Patent ID: 8549804

Claim:
An office partition system, comprising: a substantially rectangular panel frame including a pair of vertical frame members, a top horizontal frame member disposed between upper ends of said pair of vertical frame members, and a bottom horizontal frame member disposed between lower ends of said pair of vertical frame members, said vertical frame members each including a front face; at least an upper cover tile removably mounted to said panel frame, said upper cover tile including a lower edge, and an electrical service assembly comprising: an elongate horizontal bracket extending between and secured at opposite ends thereof to said pair of vertical frame members, at least one snap connector fastened to said front face of each vertical frame member of said pair of vertical frame members, each said snap connector comprising a horizontal flange, a plurality of electrical outlet modules mounted to said elongate horizontal bracket, a header tile having an upper vertical wall and an upper horizontal flange horizontally extending from said upper vertical wall, said header tile mounted over said elongate horizontal bracket via engagement between said horizontal flanges of said snap connectors and said upper horizontal flange of said header tile such that said header tile overlaps at least a portion of said front faces of said pair of vertical frame members, said header tile including apertures respectively aligned with said plurality of electrical outlet modules whereby said electrical outlet modules are accessible from externally of said panel frame; and said front faces of said vertical frame members, said horizontal flange of said header tile, and said upper vertical wall of said header tile together defining an upper vertical tile-receiving space therebetween, said lower edge of said upper cover tile received within said upper tile-receiving space with said upper vertical wall overlapping at least a portion of said upper cover tile.