Ceiling runners and partition structure

Claim 1

IN A PLASTERED WALL, THE COMBINATION OF A STATIONARY SUPPORT, A LATH PANEL HAVING PLANAR EXPOSED SURFACES, A PLASTER COAT APPLIED TO THE EXPOSED SURFACES OF SAID LATH PANEL, A RUNNER MOUNTED ON SAID STATIONARY SUPPORT AND HAVING A DEPENDING SECTION DISPOSED ADJACENT ONE EXPOSED SURFACE OF SAID PANEL, AND MEANS ENGAGING THE OTHER EXPOSED PANEL SURFACE AND SAID DEPENDING RUNNER SECTION AND SECURING SAID PANEL AND RUNNER IN ASSEMBLED RELATION; SAID RUNNER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FIRST FLANGE SECTION ATTACHED TO SAID STATIONARY SUPPORT, AND A DEPENDING ELONGATED APERTURED SECOND FLANGE SECTION EXTENDING ANGULARLY FROM SAID FIRST FLANGE SECTION AND FORMING SAID DEPENDING SECTION DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID ONE EXPOSED PANEL SURFACE, SAID SECOND FLANGE SECTION HAVING THE ELONGATED FREE EDGE THEREOF OFFSET AND PROTRUDING FROM ONE SIDE OF SAID SECOND FLANGE SECTION TOWARD SAID ONE EXPOSED SURFACE OF SAID PANEL WHEREBY ONLY SAID OFFSET EDGE IS IN CONTACT WITH SAID EXPOSED PANEL SURFACE AND THE REMAINDER OF SAID SECOND FLANGE SECTION IS SPACED THERE-