Patents
US 11757267 B1: Cable management system and modesty panel for height adjustable desk
- Granted
- 2023-09-12
- Filed
- 2022-05-27 application 17826343
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A modesty panel includes a back cover adjacent the underside of the worksurface, a power strip or power bar having at least one electrical outlet, a cord system electrically connected to the power bar and an electrical power supply, the cord system including at least one cable. A cable management track is positioned adjacent the back cover. The track has a track sidewall that defines a cable entrance portion including a cable entrance opening, a cable storage portion extending from the cable entrance portion and including a cable exit opening, and a cable guide. The cord system extends through the entrance opening and the exit opening in the track, such that a length of the cord system is positioned within the cable management track, and wherein as the height adjustable table is moved to a lower position, the length of cord system within the track increases, with a portion of the cord system engaging the cable guide to route the cord system into the cable storage portion of the cable management track.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230912.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haworth, Inc. 200 patents | US company or organization | Holland, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Reddig | Holland, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kirk Hines | Allegan, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kristopher A. Gillhespy | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| EuGene A. Crevier, Jr. | Zeeland, MI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shane Kuipers | Hamilton, MI | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H02G | Installation of electric cables or lines, or of combined optical and electric cables or lines | H02G3/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47B | Tables; desks; office furniture; cabinets; drawers; general details of furniture | A47B9/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HAWORTH, INC. signed 2026-01-07 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 74279/827 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-01 | Security interest Security interest Collateral assignment of patents | HAWORTH, INC. signed 2022-11-29 AFFORDABLE INTERIOR SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2022-11-29 | PNC BANK PITTSBURGH, PA | 62078/770 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-05-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | REDDIG, RALPH E. signed 2022-05-12 GILLHESPY, KRISTOPHER A. signed 2022-05-13 HINES, KIRK signed 2022-05-13 CREVIER, EUGENE A. signed 2022-05-25 KUIPERS, SHANE R. signed 2022-05-26 | HAWORTH, INC. HOLLAND, MI | 60052/949 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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