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A space dividing system includes a column and a series of partition panels adapted for interconnection with the column. The column includes an internal passage, and is adapted to receive wiring from a building for supplying power to a receptacle arrangement interconnected with the column. Adjacent p

A space dividing system includes a column and a series of partition panels adapted for interconnection with the column. The column includes an internal passage, and is adapted to receive wiring from a building for supplying power to a receptacle arrangement interconnected with the column. Adjacent panels are connected to the column at spaced locations, and the receptacle arrangement is exposed between the adjacent panels. The column includes a structural skeleton to which the receptacle arrangement is mounted, and a series of covers are releasably engaged with the structural skeleton for finishing the aesthetic appearance of the column. An adjustable height mounting arrangement is interconnected with the upper end of the column for connection to a ceiling to stabilize the upper end of the column. Each panel is in the form of a frame defining an opening within which a core is received. Cover members are releasably engageable with the frame members, and overlie the core so as to releasably maintain the core in position within the opening. End caps are mounted to upper and lower ends of the side frame members, and are utilized to mount various connectors to the panels for interconnecting the panels together and for providing stacking of panels on top of each other.

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1. A partition panel, comprising:a frame assembly including one or more frame members, wherein the frame assembly defines an opening and wherein a first one of the frame members includes a pair of oppositely facing side surfaces and an arcuate surface extending therebetween;a core received within th

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A partition panel, comprising:a frame assembly including one or more frame members, wherein the frame assembly defines an opening and wherein a first one of the frame members includes a pair of oppositely facing side surfaces and an arcuate surface extending therebetween;a core received within the opening;an outer trim member mounted to the first frame member, wherein the outer trim member includes an axially extending outwardly facing recess, and wherein the outer trim member includes a pair of spaced apart engagement surfaces that overlie the outwardly facing recess;wherein the outer trim member further includes an inwardly facing recess within which the first frame member is received, wherein the inwardly facing recess is defined by a pair of side walls and a transverse wall extending between the pair of side walls, wherein the outer trim member and the first frame member are configured and arranged such that, when the outer trim member is mounted to the first frame member, the pair of side walls of the outer trim member face and engage the pair of oppositely facing surfaces of the first frame member and the transverse wall of the outer trim member faces and engages the arcuate surface of the first frame member; andan auxiliary component including a mounting arrangement for engagement within the recess for mounting the auxiliary component to the partition panel, wherein the mounting arrangement includes a base section and an outer section that extends outwardly from the base section, and wherein the base section is engaged within the recess by axially moving the base section into the recess, wherein the base section and the trim member engagement surfaces are configured to maintain the base section within the recess, and wherein the outer section of the mounting arrangement extends outwardly of the recess through the space between the trim member engagement surfaces. 2. The partition panel of claim 1, wherein the trim member is configured to overlie an outer area of the core to maintain the core within the opening. 3. The partition panel of claim 1, wherein the trim member includes a pair of outer generally coplanar walls that define the pair of spaced apart engagement surfaces. 4. The partition panel of claim 3, wherein the base section of the mounting arrangement is configured to engage the pair of generally coplanar walls and the transverse wall of the trim member so as to maintain the position of the base section within the recess, wherein the transverse wall of the trim member defines the lower extent of the recess. 5. The partition panel of claim 4, wherein the base section of the mounting arrangement includes a lower wall and a pair of flanges that extend outwardly from the lower wall, wherein the lower wall rests on the transverse wall of the trim member and the pair of flanges engage the pair of generally coplanar walls of the trim member. 6. The partition panel of claim 5, wherein the outer section of the mounting arrangement comprises a pair of spaced apart outwardly extending walls receiving the auxiliary component therebetween. 7. A partition panel, comprising:a frame assembly including at least one inner frame member, wherein the frame assembly defines an opening;a trim member defining a recess;at least one retainer member engaged with the inner frame member;wherein the trim member is mounted to the frame assembly by engagement with the retainer member and wherein, when the trim member is mounted to the frame assembly, the inner frame member and the retainer member are received within the trim member recess and the trim member is configured to enclose the inner frame member and the retainer member, wherein the trim member and the retainer member include a mating engagement structure for mounting the trim member to the inner frame member; anda core received within the opening defined by the frame assembly, wherein the trim member includes an inner engagement portion that overlies and engages the core to mai ntain the core in position within the opening. 8. The partition panel of claim 7, wherein the retainer member includes a pair of oppositely facing surfaces and wherein the trim member includes a pair of engagement walls configured to overlie the oppositely facing surfaces of the retainer member when the trim member is mounted to the frame assembly, and wherein the engagement walls of the trim member and the oppositely facing surfaces of the retainer member include the mating engagement structure. 9. The partition panel of claim 7, wherein the retainer member includes an internal area within which the frame member is received when the retainer member is engaged with the frame member. 10. The partition panel of claim 9, wherein the retainer member includes a pair of spaced apart legs configured to engage oppositely facing surfaces defined by the frame member when the retainer member is engaged with the frame member. 11. The partition panel of claim 10, wherein the retainer member is engaged with the frame member by means of a hook member located at an end defined by each of the pair of spaced apart legs. 12. The partition panel of claim 11, wherein the retainer member is constructed of a flexible material so as to enable the pair of legs to be flexed apart for engagement with the frame member, wherein the flexibility of the retainer member enables the legs of the retainer member to move together for engaging the hook members with the frame member. 13. The partition panel of claim 9, wherein a plurality of the retainer members that are engaged with the frame member at spaced locations along the length of the frame member. 14. The partition panel of claim 9, wherein the retainer member includes a engagement structure configured to engage the frame member upon application of a push-on force to the retainer member. 15. The partition panel of claim 14, wherein the frame member defines an inwardly facing surface, and wherein the retainer member includes a hook arrangement configured to engage the inwardly facing surface of the frame member so as to maintain the retainer member in engagement with the frame member. 16. The partition panel of claim 15, wherein the retainer member includes a pair of legs, and wherein the hook arrangement of the retainer member comprises a hook member extending inwardly from an inner end defined by each leg, wherein the legs are configured to engage oppositely facing surfaces defined by the frame member. 17. The partition panel of claim 16, wherein the retainer member is constructed of a flexible and resilient material that enables the pair of legs to be flexed apart upon push-on engagement of the retainer member with the frame member, wherein the hook members move along the oppositely facing surfaces defined by the frame member when the retainer member is engaged with the frame member, and wherein the resiliency of the material of the retainer member functions to move the hook members together when the hook members are moved past the oppositely facing surfaces for moving the hook members into engagement with the inwardly facing surface of the frame member. 18. The partition panel of claim 17, wherein the trim member includes a pair of walls that extend inwardly from the recess, and further comprising mounting structure interposed between the pair of walls and the frame member for mounting the trim member to the frame member. 19. A partition panel, comprising:a frame assembly including at least one inner frame member;a trim member defining a recess;a retainer member engaged with the inner frame member;wherein the trim member is mounted to the frame assembly by engagement with the retainer member and wherein, when the trim member is mounted to the frame assembly, the inner frame member and the retainer member are received within the trim member recess and the trim member is configured to enclose the inner frame member and the retainer member;wherein the trim member and the retainer member include a mating e ngagement structure for mounting the trim member to the inner frame member, wherein the retainer member includes a pair of oppositely facing surfaces and wherein the trim member includes a pair of engagement walls configured to overlie the oppositely facing surfaces of the retainer member when the trim members mounted to the frame assembly, and wherein the engagement walls of the trim member and the oppositely facing surfaces of the retainer member include the mating engagement structure, and wherein the mating engagement structure comprises mating serrations associated with the engagement walls of the trim member and with the oppositely facing surfaces of the retainer member. 20. The partition panel of claim 19, wherein the trim member is formed of a resilient material and is configured such that the pair of engagement walls of the trim member are moved apart from each other to disengage the serrations of the trim member engagement walls from the serrations of the oppositely facing surfaces of the retainer member.