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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
David J. Burken, Blue Grass, IA (US);
James C. Fitzgerald, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
William J. Mckibbin, Wilton, IA (US);
Christian J. Kleppe, Muscatine, IA (US);
Robert Nichols, Muscatine, IA (US);
David J. Burken, Blue Grass, IA (US);
James C. Fitzgerald, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
William J. McKibbin, Wilton, IA (US);
Christian J. Kleppe, Muscatine, IA (US);
Robert Nichols, Muscatine, IA (US);
HON Technology Inc., Muscatine, IA (US);
Abstract
A base plate assembly and method of forming a base plate assembly for use with a wall panel structure that is pleasing in appearance, simple in construction, and easy to install. The base plate assembly is generally u-shaped with top and bottom flanges. Prongs are associated with the top flange that snap into slots on each side of the base of adjacent vertical members that hold wall panels. Slots are located in the bottom flange of the base plate assembly and fit over vertical tabs on each side of spaced supports that enable the height of the vertical members to be adjusted. Pivoting the base plate assembly upward about the vertical tabs allows the prongs to be inserted and locked in the corresponding slots in each side of the base of the adjacent spaced vertical members thereby forming a volume in which electrical wiring, including electrical outlets, may be located.