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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Michael J. Feldpausch, Middleville, MI (US);
Marvin C. Knauf, Conklin, MI (US);
Bradley D. Youngs, Byron Center, MI (US);
Mark T. Slager, Caledonia, MI (US);
Kurt R. Heidmann, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
John R. Hamilton, San Rafael, CA (US);
Ryan Geister, Alto, MI (US);
Daniel Phillips, Kentwood, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A partition assembly for subdividing a floor plan area that includes a beam assembly including a beam member including an upper wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall, first and second ends, and a pair of channels extending between the first and second ends, each of the channels positioned closer to one of the pair of side walls than to a longitudinally-extending center line of the beam member, a lower frame member located below the beam member, and vertical frame members extending between the beam member and the lower frame member, a work tool positioned above the beam assembly, and a connector assembly connecting the work tool to the beam assembly, where the connector assembly is coupled to the work tool and engages the pair of channels of the beam member.