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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1996
Charles A Seiber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Benjamin G Shaw, London, GB;
Christopher O Lada, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Phillip M Hobson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert P Poppe, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
David A Shipman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Robert J Luchetti, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gregg R Draudt, Watertown, MA (US);
James B Eldon, III, Barto, PA (US);
David D McClanahan, Harleysville, PA (US);
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A freestanding portable partition assembly and related system are provided for open office spaces and the like. Each partition system includes a floor channel having an aperture defined therein; a partition frame having a downwardly projecting leg assembly received in said aperture; and a locking plate slidably engaging the floor channel and having a slot receiving a portion of the downwardly projecting leg assembly therein for releasably coupling the partition frame to the floor channel. With this construction, the partition frames may be quickly and easily connected to the floor channels, and the entire assembly may be shipped with the floor channel attached without fear of damage. Moreover, the resulting assembly resists damage from catastrophic events, such as earthquakes.