Patent ID: 7055287
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A space-dividing wall panel system comprising: a plurality of generally rectangular upright wall panels serially connected together so as to define a vertically enlarged wall extending upwardly from a floor, each said wall panel having upper and lower edges which are vertically spaced apart and opposite ends which are laterally spaced apart, and further having a panel frame disposed in load-bearing relation with the floor; said panel frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced vertical uprights defining said opposite ends of said wall panel and horizontal first and second cross members extending laterally between said uprights, said first and second cross members being disposed in vertically spaced relation and having opposite ends rigidly connected to said uprights so as to define an open interior of said panel frame, each said upright having a width defined between opposite outward facing side surfaces thereof; said wall panel further including a plurality of cover panels which are mounted on said panel frame to enclose said open interior, said cover panels having interior panel surfaces spaced outwardly of said uprights such that outer panel surfaces of said cover panels define a panel width that is greater than said width of said uprights, said wall panel including elongate laterally elongate channels extending laterally between said opposite ends thereof on opposite sides of said wall panel, said channels being disposed outwardly of said side surfaces of said uprights in a non-interfering relation therewith and having opposite first and second open ends which open laterally from said opposite ends of said wall panel, each said channel adapted to be aligned with a serially-adjacent one of said channels of a serially-adjacent wall panel; each serially-adjacent pair of said channels having said first open end of one said channel aligned in communication with said second open end of another said channel to define an uninterrupted mounting track extending laterally between said serially-connected wall panels, each said mounting track being accessible from an exterior of said wall panels wherein at least one said mounting track is an intermediate track spaced vertically from said upper and lower edges; and at least one connector assembly being provided for mounting a workstation component thereto, said connector assembly having a connector arrangement connecting said connector assembly to said mounting track, said connector arrangement comprising a hook-like member adapted to slidably engage said first channel.