Partition assembly

US10626600B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Steelcase Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael J. Feldpausch · Hastings, US
• Marvin C. Knauf · Conklin, US
• Bradley Youngs · Grand Rapids, US
• Mark T. Slager · Caledonia, US
• Kurt R. Heidmann · Grand Rapids, US
• John Hamilton · San Rafael, US
• Ryan Geister · Alto, US
• Daniel Phillips · Kentwood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 2017
• Grant date: Apr 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E04B2002/749
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A partition assembly for subdividing a floor plan area that includes a beam assembly including a beam member including an upper wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall, first and second ends, and a pair of channels extending between the first and second ends, each of the channels positioned closer to one of the pair of side walls than to a longitudinally-extending center line of the beam member, a lower frame member located below the beam member, and vertical frame members extending between the beam member and the lower frame member, a work tool positioned above the beam assembly, and a connector assembly connecting the work tool to the beam assembly, where the connector assembly is coupled to the work tool and engages the pair of channels of the beam member.