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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1978
Harold L Vanden Hoek, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
The specification discloses a panel system in which panels are joined by one (at an angle) or two (in a straight line) elongated, flexible hinge(s) which is secured to each of the panels to be joined by being clamped between the end of the panel and an end cover which is readily removable from the panel. The end cover and the end of the panel both include flanges which interengage. The flanges on the end of the panel are relatively short so that by sliding the end cover only a short distance vertically, one can either secure it in position or remove it. The end cover includes a top shoulder and the end of the panel includes a bottom shoulder between which the elongated flexible hinge member extends with its top edge generally adjacent or abutting the top shoulder and its bottom edge generally adjacent or abutting the bottom shoulder, such that two adjacent panels joined by the hinge are automatically properly aligned.