Patent ID: 6374548
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A47B,H02G

Abstract:
A workspace definition system comprising:a plurality of columns, each comprising a plurality of opaque panels interconnected at lateral edges thereof and defining an enclosure with a substantially uninterrupted hollow interior, at least one of the plurality of opaque panels in at least two of said columns having a first port at an upper portion thereof at an overhead height communicating with the hollow interior, the overhead height being above a height sufficient for anyone using the system to walk upright beneath; each arcuate wall has a first lateral edge with a first flange forming a portion of a socket and a second lateral edge with a second flange forming another portion of the socket, the socket being located within the first and second flanges when the second flange on one of the at least two arcuate walls is in an interlocked position with the first flange on an adjacent one another of the at least two arcuate walls; and a rod positioned within the socket to prevent the first and second flanges from becoming dislodged from the interlocked position; a plurality of overhead beam assemblies having at least one internal channel, each overhead beam assembly mounted between the columns at respective first ports thereof, wherein the at least one internal channel of each of the plurality of overhead beam assemblies communicates with the hollow interior of the at least two of the columns via the first ports for uninterrupted passage of electrical/data conduit therethrough from the overhead height above any users of the system into the columns.