	US 7,461,484 B2
	Customizable partition system
David J. Battey, Kentwood, Mich. (US); Roy W. Fink, Portage, Mich. (US); Richard Scott Hand, Grand Rapids, Mich. (US); Joshua W. Hoekstra, Jenison, Mich. (US); Robert E. Jeffers, Ada, Mich. (US); Michael P. Kelley, Rockford, Mich. (US); Douglas B. MacDonald, Lowell, Mich. (US); Gaylan M. McColley, Stanton, Mich. (US); Karl J. Mead, E. Grand Rapids, Mich. (US); F. Javier Olvera, Kentwood, Mich. (US); William H. Palermo, Spring Lake, Mich. (US); Todd Pelman, San Francisco, Calif. (US); Micah E. Roberts, Grand Rapids, Mich. (US); Mark T. Slager, Caledonia, Mich. (US); and Steven J. Throndset, Kentwood, Mich. (US)
Assigned to Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/367,249.
Application 10/367249 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/077553, filed on Feb. 15, 2002, granted, now 6,684,929.
Prior Publication US 2004/0020137 A1, Feb. 05, 2004
Int. Cl. E04C 2/52 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 52—220.7 [52/293.3; 52/243]

32 Claims

1. In a partition system for dividing open office space into individual workstations, the improvement of a partition panel, comprising:

a panel frame including a plurality of outwardly opening mounting apertures;

a removable component including a plurality of outwardly extending spring clips frictionally engaging said mounting apertures in said panel frame to detachably retain said component on said panel frame; and

a separate, removable locking clip nesting within and engaging one of said spring clips on said removable component, and including a barb which engages said panel frame in a locked position and positively prevents removal of said one spring clip from said panel frame, and positively interconnects said removable component and said panel frame in said locked position; said locking clip having a flexible portion configured for flexing which includes a release leg that is actuated to flex said locking clip to shift said barb out of engagement with said panel frame and into an unlocked position wherein said removable component can be removed from said panel frame.