Patent ID: 6244002
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A modular panel system comprising:a panel, said panel having first and second opposed major faces, a frame comprised of a top wall, a bottom wall, and first and second side walls;connecting means located on at least one of said side walls for interconnecting said side wall to an adjacent side wall of an adjacent panel;said connecting means comprising a vertically extending member secured to said side wall, an elongated flexible interconnecting member having first and second longitudinally extending side marginal edges, each of said side marginal edges having means for attachment to said vertically extending member;and a cable raceway extending horizontally along at least one of said top and bottom walls, said cable raceway being secured to said at least one of said top and bottom walls;said vertically extending member comprising a base secured to said side wall, a pair of outwardly extending flanges located along side marginal edges of said base, each of said flanges having a longitudinally extending groove, and each of said side marginal edges of said elongated flexible interconnecting member having an enlarged edge portion designed to fit within and be retained by one of said grooves.