Battey, Caledonia, MI (US);
Angela Simon, Pewamo, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A pedestal system includes a cabinet having a bottom wall, a top wall, a pair of sidewalls, and a rear wall that cooperate to define a forwardly-opening aperture that slidably receives a plurality of drawer assemblies therein. The pedestal system further includes interchangeable face plates for covering the drawer assemblies, an attachment system for attaching a drawer lock/interlock assembly that locks the drawer assemblies in a closed position and prevents multiple drawer assemblies from being simultaneously opened, and a drawer divider for segmenting an interior space of each drawer assembly. The drawer lock/interlock system includes a cam assembly that allows a constant force to be applied to each drawer assembly while opening each drawer and activating the lock/interlock assembly. The pedestal system further includes an attachment system for attaching the pedestal system to a free-standing partition system.