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Panel system

US6684929B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 15, 2002
Grant dateFeb 3, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 15, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04B2002/749
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An office panel partition includes a panel frame having at least two uprights and a horizontal structural member rigidly interconnecting the uprights. The panel frame has a first side and a second opposite side, and the panel frame defines at least four apertures on the first side thereof. The partition also includes a cover member having a major planar surface defining an exterior surface of the partition. The cover member includes at least four projections that are removably insertable into the at least four apertures to removably secure the cover member to the frame. The apertures are arranged in at least two vertically spaced horizontal rows and at least two horizontally spaced vertical columns. The apertures in a first one of the columns have different horizontal dimensions than those of the apertures located in the other of the columns. Each of the projections has a range of lateral positions when inserted into a respective one of the apertures. The range of lateral positions provided by the apertures in the first one of the columns is less than the range of lateral positions provided by the apertures in the other row of the columns. The apertures located in a first one of th…

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