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A wall panel frame arrangement is provided having vertical and horizontal frame rails for having a common cross-sectional profile which facilitates joining thereof at the corners of the frame. Additionally, an improved light block arrangement is provided as a rail which extends horizontally across t

A wall panel frame arrangement is provided having vertical and horizontal frame rails for having a common cross-sectional profile which facilitates joining thereof at the corners of the frame. Additionally, an improved light block arrangement is provided as a rail which extends horizontally across the frame, which rail is also adaptable for use with respect to a support assembly for supporting power and data communication circuit components thereon. The bottom of the frame further includes connector arrangements which facilitate mounting of either a base raceway cover or a vertically-enlarged cover tile at the same base location of the panel frame.

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1. An upright space-dividing wall panel comprising: a rigid internal frame which includes upright vertical frame rails and horizontally elongate horizontal frame rails extending between and joined to said vertical frame rails to define an open frame interior, the internal frame having a horizontal f

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An upright space-dividing wall panel comprising: a rigid internal frame which includes upright vertical frame rails and horizontally elongate horizontal frame rails extending between and joined to said vertical frame rails to define an open frame interior, the internal frame having a horizontal frame length defined by the distance between the vertical frame rails;a plurality of side covers attached to opposite vertical faces of said frame, said side covers being positionable sidewardly adjacent to each other wherein adjacent edges of said adjacent covers define a joint therebetween, said side covers having connectors which engage said vertical frame rails in a vertical mounting plane;said frame further defining an open raceway area within said frame interior which allows for the storage and passage of cabling within said frame interior, said vertical frame rails including a narrowed leg portion projecting vertically which has a thickness defined between opposite leg side faces that is narrower than the thickness of the vertical frame rails so as to define side passages which open sidewardly from said frame to permit cables to pass into the raceway, said leg portion including a connector clip removably mounted to a leg side face so as to project outwardly therefrom, said connector clip having a horizontal clip length that is substantially smaller than said horizontal frame length and including a connector part which is spaced outwardly from the leg side face and lies in said vertical mounting plane to permit mounting of one of said covers thereto. 2. A wall system according to claim 1, wherein said connector clip has engagement parts that removably connect to corresponding engagement parts in said leg side face. 3. A wall system according to claim 2, wherein said vertical frame rails and said connector clip have openings therein to which said side covers are connected, said openings of said vertical frame rails and said connector clip lying in said vertical mounting plane. 4. A wall system according to claim 1, which further includes a base raceway cover that overlies said raceway vertically adjacent to said side covers, said base raceway cover including raceway cover connectors that engage said frame separate from said connectors for said side covers. 5. A wall system according to claim 4, wherein said connector clip is removable from said leg portion when said base raceway cover is mounted in position. 6. A wall system according to claim 5, wherein said raceway area is positioned at the lowermost portion of said frame and wherein the raceway area is covered by either said raceway cover or said side cover. 7. A wall system according to claim 1, wherein each said leg portion defines a first leg side face and a second leg side face, a first connector clip being removably mounted to said first leg side face and a second connector clip separately and removably mounted to said second leg side face. 8. The wall system according to claim 1, and further including a bottom pan attached to said narrowed leg portion, said bottom pan spaced vertically from said connector clip. 9. An upright space-dividing wall panel system comprising: a frame comprising: a pair of upright frame rails disposed in sidewardly spaced relation for defining opposite upright edges of the frame, said upright frame rails having a cross sectional profile comprising a lengthwise outer rail portion and comprising a lengthwise inner rail portion adjacent the interior of said frame,at least one horizontal cross rail having opposite ends rigidly joined to and extending generally horizontally sidewardly between said inner rail portions of said upright frame rails, said cross rail having a lengthwise outer rail portion defined by first side faces and comprising a lengthwise inner rail portion adjacent said frame interior,a plurality of side covers attached to opposite vertical faces of said frame, said side covers being positionable adjacent to each other wherein adjacent edges of said adjacent covers define a joint therebetween, said side covers having cover connectors which engage openings formed in said upright frame rails in a vertical mounting plane;said frame further defining an open raceway area within said frame interior which allows for the storage and passage of cabling within said frame interior, said raceway area extending along a bottom edge of said frame, said frame including a narrowed leg portion which extends downwardly through said raceway area and is capable of bearing a load, said narrowed leg portion having a thickness that is narrower than the thickness of the upright frame rails; anda connector bracket removably mounted to the frame near said bottom edge and having a horizontal length that is substantially smaller than said horizontal frame length, said connector bracket having a bracket body overlying said raceway area and having at least one aperture formed in said bracket body removably receiving one of said side cover connectors of a lower one of said side covers positioned to overlie said raceway area along said bottom edge wherein said bracket body is spaced outwardly of said narrowed leg portion such that said openings and said aperture lie in said vertical mounting plane and are vertically aligned. 10. A wall panel system according to claim 9, further comprising a base raceway cover that overlies said raceway vertically adjacent to said side covers, said base raceway cover including raceway cover connectors that engage said frame separate from said connectors for said side covers. 11. A wall panel system according to claim 10, wherein said raceway area is positioned at the lowermost portion of said frame and wherein the raceway area is covered by either said raceway cover or said side cover. 12. A wall panel system according to claim 9, wherein said upright frame rail portions are defined by first side faces which define a first thickness of said upright frame rail and said inner rail portion which is defined by second side faces which define a second thickness of said upright frame rail which is less than said first thickness. 13. A section of an upright space-dividing wall panel system comprising: a rigid internal frame which includes sidewardly-spaced, upright vertical frame rails having outer edges which define a vertical frame rail thickness and having connection apertures therein which lie in a vertical mounting plane, and horizontally elongate horizontal frame rails extending sidewardly between and joined to said vertical frame rails to define an open frame interior, and a bottom pan below said horizontal frame rails defining a bottom frame edge, the internal frame having a horizontal frame length defined by the sideward distance between the vertical frame rails, the vertical frame rails defining outer edges of the section of the upright space-dividing wall panel system;a plurality of side covers attached to said frame, said side covers being positionable adjacent to each other, said side covers having connectors which engage said vertical frame rail connection apertures to permit connection of a lower one of said side covers to said frame either at said bottom frame edge or spaced vertically above said bottom frame edge;said frame further defining an open raceway area within said frame interior which allows for the storage and passage of cabling within said frame interior, and including a leg adjacent a said vertical frame rail and projecting vertically within said raceway area and is capable of bearing a load and having a thickness narrower than the vertical frame rail thickness; anda connector bracket mounted to said frame and positioned adjacent said leg, said connector bracket including a bracket body overlying said raceway area and having an aperture that lies in said vertical mounting plane to removably receive a said side cover connector and permit mounting of a lower one of said side covers to said connector bracket so as to position said side cover over said raceway area and said leg, wherein said bracket body is spaced outwardly of said leg such that said vertical frame rail connection apertures and said connector bracket aperture lie in said vertical mounting plane and are vertically aligned. 14. A section of a wall panel system according to claim 13, wherein said raceway area is positioned at the lowermost portion of said frame and wherein the raceway area is covered by either said raceway cover or said side cover. 15. A section of a wall panel system according to claim 13, wherein said connector bracket aperture has a square shape. 16. A section of a wall panel system according to claim 13, wherein said connector bracket has a face plate defined by said bracket body which lies in said vertical mounting plane and is spaced outwardly from said leg within said raceway area. 17. A section of a wall panel system according to claim 13, wherein said lower side cover has a said side cover connector at a lower cover edge which is located so as to be engagable with either said vertical frame rail connection aperture or said connector bracket aperture depending upon a vertical elevation of said lower side cover.