Abstract An open office system partition panel assembly including a panel having an outwardly opening wire raceway channel on top with a removable cap to permit wires to be laid in the top raceway channel. End wire raceway channels open away from the core of the panel and each has a panel connector support rail closing its opening. The wire raceway channels form a steel frame of box section strength for the panel and all metal-enclosed, non-snagging wire raceways from the top to the base of the panel. Legs formed as part of the panel base support the panel connector support rails. Wire passageways extend from the panel base to the end wire raceway channels. The panel base has an end section fastened to and supported on each leg. Upper panel connectors facilitate the connection of panels, improve the rigidity of the connection between panels and provide positive locking for the panel connection, both vertically and horizontally. The middle section, which fastens to and is supported on the end sections, may be omitted when electrical wiring is not installed in the panel base. A snap-in divider separates the raceway of the panel base into upper and lower wire conduits.
A leg for supporting an open office partition panel and a base assembly for such a panel, said leg including: end and side walls forming an upstanding structure of generally U-shaped horizontal cross-section, laterally-extending feet formed at the bottom of said side walls, laterally-extending brackets formed at the top of said side walls, the bottom of said end wall bent to extend horizontally between said side walls to form a bottom wall, said end wall projecting substantially above said side walls, ledges formed on said end wall, and means to receive a threaded glide formed at the bottom of the walls.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A leg for supporting an open office partition panel and a base assembly for such a panel, said leg including: end and side walls forming an upstanding structure of generally U-shaped horizontal cross-section, laterally-extending feet formed at the bottom of said side walls, laterally-extending brackets formed at the top of said side walls, the bottom of said end wall bent to extend horizontally between said side walls to form a bottom wall, said end wall projecting substantially above said side walls, ledges formed on said end wall, and means to receive a threaded glide formed at the bottom of the walls.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The leg of claim 1 in which said means to receive a threaded guide includes a threaded weld nut fastened to the underside of said leg bottom wall and means to reinforce said leg bottom wall, said reinforcing means including an upstanding member of U-shaped, horizontal cross-section positioned inside said leg on said bottom wall and fastened to said bottom wall and said leg.