Patent ID: 7871280

Claim:
An article of furniture, comprising: at least a pair of leg assemblies; a horizontally-disposed beam connecting said leg assemblies; a horizontally-disposed, relatively wide channel mounted to said beam, said channel including first and second opposing side walls having a central space therebetween, said first side wall having at least one first opening, said second side wall having at least one second opening; a plurality of work surface supports connected to said leg assemblies, said work surface supports supporting at least a pair of work surfaces above said leg assemblies at locations disposed vertically upwardly from said channel; and an electrical system disposed within said channel, said electrical system comprising: a power supply assembly including at least one first connector at one end thereof, said power supply assembly connected to a source of electrical power at an opposite end thereof; an electrical connector assembly including a plurality of second connectors, including at least one second connector at one end of said connector assembly and at least one second connector at an opposite end of said connector assembly, one of said second connectors connected to said first connector; at least one first electrical outlet module assembly having a first outlet module with an electrical outlet, a third connector, and a flexible cable defining first and second ends, said flexible cable directly attached to said first outlet module at said first end, said flexible cable directly attached to said third connector at said second end, said third connector spaced from said first outlet module, said third connector connected to at least one of said first and second connectors, and said first outlet module mounted within a said first opening of said first wall with said electrical outlet accessible from externally of said channel; at least one second electrical outlet module assembly having an a second outlet module with an electrical outlet, a third connector, and a flexible cable defining first and second ends, said flexible cable directly attached to said second outlet module at said first end, said flexible cable directly attached to said third connector at said second end, said third connector spaced from said second outlet module, said third connector connected to at least one of said first and second connectors, and said second outlet module mounted within a said second opening of said second wall with said electrical outlet accessible from externally of said channel; and said first, second, and third connectors disposed within said central space of said channel and positioned substantially horizontally in between, and spaced from, said first and second outlet modules.