Patent ID: 6202381
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for reconfiguring a system of wall panels comprising:providing at least one substantially square vertical corner post comprising four sides each terminating in an upper and lower edge, four corners formed at the junctures of the respective sides, and an outwardly facing groove running vertically along each of said corners;providing a plurality of wall panels, each of said wall panels having a vertically extending hanger bracket disposed along at least one side thereof, each of said hanger brackets terminating in an upper and lower edge;providing a plurality of pairs of upper and lower draw members, each of said lower draw members engaging one of said lower edges of said corner post and a lower edge of one of said hanger brackets, each of said upper draw members engaging one of said upper edges of said corner post and one of said upper edge and one of said slots of said hanger brackets;connecting each of said pairs of upper and lower draw members with a draw rod so as to connect each of said plurality of wall panels to said corner post;removing at least one of said plurality of wall panels so as to expose at least one of said sides of said corner post;providing a cover comprising at least a pair of edges;covering said at least one exposed side of said corner post with said cover by releasably engaging a pair of said grooves on said corner post with said edges of said cover.