Patent ID: 7712260

Claim:
An adjustable wall system comprising: a plurality of longitudinal horizontal members; a plurality of longitudinal vertical members, each of said vertical members comprising a mounting side being mountable to said horizontal members, and an opposite panel-receiving side; and a plurality of panels, each said panel comprising a decorative face and an opposite mounting face, said mounting face comprising mounting elements for removably mounting said panel to said panel-receiving side of said vertical members, whereby when mounting said vertical members to said horizontal members and said panels to said vertical members a wall is thus formed, wherein said vertical member panel-receiving side comprises a lateral protrusion, said panel mounting face being recessed with respect to said panel decorative face exposing a backside portion, said exposed backside portion and a said mounting element gripping said lateral protrusion therebetween when a said panel is mounted to a said vertical member; wherein a said mounting element extends from said panel and comprises a free end forming a shoulder, said shoulder gripping said lateral protrusion against said exposed backside portion when said panel is mounted to a said vertical member and wherein said recessed panel mounting face comprises an intrusion adjacent to said exposed backside portion, said mounting element comprising a tail end being fitted into said intrusion and an opposite free end forming a shoulder, said shoulder gripping said lateral protrusion against said exposed backside portion when said panel is mounted to a said vertical member.