Patent ID: 6754998
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A partition panel, comprising:a frame assembly including one or more frame members, wherein the frame assembly defines an opening and wherein a first one of the frame members includes a pair of oppositely facing side surfaces and an arcuate surface extending therebetween; a core received within the opening; an outer trim member mounted to the first frame member, wherein the outer trim member includes an axially extending outwardly facing recess, and wherein the outer trim member includes a pair of spaced apart engagement surfaces that overlie the outwardly facing recess; wherein the outer trim member further includes an inwardly facing recess within which the first frame member is received, wherein the inwardly facing recess is defined by a pair of side walls and a transverse wall extending between the pair of side walls, wherein the outer trim member and the first frame member are configured and arranged such that, when the outer trim member is mounted to the first frame member, the pair of side walls of the outer trim member face and engage the pair of oppositely facing surfaces of the first frame member and the transverse wall of the outer trim member faces and engages the arcuate surface of the first frame member; and an auxiliary component including a mounting arrangement for engagement within the recess for mounting the auxiliary component to the partition panel, wherein the mounting arrangement includes a base section and an outer section that extends outwardly from the base section, and wherein the base section is engaged within the recess by axially moving the base section into the recess, wherein the base section and the trim member engagement surfaces are configured to maintain the base section within the recess, and wherein the outer section of the mounting arrangement extends outwardly of the recess through the space between the trim member engagement surfaces.