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A prefabricated furniture system including an overhead framework having utility conduits and supporting a plurality of rigid infill panels. The framework extends over the floor of a building space, and has a plurality of posts, and a plurality of beams, at least some of which are supported at a pred

A prefabricated furniture system including an overhead framework having utility conduits and supporting a plurality of rigid infill panels. The framework extends over the floor of a building space, and has a plurality of posts, and a plurality of beams, at least some of which are supported at a predetermined elevation above an average user height to define an open, three-dimensional gridwork which spatially partitions the associated portion of the building space. The utility conduits extend along the posts and the beams to provide access to utilities throughout the gridwork. The rigid infill panels are shaped for positioning between the beams and the floor of the building in side-by-side juxtaposition. The infill panels include rigid marginal frames, each having a generally rectangular front elevational shape, an interior marginal edge with an interior channel opening toward the interior of the associated one of the frames, and an exterior marginal edge with an exterior channel opening outwardly. A first one of the infill panels includes a rigid center panel mounted in the interior channel of the associated one of the frames to define a framed infill panel. A second one of the infill panels includes at least one flexible cover panel having marginal edges thereof received and retained in the exterior channel of the associated one of the frames, such that the cover panel wraps around the associated frame to define a wrapped infill panel, whereby the framed and wrapped infill panel can be installed at various locations throughout the gridwork.

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[ The invention claimed is:] [1.]1. A prefabricated furniture system for interior building space of the type having a floor with an open plan, comprising:an overhead framework extending over the floor of the building space, and including a plurality of posts, and a plurality of beams, at least some

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.]1. A prefabricated furniture system for interior building space of the type having a floor with an open plan, comprising:an overhead framework extending over the floor of the building space, and including a plurality of posts, and a plurality of beams, at least some of which are supported at a predetermined elevation above average user height to define an open, three-dimensional gridwork which spatially partitions the associated portion of the building space;utility conduits extending along said posts and said beams to provide access to utilities throughout said gridwork;a plurality of rigid infill panels, shaped for positioning between said beams and the floor of the building in side-by-side juxtaposition; said infill panels including rigid marginal frames, each having a generally rectangular front elevational shape, an interior marginal edge with an interior channel opening toward the interior of the associated one of said frames, and an exterior marginal edge with an exterior channel opening outwardly; and whereina first one of said infill panels includes a rigid center panel mounted in the interior channel of the associated one of said frames to define a framed infill panel; anda second one of said infill panels includes at least one flexible cover panel having marginal edges thereof received and retained in the exterior channel of the associated one of said frames, such that said cover panel wraps around the associated frame to define a wrapped infill panel, whereby said framed and wrapped infill panel can be installed at various locations throughout said gridwork to create workstations with visual privacy and utility access, and can be rearranged to accommodate different work requirements and create different aesthetics.