Patent ID: 7448168

Claim:
A freestanding partition construction, comprising: a pair of spaced-apart upright frame members and a pair of horizontal frame members extending between and rigidly interconnecting the upright frame members to define an enlarged quadrilateral central frame opening, the upright frame members defining utility trough support surfaces; at least one cover panel removably mounted to the panel frame and extending across at least a substantial portion of the central frame opening; and at least one utility trough disposed in the enlarged central frame opening and having a central portion having a U-shaped cross-sectional shape, and first and second connectors at first and second opposite ends, respectively, of the utility trough engaging the upright frame members and supporting the utility trough, wherein the first connectors comprise a pair of extensions having downwardly-opening slots, and the second connectors comprise a pair of extensions having substantially continuous lower surfaces supporting the second end of the utility trough and permitting horizontal sliding of the second end of the utility trough on the utility trough support surfaces.