Patent ID: 6658805
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A space-dividing wall panel comprising:a panel frame disposed in load-bearing engagement with a floor, said panel frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced vertically extending uprights and an enlarged cross beam extending therebetween, said cross beam having opposite ends connected respectively to said uprights, each of said opposite ends of said cross beam having an end surface which is wider than said respective upright connected thereto and including a vertically elongate channel, each said channel extending vertically through said cross beam and including an open side which opens laterally from said cross beam, said cross beam including opposite side surfaces which face outwardly away from said wall panel and are spaced outwardly of said channels, each said upright being fixedly secured in a respective one of said channels through said open side thereof and being supported in said respective channel along the vertical length thereof, said uprights projecting vertically from said channels to define at least one hollow interior of said wall panel which is defined laterally by said uprights and by said cross beam that extends along one horizontal edge of said hollow interior, removable cover tiles being provided which are removably attached to said panel frame in a position offset vertically from said cross beam wherein said cover tiles overlie said hollow interior and define opposite exterior side surfaces of said wall panel.