Patent ID: 8007059

Claim:
An intensive use furniture component mounted to a structural element, the component comprising: a substantially hollow shell structure having an outer wall, and a mounting surface, the shell having a substantially hollow inner chamber, the mounting surface having an outer peripheral edge; a mounting flange on the shell, the mounting flange having a top side spaced from the mounting surface, the mounting flange having a bolt hole formed therein adjacent to the outer peripheral edge, a fastener in the bolt hole attached to the structural element; a contraband barrier comprising a caulk channel formed in the mounting surface adjacent the bolt hole, the caulk channel extending around the perimeter of the mounting surface and disposed between the bolt hole and the outer peripheral edge; wherein the caulk channel is adapted to receive a caulk bead provided on the structural surface thereby forming a sealing barrier between the outer edge and the interior of the mounting surface to prevent fluid from seeping from the outside the outer edge to the portion of the mounting channel adjacent the bolt hole and further prevent hiding of contraband.