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A freestanding portable partition panel and related system are provided for open office spaces and the like. Each panel includes a skeleton-like frame having two vertical uprights positioned adjacent opposite side edges thereof. A foot extends downwardly from the bottom of the frame to abuttingly su

A freestanding portable partition panel and related system are provided for open office spaces and the like. Each panel includes a skeleton-like frame having two vertical uprights positioned adjacent opposite side edges thereof. A foot extends downwardly from the bottom of the frame to abuttingly support the panel freestanding on a floor surface. Two pairs of horizontal stringers are attached to the outer faces of the uprights in a vertically spaced apart relationship to rigidly interconnect the same, and define therebetween two horizontal raceway cavities which open to the opposite side faces of the frame, and extend continuously between the opposite side edges thereof. Hence, when like panels are interconnected side-by-side, the open ends of adjacent raceway cavities are aligned and communicate. Cover panels enclose at least those portions of the frame side faces disposed between the stringers, and are detachably mounted thereon to provide ready access to the raceway cavities and permit lay-in wiring therealong. The upper ends of the vertical uprights have upwardly extending arms which define yoke shaped receptacles for receiving drop-in wiring. Special connectors are provided for constructing walls by interconnecting adjacent panels in in-line, off-module, and stacked arrangements.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A wall construction for subdividing a building work space, comprising:a first panel having vertical side edges and further having an internally open frame with a frame member defin

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] A wall construction for subdividing a building work space, comprising:a first panel having vertical side edges and further having an internally open frame with a frame member defining a horizontal row of spaced apart first apertures, the first panel including a pair of vertically juxtaposed cover panels attached to the frame so that adjacent edges of the cover panels define a gap therebetween, the row extending substantially across a width of the first panel and the first apertures being accessible from a front of the first panel through the gap;an off-module connector including horizontally spaced, oppositely facing hooks configured to securely engage a selected pair of the first apertures at a location spaced from the vertical side edges in an off-module position, the off-module connector further including flanges defining a second aperture which, when the off-module connector is engaged with the selected pair of first apertures, is spaced forwardly from the front of the first panel; anda second panel having a marginal edge for positioning adjacent the front of the first panel, the second panel including a panel connector located generally along the marginal edge for securely engaging the second aperture to secure the second panel in a generally perpendicular relationship to the first panel.