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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1998
Kenneth D Brickner, Wyoming, MI (US);
Steven F Goodman, Wyoming, MI (US);
Daniel Grabowski, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Matthew C Roe, Ada, MI (US);
Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A partition construction includes a partition frame and a markerboard having a flat, dry erasable markerboard surface that erasably receives an erasable medium. The partition further includes top and bottom brackets for attaching the markerboard to the partition frame. The bottom bracket defines a bottom channel that receives a bottom edge of the markerboard. The top bracket defines an opposing top channel that engages a top edge of the markerboard. The top bracket includes an inner component attached to the partition frame and defining an inner portion of the top channel. The top bracket further includes an outer component that is attached to the inner component and defines an outer portion of the top channel. The outer component is configured to be secured after the markerboard is set on the bottom bracket and is pivoted into engagement with the inner components so that, when secured, the outer component, the inner component, and the bottom bracket capture the markerboard.