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Granted Patent B2
US 11,399,627 · App. 17/060,655 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Adjustable power and data rail for desks

Inventors: Eric W. Anderson (Austin, TX); Jon Daniel Paulsen (Austin, TX)
Assignee: SQUAREGROVE, LLC
A47B21/06A47B21/02H02G3/0406A47B2021/066
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Patent No.
US 11,399,627
App. No.
17/060,655
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adjustable power and data rail for static height and vertically adjustable desks. The adjustable power and data rail fits between the static height and vertically adjustable desks and expands as needed either horizontally or vertically to match the installation configuration with paired multiple desks. The power and data rail provides connectivity for each of the static height or vertically adjustable desks to data and power connectors.

Claims (46)

1. An adjustable power and data rail for use with static height or vertically adjustable desks, comprising:

a center rail post and at least a first and a second end rail post, wherein between the center rail post and each of the at least first and second end rail post is a rail assembly and a first and a second rail extension, each of the first and second rail extension horizontally adjustable relative to the rail assembly;

the center rail post and each of the first and the second end rail post having an upper rail post and a lower rail post vertically adjustable relative to each other;

each of the rail assembly between the center rail post and each of the first and the second end rail post having a wire tray;

each of the first end rail post and the second end rail post having a foot bracket, each of the first end rail post foot bracket and the second end rail post foot bracket having a first and a second foot receiving aperture;

the first end rail post foot bracket first foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a first desk foot pad;

the first end rail post foot bracket second foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a second desk foot pad;

the second end rail post foot bracket first foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a third desk foot pad;

the second end rail post foot bracket second foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a fourth desk foot pad.

2. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 1 wherein

the center rail post having a center rail post foot bracket having a first, second, third and fourth foot receiving aperture.

3. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 1 wherein the center rail post has a central bracket, the central bracket positioned to attach to an additional first, second, third and fourth desk foot pad.

4. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 3 wherein the central bracket has a first, second, third and fourth flange, the first flange positioned to attach to the additional first desk foot pad, the second flange positioned to attach to the additional second desk foot pad, the third flange positioned to attach to the additional third desk foot pad, and the fourth flange positioned to attach to the additional fourth desk foot pad.

5. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 3 wherein the first, second, third and fourth flanges are each a flat flange positioned to affix to an underside surface of a desk foot of the respective desk.

6. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 1 wherein the rail assembly between the center rail post and the first end rail post has a longitudinal slot which receives at least one securing mechanism extending into the first rail extension between the first end rail post and the center rail post.

7. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 6 wherein the rail assembly between the center rail post and the second end rail post has a longitudinal slot which receives at least one securing mechanism extending into the first rail extension between the second end rail post and the center rail post.

8. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 1 wherein the rail assembly between the center rail post and the first end rail post is tubular and wherein the rail assembly between the center rail post and the second end rail post is tubular.

9. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 8 wherein the rail assembly between the center rail post and the first end rail post has at least one data port and at least one power port and wherein the rail assembly between the center rail post and the second end rail post has at least one data port and at least one power port.

10. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 1 wherein the center rail post is connected to the first, second, third and fourth desk by a central foot bracket, the central foot bracket receiving a desk foot pad for each respective first, second, third and fourth desk.

11. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 1 wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth desks have a first vertically adjustable leg and a second vertically adjustable leg supporting a work surface, the respective work surface for each desk raised and lowered by the respective first and the second vertically adjustable leg.

12. An adjustable power and data rail for use with static height or vertically adjustable desks, comprising:

a center rail post and at least a first and a second end rail post, wherein between the center rail posts and each of the at least first and second end rail post is a rail assembly and a first and a second rail extension, each of the first and second rail extension adjustable relative to the rail assembly to modify the length of the adjustable power and data rail;

each of the center rail posts and each of the first and the second end rail posts having an upper rail post and a lower rail post adjustable relative to each other to modify the height of the adjustable power and data rail;

each of the rail assembly between the center rail posts and the at least first and the second end rail post having a wire tray;

the adjustable power and data rail interposed between at least a first and a second desk.

13. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 12 wherein each of the first end rail post has a first foot bracket and the second end rail post has a second foot bracket.

14. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 12 wherein the first end rail post first foot bracket receives a first desk foot pad; the first end rail post first foot bracket receives a second desk foot pad; the second end rail post second foot bracket receives a third desk foot pad; the second end rail post second foot bracket receives a fourth desk foot pad.

15. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 12 further comprising a third end rail post and a third rail assembly between the third end rail post and the center rail post, and a first rail extension extending between the center rail post and the third rail assembly, and a second rail extension extending between the third end rail post and the rail assembly.

16. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 12 wherein the desks are vertically adjustable desks.

17. An adjustable power and data rail for use with static height or vertically adjustable desks, comprising:

a center rail post secured to a central bracket, the central bracket respectively receiving a desk foot of a first, second, third and fourth desk;

the center rail post attached to a first end rail post by a first and second rail extension having a first rail assembly interposed between the first and the second rail extension;

the first rail assembly, first and second rail extension adjustable relative to each other and between the center rail post and the first end rail post;

the center rail post attached to a second end rail post by a third and a fourth rail extension having a second rail assembly interposed between the third and the fourth rail extension;

the second rail assembly, third and fourth rail extension adjustable relative to each other and between the center rail post and the second end rail post;

the first and the second end rail post each having an upper end rail post and a lower end rail post slideable relative to each other;

the first end rail post retained to the first and the second desk;

the second end rail post retained to the third and the fourth desk.

18. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 17 wherein each of the first end rail post and the second end rail post have a foot bracket, each of the first end rail post foot bracket and the second end rail post foot bracket having a first and a second foot receiving aperture.

19. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 18 wherein the first end rail post foot bracket first foot receiving aperture is positioned to receive a first desk foot pad;

the first end rail post foot bracket second foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a second desk foot pad;

the second end rail post foot bracket first foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a third desk foot pad;

the second end rail post foot bracket second foot receiving aperture positioned to receive a fourth desk foot pad.

20. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 17 wherein the first rail assembly between the center rail post and the first end rail post is tubular and wherein the second rail assembly between the center rail post and the second end rail post is tubular.

21. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 20 wherein the first rail assembly slidingly receives internally the first and the second rail extension and wherein the second rail assembly slidingly receives internally the third and the fourth rail extension.

22. The adjustable power and data rail of claim 20 wherein the first rail assembly between the center rail post and the first end rail post has at least one data port and at least one power port and wherein the second rail assembly between the center rail post and the second end rail post has at least one data port and at least one power port.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME AND ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 053957 FRAME 0090. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: ANDERSON, ERIC W.; PAULSEN, JON DANIEL
To: SQUARE GROVE LLC
Reel/Frame 061965/0283 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2020
From: ANDERSON, ERIC W.; PAULSEN, JON DANIEL
To: SQUAREGROVE, LLC DBA UPLIFT DESK
Reel/Frame 053957/0090 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62915191 · Oct 15, 2019
Related Publication 20210106133A1 · Apr 15, 2021