Patent ID: 7707790
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: A47B,E04B

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for a free-standing partition-type office system including a plurality of panel members, each panel member having at least one frame member, the at least one frame member having a pair of inwardly-extending channes, the connector assembly comprising: a pair of engagement members, each engagement member including a pair of legs, an inner wall located at and connected to a proximal end of the legs, a web portion located along a length of and connected to the legs, and a pair of tab portions located at a distal end of the legs, wherein the inner wall of at least one of the engagement members includes an aperture extending therethrough; and an actuator operably received within the aperture of the inner wall of one of the engagement members such that selective actuation of the actuator member forces the inner walls of the pair of engagement members away from one another, and wherein the tab portions are adapted to frictionally engage a pair of channels of a frame member, thereby coupling a pair of panel members together.