Patent ID: 6276102
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A47B,E04B,E04F,E06B,F24F,H02G

Abstract:
An integrated system comprising:a building space of the type having a generally open plan interior defined by fixed walls;a wall-covering system juxtaposed parallel to and positioned coextensive with a portion of one of the fixed walls and including a wall-covering frame positioned against and attached to the one fixed wall to selectively cover the portion of the one fixed wall;a portable partition system for spatially dividing the open plan interior of the building space into a plurality of work areas, the portable partition system including prefabricated preassembled freestanding partition frames with at least one of the freestanding partition frames having an end abutted against and attached to the wall-covering frame; anda plurality of cover panels removably attached to the wall-covering frame and to the freestanding partition frames for covering the wall-covering frame and the freestanding partition frames, at least some of the cover panels on the wall-covering frame and on the freestanding partition frames having an identical size and shape, so that the identical cover panels can be selectively interchanged between the wall-covering frame and the freestanding partition frames.