Patent ID: 6968661

Claim:
A wall system, comprising: a frame arrangement comprising a series of frame members defining one or more open areas; a shell configured to enclose at least one of the open areas, wherein the shell includes an outer skin and at least one structural member to which the skin is secured; and wherein the frame arrangement includes a groove and wherein the structural member of the shell includes a connector member formed separately from the structural member and engaged with the structural member, wherein the connector member is carried by the structural member, and wherein the connector member includes a resilient arcuate projection configured to engage the groove by application of a push-on force to the structural member that advances the projection of the connector member toward the frame arrangement and into the groove, wherein the groove includes an arcuate wall that matches the arcuate projection, wherein the groove is shaped such that the resilient arcuate projection deforms upon entry into the groove to engage the resilient arcuate projection within the groove and to mount the shell to the frame arrangement.