Wall panel structure and connecting means therefor

Claim 1

Wall panel structure and connecting means comprising: a. a generally rectangular panel having spaced parallel side walls, top and bottom edge walls and opposite end elements; b. said edge walls being arranged to have interfitting engagement with edge walls of other similar panels disposed in edge wall abutting engagement with said panel; c. said end elements each having opposite ends disposed adjacent respective ones of said edge walls; d. each end element including a pair of flat sides the planes of which are angularly displaced from each other and from the planes of said side walls; e. the sides of each end element having aligned slots extending longitudinally inwardly toward each other from said opposite ends of said end elements; f. and tubular connectors for holding said end elements in end-to-end aligned relationship with the end elements of other similar panels when disposed in edge wall to edge wall abutting engagement with said panel; g. each connector having pairs of aligned slots, the slots of each pair extending longitudinally inwardly toward each other from opposite ends of said connector and spaced apart from the slots of other pairs thereof about the periphery of said connector; h. the slots in said end element sides and said connector each being arranged to receive portions of said connector and said end element sides, respectively, longitudinally inwardly of the slots thereof.