Patent ID: 7278360

Claim:
A desk system, comprising: a pair of spaced apart leg members, wherein at least one of the leg members includes an open interior area; a worksurface supported by the pair of leg members; a power stanchion located above at least one of the leg members, wherein the power stanchion includes at least a pair of outer walls oriented at an angle to each other, and an internal wall that extends between and is fixed to the outer walls and that cooperates with the outer walls to define a power stanchion passage located inwardly of the internal wall and an outer area located outwardly of the internal wall, wherein the internal wall includes a receptacle mounting area located above the worksurface that defines one or more openings; wherein the worksurface includes an opening arranged to establish communication between the receptacle mounting area and the open interior area of the leg member; a power supply arrangement including a primary power supply located below the worksurface and a stanchion power supply that is separate from the walls of the power stanchion, wherein the stanchion power supply extends from the primary power supply through the opening in the worksurface and includes one or more stanchion power supply members defining one or more power supply receptacles, wherein each stanchion power supply member is engaged within one of the openings defined by the receptacle mounting area of the internal wall of the power stanchion at the receptacle mounting area defined by the internal wall; and a cover movably engaged with the power stanchion, wherein the cover is movable between an open position and a closed position while engaged with the power stanchion, wherein the cover and the outer walls of the power stanchion are configured such that the cover in the open position provides access to the outer area of the power stanchion and to the one or more power supply receptacles, and wherein the cover in the closed position prevents access to the outer area of the power stanchion and to the one or more power supply receptacles.