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We claim:
1. An office space dividing system comprising rectangular frames, each
having first and second end portions, top and bottom portions, and front
and back surfaces disposed in parallel front and back planes,
respectively, with each of the frames having first and second vertical
stiles at the first and second end portions, respectively, with each stile
having inner and outer sides which extend between the front and back
planes, and horizontal rail portions which interconnect the first and
second stiles, characterized by:
each of the outer sides of the first and second stiles being defined by a
laterally projecting miter portion which includes first and second miter
walls having planes which intersect one another orthogonally and which
respectively intersect the front and back planes at 45 degrees, and
wherein the first and second miter walls join one another via first and
second inwardly directed walls which respectively angle from the first and
second miter walls toward the associated panel frame,
each of said first and second stiles further including a plate portion
joined to the miter portion to form a tubular structure, with the plate
portion having vertically extending edges and a surface which extends
therebetween which defines the inner side of the associated stile,
each miter portion of each stile joining the plate portion inwardly from
the vertically extending edges thereof via first and second offset wall
portions which extend inwardly from the first and second miter walls,
respectively,
first and second end flanges which respectively extend outwardly from the
first and second offset wall portions towards the front and back planes
and lie against said plate portion,
one of said first and second edge flanges extending outwardly beyond the
associated vertically extending edge of the plate portion and terminating
in a circular curled portion.
2. The office space dividing system of claim 1 wherein the first and second
inwardly directed walls intersect orthogonally.
3. The office space dividing system of claim 1 wherein the first and second
edge flanges are welded to the plate portion.
4. The office space dividing system of claim 1 wherein the circular curled
portion curls towards the plate portion, concealing the adjacent
vertically extending edge of the plate portion.
5. An office space dividing system comprising rectangular frames, each
having first and second end portions, top and bottom portions, and front
and back surfaces disposed in parallel front and back planes,
respectively, with each of the frames having first and second vertical
stiles at the first and second end portions, respectively, with each stile
having inner and outer sides which extend between the front and back
planes, and horizontal rail portions which interconnect the first and
second stiles, characterized by:
each of the outer sides of the first and second stiles being defined by a
laterally projecting miter portion which includes first and second miter
walls having planes which intersect one another orthogonally and which
respectively intersect the front and back planes at 45 degrees, and
wherein the first and second miter walls join one another via first and
second inwardly directed walls which respectively angle from the first and
second miter walls toward the associated panel frame,
said miter portions of each stile including a horizontally open notch, with
said notches of adjacent panel frames being horizontally aligned,
and including clamp means engaging edges of said notches to lock adjoining
frames together.
6. The office space dividing system of claim 5 wherein the clamp means
comprises a three-part threaded fastener which draws adjoining frames into
horizontal alignment and the desired relation to one another.
7. The office space dividing system of claim 6 wherein the miter portions
of each stile each include a second notch spaced from the horizontally
open notch, with one of the three parts of the three-part threaded
fastener including a tapped hole tie plate disposed in an opening
collectively defined by said second notches of adjacent frames being
joined.
8. The office space dividing system of claim 6 wherein one of the three
parts of the three-part threaded fastener includes a wedge clamp connector
having vertically extending wedge slots which engage the miter portions of
frames being joined.
9. The office space dividing system of claim 8 wherein the remaining parts
of the three-part threaded fastener include a tapped hole tie plate, and a
draw bolt which extends between the wedge clamp connector and tie plate,
with said draw bolt holding the wedge clamp connector such that the wedge
slots are firmly seated on the horizontally open notches of the miter
portions of the frames being joined.
10. The office space dividing system of claim 9 wherein the miter portions
of each stile include a second notch spaced from the horizontally open
notch, with the tie plate being disposed in an opening collectively
defined by said second notches of frames being joined, and wherein the
draw bolt is disposed in a vertically extending opening collectively
defined by the first and second inwardly directed walls of the miter
portions of frames being joined.
11. The office space dividing system of claim 10 wherein the inwardly
directed walls of each miter portion intersect one another orthogonally to
define a W-shaped cross sectional configuration, and wherein the opening
collectively defined by adjacent miter portions of frames being joined has
a substantially square cross sectional configuration.
12. An office space dividing system comprising rectangular frames, each
having first and second end portions, top and bottom portions, and front
and back surfaces disposed in parallel front and back planes,
respectively, with each of the frames having first and second vertical
stiles at the first and second end portions, respectively with each stile
having inner and outer sides which extend between the front and back
planes, and horizontal rail portions which interconnect the first and
second stiles, characterized by:
each of the outer sides of the first and second stiles being defined by a
laterally projecting miter portion which includes first and second miter
walls having planes which intersect one another orthogonally and which
respectively intersect the front and back planes at 45 degrees, and
wherein the first and second miter walls join one another via first and
second inwardly directed walls which respectively angle from the first and
second miter walls toward the associated panel frame,
said miter portions of each stile including at least first and second
spaced pairs of notches,
and including first and second clamp means respectively associated with the
first and second pairs of notches which lock adjoining panel frames
together.
13. The office space dividing system of claim 12 wherein each of the first
and second clamp means includes a wedge clamp member disposed in one notch
of a pair, a tapped hole tie plate disposed in the remaining notch of a
pair, and a tie bolt linkage the wedge clamp member and the tie plate.
14. An office space dividing system comprising rectangular frames, each
having first and second end portions, top and bottom portions, and front
and back surfaces disposed in parallel front and back planes,
respectively, with each of the frames having first and second vertical
stiles at the first and second end portions, respectively, with each stile
having inner and outer sides which extend between the front and back
planes, and horizontal rail portions which interconnect the first and
second stiles, characterized by:
each of the outer sides of the first and second stiles being defined by a
laterally projecting miter portion which includes first and second miter
walls having planes which intersect one another orthogonally and which
respectively intersect the front and back planes at 45 degrees, and
wherein the first and second miter walls join one another via first and
second inwardly directed walls which respectively angle from the first and
second miter walls toward the associated panel frame,
said miter portions of each stile having a substantially W-shaped cross
sectional configuration, with the miter portions of two adjacent frames
being disposed adjacent to one another, and including first and second
elongated filler members each having a W-shaped cross sectional
configuration similar to the cross sectional configuration of the miter
portions of the stiles, with said first and second elongated filler
members being disposed adjacent to the miter sections of the two frames
being joined, such that the W-shaped miter portions and W-shaped filler
members collectively define a column having a central opening which is
symmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the column.
15. An office space dividing system comprising rectangular frames, each
having first and second end portions, top and bottom portions, and front
and back surfaces disposed in parallel front and back planes,
respectively, with each of the frames having first and second vertical
stiles at the first and second end portions, respectively, with each stile
having inner and outer sides which extend between the front and back
planes, and horizontal rail portions which interconnect the first and
second stiles, characterized by:
each of the outer sides of the first and second stiles being defined by a
laterally projecting miter portion which includes first and second miter
walls having planes which intersect one another orthogonally and which
respectively intersect the front and back planes at 45 degrees, and
wherein the first and second miter walls join one another via first and
second inwardly directed walls which respectively angle from the first and
second miter walls toward the associated panel frame,
said miter portions of each stile having a substantially W-shaped cross
sectional configuration, with the miter portions of three adjacent frames
being disposed adjacent to one another,
and including an elongated filler member having a W-shaped cross sectional
configuration similar to the cross sectional configuration of the miter
portions of the stiles, with said elongated filler member being disposed
adjacent to the miter sections of the panel frames being joined, such that
the W-shaped miter portions and W-shaped filler member collectively define
a column having a central opening which is symmetrical about the
longitudinal axis of the column.
16. An office space dividing system comprising rectangular frames, each
having first and second end portions, top and bottom portions, and front
and back surfaces disposed in parallel front and back planes,
respectively, with each of the frames having first and second vertical
stiles at the first and second end portions, respectively with each stile
having inner and outer sides which extend between the front and back
planes, and horizontal rail portions which interconnect the first and
second stiles, characterized by:
each of the outer sides of the first and second stiles being defined by a
laterally projecting miter portion which includes first and second miter
walls having planes which intersect one another orthogonally and which
respectively intersect the front and back planes at 45 degrees, and
wherein the first and second miter walls join one another via first and
second inwardly directed walls which respectively angle from the first and
second miter walls toward the associated panel frame,
said first and second vertical stiles of at least one of the frames being
tubular and open ended, at least at the top portion of the panel frame,
and including an add-on frame having an inverted U-shaped configuration,
said add-on frame including first and second leg portions having a
horizontal cross sectional configuration which is the same as the
horizontal cross sectional configuration of the first and second stiles, a
bight interconnecting said first and second leg portions which functions
as an upper rail, and first and second bayonet portions depending from
said first and second leg portions,
said first and second bayonet portions being snugly telescoped into open
ends of the tubular first and second stiles, respectively, of said at
least one frame, to provide a vertical extension thereof.
17. The office space dividing system of claim 16 wherein the miter portions
of each stile include a horizontally open notch, and the bayonet portions
include a notch aligned with the horizontally open notches of the stiles
they are telescopically engaged with, and wherein the notches of adjacent
panel frames are horizontally aligned, and including clamp means engaging
edges of said aligned notches to simultaneously lock adjoining frames
together and lock the add-on frame to the at least one frame.
18. The office space dividing system of claim 16 wherein each stile
includes two vertically spaced notches near the top portion of the frame,
and the bayonet portions include a notch aligned with the uppermost of the
two notches of the stiles they are telescopically engaged with, and
wherein the two spaced notches of adjacent frames are horizontally
aligned, and including clamp means extending between and engaging edges of
said aligned vertically spaced notches to simultaneously lock adjoining
frames together and lock the add-on frame to the at least one frame.
19. The office space dividing system of claim 18 wherein the clamp means
includes a three-part threaded fastener which draws the lower edges of the
notches in the first and second bayonets downwardly to force the stiles of
the add-on frame tightly against the stiles of the at least one frame.
20. The office space dividing system of claim 19 wherein the three-part
threaded fastener includes a tapped hole tie plate disposed in the
uppermost of the aligned notches, a wedge clamp connector disposed to
engage edges of the lowermost of the aligned notches, and a draw bolt
extending between said wedge clamp connector and said tapped hole tie
plate.
21. An office space dividing system characterized by:
a base frame having first and second upright hollow stiles at first and
second horizontally spaced ends thereof,
and an add-on frame section on said base frame having first and second
hollow stiles which smoothly continue the external configuration of the
first and second stiles of the base frame, with the first and second
stiles of the add-on frame having depending bayonet portions which snugly
telescope into the hollow first and second stiles of the base portion,
at least one additional frame disposed adjacent to the base frame,
and interior connecting means simultaneously locking the bayonet portions
to the first and second stiles of the base frame, and the at least one
additional frame to the base frame,
said upright hollow stiles of the base frame and the bayonet portions of
the add-on frame section including horizontally aligned notches which
define draw edges, said interior connecting means including draw fastener
means which engages said draw edges to draw the bayonet portions of the
add-on frame downwardly to obtain firm abutment between the first and
second hollow stiles of the add-on frame and the first and second upright
hollow stiles of the base frame.
22. The office space dividing system of claim 21 wherein the base frame and
add-on frame each include a horizontal rail which are vertically spaced
from one another, to define, along with predetermined portions of
predetermined stiles, a rectangular frame opening, and including a panel
member sized to snugly fit within said rectangular frame opening, and
means removably mounting said panel member within said rectangular frame
opening.
23. The office space dividing system of claim 21 wherein the base frame and
add-on frame each include a horizontal rail which are vertically spaced
from one another, to define, along with predetermined portions of
predetermined stiles, a rectangular frame opening, and including first and
second panel members each sized to snugly fit back-to-back within said
rectangular frame opening, and means removably and independently mounting
said first and second panel members within said rectangular frame opening.
24. An office space dividing system having interconnected rectangular
frames having front and back portions disposed in front and back planes,
respectively, characterized by:
each of said frames having first and second stiles each having a miter
portion which includes first and second outwardly extending walls the
planes of which are disposed at 45 degree angles with respect to the front
and back planes, with said first and second outwardly extending walls
being bent prior to intersecting with one another to form a square
recessed corner,
and means engaging the square recessed corners of adjacent frames to
rigidly hold the panel frames together.
25. The office space dividing system of claim 24 wherein each miter portion
has a substantially W-shaped cross-sectional configuration having an edge
curl on one vertical thereof.
26. The office space dividing system of claim 25 wherein each miter portion
includes a column cover receiving shoulder.
27. The office space dividing system of claim 26 including a four-sided
column at each end of each frame constructed of the miter sections of
adjoining frames, and including an elongated fill piece member for each
side of the column which is devoid of a frame, with said elongated fill
piece member having a W-shaped cross-sectional configuration, an edge curl
on one edge thereof, and a cover receiving shoulder, all similar to the
W-shaped cross-sectional configuration, edge curl and cover receiving
shoulder of a miter portion.
28. The office space dividing system of claim 27 including a column cover
removably engaging the cover receiving shoulders of each fill piece
member, with each fill piece member and associated column cover
cooperatively define a wire way vertically through the column.
29. The office space dividing system of claim 28 wherein each column cover
is flush with the adjacent edge curls, to maximize the size of the wire
way without exceeding the external dimensions of the column defined by the
edge curls.
30. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, each having first and second ends, a top and a bottom, and front
and back faces, characterized by:
a four-side column at the end of each frame cooperatively constructed of
four mating members, at least one of which is fixed to a frame, which each
of said four mating members having first and second wall members having
planes disposed at right angles to one another, with the first wall member
of one mating member abutting with the second wall member of another
mating member,
and means for rigidly holding the four mating members together,
said first wall member of each of said four mating members including a
circular edge curl which projects beyond a face of the frame.
31. The office space dividing system of claim 30 wherein each of the first
and second wall members are bent inwardly at an angle of 90 degrees, with
said bent portions joining one another in a right angle recessed corner
which is spaced inwardly from an imaginary intersection of an unbent
continuation of the first and second wall members, thereby spacing each of
the four mating members from the longitudinal axis of the column.
32. The office space dividing system of claim 31 wherein the bent portions
of the first and second wall members are vertically recessed, with the
means for rigidly holding the four mating members together including means
clamping mating recessed portions together.
33. The office space dividing system of claim 32 including a column cover
disposed between and tangent to two of said edge curls, with said column
cover and adjacent wall members cooperatively defining a vertical wire-way
in the column.
34. The office space dividing system of claim 33 including a cornice on top
of at least certain of said frames which flares outwardly from each face
of the associated frame and upwardly, and further including electrical
wiring disposed in said cornice.
35. The office space dividing system of claim 30 wherein each frame
includes first and second stiles at the first and second ends, and a chair
rail which extends between said first and second stiles.
36. The office space dividing system of claim 35 including horizontal
electrical wiring supported by the chair rail.
37. The office space dividing system of claim 35 wherein each frame
includes first and second stiles at the first and second ends, and a base
rail which extends between said first and second stiles.
38. The office space dividing system of claim 37 including means for
elevating the frames to provide a space below the base rail, and further
including horizontal electrical wiring in the space below the base rail.
39. The office space dividing system of claim 38, wherein the horizontal
wiring is at least partially supported by the base rail.
40. The office space dividing system of claim 30 wherein each frame
includes first and second stiles at the first and second ends, a base rail
which extends between said first and second stiles, furniture adjacent to
at least certain of said frames, and means for supporting said furniture
from said base rail.
41. The office space dividing system of claim 40 wherein the means for
supporting the furniture is horizontally adjustable along the base rail,
enabling furniture to be supported thereby without regard to the furniture
widths and frame widths.
42. The office space dividing system of claim 30 including a cornice on top
of at least certain of said frames which flares outwardly from each face
of the associated frame and upwardly, and further including ambient
lighting fixtures in said cornice.
43. The office space dividing system of claim 30 including first and second
stiles at the first and second ends of each frame having parallel facing
surfaces, a chair rail disposed between said parallel facing surfaces, a
rail mount between said parallel facing surfaces, and means for supporting
said rail mount from said parallel facing surfaces.
44. The office space dividing system of claim 30 including first and second
stiles at the first and second ends of each frame having parallel facing
surfaces, a base rail, a chair rail, and a top rail disposed between said
parallel facing surfaces, at least one panel between said parallel facing
surfaces, and means for removably mounting said at least one panel from
said parallel facing surfaces.
45. The office space dividing system of claim 44 including a second panel
disposed between the parallel facing surfaces, back to back with the at
least one panel, and means for removably mounting said second panel from
said parallel facing surfaces.
46. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, each having first and second ends, a top and a bottom, and front
and back faces, characterized by:
a four-side column at the end of each frame cooperatively constructed of
four mating members, at least one of which is fixed to a frame, with each
of said four mating members having first and second wall members having
planes disposed at right angles to one another, with the first wall member
of one mating member abutting with the second wall member of another
mating member,
means for rigidly holding the four mating members together,
a circular edge curl on the first wall member of each of the four mating
members which projects beyond a face of the frame,
a column cover disposed between the tangent to two of said edge curls to
define a wire-way in the column,
a cornice on top of at least certain of said frames which flares outwardly
from each face of the associated frame and upwardly,
electrical wiring disposed in said cornice,
a chair rail in each frame,
electrical wiring supported by said chair rail,
a base rail in each frame,
means for elevating each frame to provide a space below said base rail,
electrical wiring in the space below said base rail,
and electrical wiring in the cornice and wire-way connected to the
electrical wiring supported by the chair rail and the electrical wiring in
the space below the base rail.
47. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, each having first and second ends, a top and a bottom, and front
and back faces, characterized by:
a four-side column at the end of each frame cooperatively constructed of
four mating members, at least one of which is fixed to a frame, with each
of said four mating members having first and second wall members having
planes disposed at right angles to one another, with the first wall member
of one mating member abutting with the second wall member of another
mating member,
means for rigidly holding the four mating members together,
a cornice on top of at least certain of said frames which flares outwardly
from each face of the associated frame and upwardly,
ambient lighting fixtures in said cornice,
a center septum in said cornice,
and a panel in said septum.
48. The office space dividing system of claim 47 wherein the panel is
transparent, enabling light from the lighting fixtures to be transmitted
through the panel.
49. The office space dividing system of claim 47 wherein the panel is a
clerestory.
50. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, with each frame having first and second vertical stiles, and rails
extending between the first and second stiles, including base and top
rails, characterized by:
a four-side column at the end of each frame cooperatively constructed of
four mating members, at least one of which is fixed to a frame, with each
of said four mating members having first and second wall members having
planes disposed at right angles to one another, with the first wall member
of one mating member abutting with the second wall member of another
mating member,
means for rigidly holding the four mating members together,
said first wall member of each of said four mating members including a
circular edge curl which projects beyond a face of the frame,
said base rail being a box-like structure having a top, a bottom, and first
and second spaced sides, and a height of about 10 inches, and including
adjustable feet extending downwardly from the base beam which place the
top of the base rail about 16 inches above floor level,
a work surface,
and horizontally adjustable means for supporting said work surface from
said base rail at any desired point there along.
51. The office space dividing system of claim 50 including furniture, and
horizontally adjustable means for supporting said furniture from said base
rail at any desired there along.
52. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the rails include
a chair rail, and wherein the means for supporting the work surface from
the base rail includes first and second bracket means which elevates the
work surface to approximately the height of the chair rail.
53. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the rails include
a chair rail, and including a panel, and means for removably mounting said
panel in the space between the base rail and chair rail.
54. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the rails include
a chair rail between the base and top rails, and including an electrical
terminal block having an electrical receptacle, and means for supporting
said terminal block below the chair rail.
55. The office space dividing system of claim 50 including an electrical
terminal block having an electrical receptacle, and means for supporting
said terminal block below the base rail.
56. The office space dividing system of claim 50 including a cornice
supported by the top rail, with said cornice flaring outwardly to provide
a width greater than the depth of the top rail.
57. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the rails include
a chair rail between the base and top rails, and including panel means,
and means on said first and second stiles for removably mounting the panel
means above the chair rail.
58. The office space dividing system of claim 57 wherein the panel means
includes three equal height panels.
59. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the rails include
a chair rail between the base and top rails, and including a rail mount,
and means for mounting said rail mount above the chair rail on said first
and second stiles.
60. The office space dividing system of claim 59 wherein the first and
second vertical stiles have parallel inner surfaces which face one
another, with the means for mounting said rail mount including slots in
said inner surfaces and hooks on the rail mount which fit in said slots,
with said hooks being offset inwardly from the rail mount.
61. The office space dividing system of claim 50 including means
interconnecting adjacent frames which create an enlarged column having a
thickness greater than the depth of the frame, and including first and
second rail mounts mounted on adjoining frames, on opposite sides of the
enlarged column, with the rail mounts being dimensioned to enable
furniture accessories to extend between the first and second rail mounts
and span the enlarged column.
62. The office space dividing system of claim 50 including a cornice on the
top rail, electrical wiring in the cornice, and means interconnecting
adjacent frames which create a column defining a vertical wire way which
communicates with the cornice, with at least certain of the wiring the
cornice continuing into the wire way.
63. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the rails include
a chair rail disposed between the base and top rails, with the top of the
base rail being about one-half the distance from floor level to said chair
rail.
64. The office space dividing system of claim 50 wherein the top of the
base rail defines a shoulder over which furniture supporting brackets may
be hooked.
65. The office space dividing system of claim 64 wherein the bottom of the
base rail defines a slot into which the furniture supporting brackets may
be secured.
66. The office space dividing system of claim 65 including a furniture
supporting bracket having a hook portion hooked over the shoulder and a
removable clip portion disposed in the bottom slot.
67. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, with each frame having first and second vertical mounts horizontal
rails which interconnect the stiles, with the stiles and rails defining
first and second opposed parallel faces, and with the first and second
stiles having inwardly facing surfaces which face and are parallel with
one another, characterized by:
a hollow column between adjoining frames which laterally projects beyond
the first and second parallel faces of the adjoining frames,
slots in the inwardly facing surfaces,
and first and second rail tiles each having outwardly facing vertical
surfaces disposed in a common vertical plane,
said first and second rail mounts having offset mounting brackets which
engage the slots in the inwardly facing surfaces of the first and second
stiles of adjoining frames, positioning the common vertical plane flush
with the hollow column,
said rail mounts each having a plurality of horizontal dovetail mounting
slots, whereby accessories may be hooked into the dovetail mounting slots
of the first and second rail mounts and span the enlarged column.
68. The office space dividing system of claim 67 including a storage
cabinet having upper and lower hooks disposed in the dovetail slots of the
first and second rail mounts.
69. The office space dividing system of claim 68 wherein the storage
cabinet has a bottom portion which defines a recess, and including a
lighting fixture disposed in said recess.
70. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, with each frame having first and second vertical stiles, and rails
extending between the first and second stiles, including base, chair and
top rails, with the stiles and rails defining opposed parallel frame faces
which are disposed in spaced vertical planes, characterized by:
said base rail being a box-like structure having a top, a bottom, and first
and second spaced slides, and including adjustable feet extending
downwardly from the bottom of the base rail which lift the bottom of the
base rail a predetermined adjustable dimension above floor level,
means providing columns at the stiles of each frame, including means for
extending the column beyond the frame faces to provide enlarged wire ways
in the column to accommodate vertical movement of electrical wiring to
predetermined locations below the chair and base rails,
removable base panels for enclosing the space below the base rail,
a support bracket fixed to the bottom of the base rail having an inverted
U-shaped cross-sectional configuration having depending leg portions which
are upwardly flanged to provide upturned edges for at least partially
flanged to provide upturned edges for at least partially securing the
removable base panels,
and a floor channel disposed below the base rail having upstanding leg
portions, with the base panels abutting said upstanding leg portions.
71. The office space dividing system of claim 70 wherein the adjustable
feet are levelers which extend from the floor channel to the bottom of the
base rail.
72. The office space dividing system of claim 70 including enlarged
openings in the first and second stiles just below the chair rail to
enable electrical wiring to proceed from a column to a frame, and from
frame to frame through a column.
73. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, with each frame having openings defined by first and second
vertical stiles and horizontal rails which interconnect the stiles, with
the stiles and rails defining first and second opposed parallel faces, and
with the first and second stiles having inwardly facing surfaces which
face the openings, characterized by:
at least one pair of channel brackets,
means for mounting said at least one pair of channel brackets within a
frame opening on the inwardly facing surfaces of the first and second
stiles,
at least one panel insert,
and means for removably mounting said at least one panel insert on said
channel brackets to at least partially close the associated frame opening,
said means for mounting said panel insert to the channel brackets including
upper and lower slots in the channel brackets and upper and lower pins on
the panel insert, with the upper slots in the channel brackets having a
downwardly facing hook configuration for gravity assisted pivotable
retention of the upper pins of the panel insert, and with the lower slots
in the channel brackets being horizontal, and spring means aligned with
the lower slots for spring retention of the lower pins of the panel insert
as the panel insert is pivoted into assembled relation with the channel
brackets,
and a flexible peripheral seal around the panel insert which engages the
frame when the insert is in assembled relation with the channel brackets.
74. The office space dividing system of claim 73 wherein the means for
mounting said channel brackets include slots disposed in the inwardly
facing surfaces of the first and second stiles, and hooks on the channel
brackets which hook into said slots.
75. The office space dividing system of claim 74 including flanges on the
panel insert, with the peripheral seal including co-extrusion members
secured to said flanges.
76. The office space dividing system of claim 73 including at least one
additional panel insert, and means for removably mounting said at least
one additional panel insert on the at least one pair of channel brackets,
back to back with the at least one panel insert.
77. The office space dividing system of claim 76 including means for
securing one of the panel inserts to the channel brackets, requiring the
remaining panel insert to be removed prior to the removal of the secured
panel insert.
78. An office space dividing system comprising interconnected rectangular
frames, with each frame having openings defined by first and second
vertical stiles and horizontal rails which interconnect the stiles, with
the stiles and rails defining first and second opposed parallel faces, and
with the first and second stiles having inwardly facing surfaces which
face the openings, characterized by:
at least one pair of channel brackets,
means for mounting said at least one pair of channel brackets within a
frame opening on the inwardly facing surfaces of the first and second
stiles,
at least one panel insert,
and means for removably mounting said at least one panel insert on said
channel brackets to at least partially close the associated frame opening,
said at least one panel insert including a glazing frame,
and including locking keys extending from said glazing frame to removably
lock said frame to the channel brackets.
79. The office space dividing system of claim 78 includi | | |
