Patent ID: 6349516
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: E04B,H02G

Abstract:
A frame arrangement for supporting a panel assembly of a space-dividing wall system, said arrangement comprising:a pair of upright vertically elongate support members; a first cross member extending laterally between upper ends of said support members and including a generally horizontally oriented elongate upper section and a pair of legs which project downwardly from opposite ends of said upper section, each said leg being fixed to one of said support members and including a first side wall disposed in generally superimposed relation with an inwardly facing side wall of the respective support member and a second side wall which is transverse to said first side wall and which projects inwardly and away from the respective support member; a second cross member disposed below said first cross member and extending generally horizontally between said legs, said second cross member having an upwardly-opening generally U-shaped configuration for supporting cabling therein and being adapted to mount an electrical component along a lower portion thereof, and a flange disposed at each end of said second cross member and engaging said second side wall of the respective leg to prevent rotation of said second cross member during manipulation of the electrical component.