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An arrangement for interconnecting wall panels of corresponding construction with one another to form walls of predetermined size and orientation is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a series of spaced apart parallel channels in the vertical sides of the wall panels; outwardly and upwardly extend

An arrangement for interconnecting wall panels of corresponding construction with one another to form walls of predetermined size and orientation is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a series of spaced apart parallel channels in the vertical sides of the wall panels; outwardly and upwardly extending fingers along each vertical side of each of the wall panels and positioned between the parallel channels; a columnar vertical standard which is received between the respective vertical sides of the adjoining wall panels and which column includes a plurality of spaced apart parallel vertical flanges which are of a size and spacing for being engagingly received in the channels; and parallel sets of vertical web members positioned at locations along the columnar standard which correspond to the location of the upwardly facing fingers along each vertical side of the adjoining wall panels. The vertical web members are restingly received by the fingers so that the engagement of the flanges of the columnar standard with the channels on the adjacent wall panels stabilizes the adjoining wall panels against torsional movement therebetween and the engagement of the fingers with the vertical web members interconnects the adjoining wall panels and stabilizes them against movement apart from one another in a direction parallel to their vertical faces.

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An arrangement for interconnecting wall panels of corresponding construction with one another to form walls of predetermined size and orientation, said wall panels being generally rectangular in overall shape and having opposing vertical sides, opposing horizontal ends and opposing vertical faces, s

An arrangement for interconnecting wall panels of corresponding construction with one another to form walls of predetermined size and orientation, said wall panels being generally rectangular in overall shape and having opposing vertical sides, opposing horizontal ends and opposing vertical faces, said arrangement comprising: a plurality of spaced apart parallel channels extending inwardly from the respective vertical sides of each of said wall panels; a plurality of outwardly and upwardly extending fingers positioned along each vertical side of each of said wall panels and between said spaced apart parallel channels, each of said fingers defining an upwardly facing slot between said finger and said respective vertical side; a columnar vertical standard for being received between the respective vertical sides of adjoining wall panels and adapted to selectively interconnect said adjoining wall panels, said columnar standard having a plurality of spaced apart parallel vertical flanges connected to one another and a plurality of parallel sets of short vertical web members positioned between said flanges; said flanges being spaced apart a distance substantially similar to the distance between said channels in said vertical sides and each flange having a width substantially similar to the widths of said channels in said vertical sides for being engagingly received therein; and said parallel sets of vertical web members being positioned at locations along said columnar standard which correspond to the locations of said upwardly facing slots defined by said fingers along each vertical side of adjoining wall panels, said vertical web members being restingly received in said slots so that one vertical member from each set is received in a respective slot on respective adjoining panels, whereby the engagement of the flanges of the columnar standard with the channels on adjacent wall panels stabilizes the adjoining wall panels against torsional movement therebetween and the engagement of said fingers and slots with said vertical web members interconnects said adjoining wall panels and stabilizes said adjoining wall panels against movement apart from one another in a direction parallel to their vertical faces.