Patent ID: 8258412

Claim:
A furniture system with a modular electrical distribution system, comprising: at least one furniture element having at least one raceway; a modular electrical wiring system at least partially located in said raceway, the electrical wiring system including: a plurality of wire distribution assemblies including a first wire distribution assembly and a second wire distribution assembly; an electrical assembly partially electrically connecting said first wire distribution assembly and said second wire distribution assembly, said first wire distribution assembly having a first number of electrical conductors, said electrical assembly being electrically connected to a second number of electrical conductors of said first wire distribution assembly, said second number being smaller than said first number; and an electrical switch being configured to electrically connect a first electrical conductor of said first wire distribution assembly that is a member of said second number of electrical conductors to a second electrical conductor of said first wire distribution assembly that is a member of said first number of electrical conductors and not a member of said second number of electrical conductors.