Patent ID: 6088980
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A space divider system comprising multiple interconnected panel members to form freestanding walls to subdivide an area, each of said members having a vertical edge, a pair of vertically extending rails, one of said rails being secured to the vertical edge of one of said members, the other rail being mounted on the vertical edge of an adjoining member to which the one member is to be secured, an upper connector securing said rails to one another, a lower connector mounted on one of said rails having vertically tapering legs defining an upwardly facing groove receiving said rails, said tapering legs urging said rails toward one another, and a pair of vertically extending flanges on each of said rails, said flanges of said rails being offset from the corresponding vertical edges to define a vertically extending pocket therebetween, each of said connectors extending from a pocket of one of said members and including a leg extending into the pocket of the other member, said upper connector including a bridging portion extending between said panel members and a pair of legs having diverging surfaces diverging outwardly from said bridging portion, said legs defining a downwardly facing groove, said groove receiving said rails, said rails engaging the diverging surfaces of said legs, each of said legs extending into a pocket of one of said rails.