Patent ID: 8046965

Claim:
A partition to be supported by at least one support element, the partition comprising: at least two panel modules, each said panel module comprising: at least two panel elements; said at least two panel elements being positioned relative to each other in a predetermined abutting arrangement selected from the group consisting of a vertical arrangement, in which said at least two panel elements are positioned operably vertically relative to each other, and a horizontal arrangement, in which said at least two panel elements are positioned operably horizontally relative to each other; said at least two panel elements defining a joint intersection therebetween; at least one fastening element attached to said at least two panel elements on both sides of the joint intersection to maintain said at least two panel elements in said predetermined abutting arrangement; said at least one fastening element being selected from the group consisting of a fastening element comprising a stud portion and a fastening element comprising a keyhole slot, said stud portion and said keyhole slot being adapted to cooperate to secure said at least two panel modules together; a first one of said at least two panel modules comprising said at least one fastening element with the stud portion and a second one of said at least two panel modules comprising said at least one fastening element with the keyhole slot; the stud portion comprising a head supported by a neck; the keyhole slot comprising a slot portion and an opening in communication with the slot portion, the opening being wider than the slot portion; the head being receivable in the opening; the neck being receivable in the slot portion upon relative movement of the first and second panel modules after the head is received in the opening; the slot portion being at least partially defined by side walls extending between the opening and a slot portion end wall; and the side walls being positioned such that, as the neck is positioned in the slot portion closer to the slot portion end wall, the neck is subjected to increasing tension.