Steelcase Inc.

Douglas D Benner

Joylene M Battey

Greg D Lamke

Joyce S Bromberg

Alexander A Karrip

Kenneth J MacQuarrie

A temporary office partition system is provided in which the partition is comprised of a plurality of partition panels, hinges, and bases. The panels are substantially flat, and have a bottom edge closely received in an associated partition base for support in a freestanding, substantially vertical, upright position. The base comprises at least two spaced-apart support portions disposed in a horizontally spaced relationship defining a panel receiving slot in which the panel is received. The base is supported on a floor surface in abutting fashion by laterally spaced-apart foot portions. Hinges comprising two oppositely outward facing U-shaped channels are shaped to closely receive the side edges of the panels and the U-shaped channels are interconnected by a flexible web to permit adjacent panels to be positioned in a mutually angular relationship.

Temporary office partition

Office partition support

A vertically extensible self-storing partition panel includes a base panel having a lower portion shaped for freestanding support on a floor surface, and an upper portion with two vertically oriented support sleeves and a storage cavity therebetween. An inverted U-shape extender frame has opposite legs closely received in the support sleeves of the base panel, and permits shifting the extender frame between an extended position above the base panel, and a retracted position within the storage cavity of the base panel. When the extender frame is extended, a retainer holds the same in place, and at least one cover panel covers the open interior of the extender frame.

Telescoping panel construction

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Douglas D Benner