Granted Patent B2

US 12,444,330 · App. 18/403,405 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Inventors: Joseph Iacovoni (Caledonia, MI); Keith Robert Machin (Hopkins, MI); Peter Emmett Mack, II (Holland, MI); Mark J. Dinneweth (Spring Lake, MI)

Assignee: Steelcase Inc.

G09F15/0062F16B2/10F16B2/12F16M13/02H05K5/0221H05K5/0234H05K7/14

Abstract

Claims (28)

1. An office furniture component configured to support an electronic component configured with at least one wire, the office furniture component comprising:

a support leg;

a wire management clip comprising:

a base member coupled to the support leg, wherein the base member comprises at least one longitudinally extending concave groove facing outwardly from the support leg;

a clamping member comprising at least one concave groove facing inwardly toward the support leg, wherein the clamping member is coupled to a post extending laterally inwardly, and wherein a retention member is arranged on the post; and

a spring disposed between the retention member and the base member, wherein the clamping member is moveable relative to the base member in opposition to a biasing return force of the spring, wherein when aligned, the at least one concave groove of the base member and the at least one concave groove of the clamping member define a channel, wherein a size of the channel is variable by way of the movement of the clamping member relative to the base member.

2. The office furniture component of claim 1 wherein the base member comprises a pair of longitudinally extending and spaced apart concave grooves and the clamping member comprises a pair of spaced apart concave grooves facing and alignable with the concave grooves of the base member so as to define first and second channels.

3. The office furniture component of claim 2 wherein the base member further comprises a longitudinally extending convex ridge disposed between the pair of concave grooves of the base member, and the clamping member comprises a third concave groove disposed between the pair of spaced apart concave grooves of the clamping member, wherein the convex ridge is shaped to mate with the third concave groove.

4. The office furniture component of claim 2 wherein the clamping member is pivotally coupled to the post about a longitudinally extending axis, wherein the clamping member is pivotable relative to the post and the base member about the longitudinally extending axis.

5. The office furniture component of claim 4 wherein a relative size of the first and second channels is variable as the clamping member is pivoted about the longitudinally extending axis.

6. The office furniture component of claim 1 wherein the support leg comprises a curved outer surface, and wherein the base member comprises a corresponding curved mounting surface shaped to mate with the curved outer surface.

7. The office furniture component of claim 1 wherein the post extends into an interior space of the support leg.

8. A wire management clip comprising:

a base member comprising a mounting surface and at least one longitudinally extending concave groove facing outwardly from the mounting surface;

a clamping member comprising at least one concave groove facing inwardly toward the base member, wherein the clamping member is coupled to a post extending laterally inwardly, wherein the post comprises a retention member; and

a spring disposed between the retention member and the base member, wherein the clamping member is moveable relative to the base member in opposition to a biasing return force of the spring, wherein when aligned, the at least one concave groove of the base member and the at least one concave groove of the clamping member define a channel, wherein a size of the channel is variable by way of the movement of the clamping member relative to the base member in opposition to a return force of the spring.

9. The wire management clip of claim 8 wherein the base member comprises a pair of longitudinally extending and spaced apart concave grooves and the clamping member comprises a pair of spaced apart concave grooves facing and alignable with the concave grooves of the base member so as to define first and second channels.

10. The wire management clip of claim 9 wherein the base member further comprises a longitudinally extending convex ridge disposed between the pair of concave grooves of the base member, and the clamping member comprises a third concave groove disposed between the pair of spaced apart concave grooves of the clamping member, wherein the convex ridge is shaped to mate with the third concave groove.

11. The wire management clip of claim 9 wherein the clamping member is pivotally coupled to the post about a longitudinally extending axis, wherein the clamping member is pivotable relative to the post and the base member about the longitudinally extending axis.

12. The wire management clip of claim 11 wherein a relative size of the first and second channels is variable as the clamping member is pivoted about the longitudinally extending axis.

13. The wire management clip of claim 8 wherein the mounting surface of the base member comprises a concave curved surface.

14. The wire management clip of claim 8 wherein the clamping member is rotatable about the axis of the post.

15. A wire management clip comprising:

a base member comprising at least one base member groove;

a clamping member comprising at least one clamping member groove facing the base member, wherein the at least one base member groove and the at least one clamping member groove are alignable to form a wire channel, wherein the clamping member is moveably coupled to the base member, wherein the clamping member is axially moveable toward and away from the base member along a first axis, and wherein the clamping member is rotatable relative to the base member about the first axis, and wherein the clamping member is pivotable relative to the base member about a second axis extending orthogonal to the first axis; and

a spring biasing the clamping member toward the base member.

16. The wire management clip of claim 15 wherein the second axis extends parallel to the groove of the clamping member.

17. The wire management clip of claim 15 further comprising a post rotatably coupled to the clamping member about the second axis, wherein the post defines the first axis, and wherein the spring is disposed between a retention member arranged on the post and the base member.

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