A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations. The system includes at least one prefabricated
A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations. The system includes at least one prefabricated frameless panel, the top edge of each panel being provided with a ceiling track configured for being removably insertable into a corresponding ceiling rail. The system also includes a bottom floor channel associated with each corresponding panel and being configured for operatively resting against the floor opposite to the ceiling rail. The system also includes first and second height adjustment assemblies associated with each panel and insertable into a corresponding bottom floor channel.
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1. A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations, each wall panel having a vertical axis and
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A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations, each wall panel having a vertical axis and a horizontal axis, and comprising: a prefabricated panel having a given height defined between top and bottom edges, and a given width defined between left and right side edges, the top edge of each panel being provided with a ceiling track configured for being removably insertable into a corresponding ceiling rail extending along the ceiling and delimiting the office space and configured for being vertically adjustable with respect to the corresponding ceiling rail, the panel being substantially frameless on the left and right sides of the panel;a bottom floor channel associated with the panel and being configured for operatively resting against the floor opposite to the ceiling rail extending along the ceiling; andone or more height adjustment assemblies associated with the panel and insertable into a corresponding bottom floor channel, each height adjustment assembly comprising a support edge for operatively supporting a bottom portion of the panel, each height adjustment assembly being selectively operable as to be adjustably raised or lowered, thereby allowing a vertical height adjustment of the panel and a rotational angle adjustment thereof. 2. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly comprises: a) a base;b) opposite first and second end caps projecting from the base;c) a height adjusting rod being rotatively mounted about the end caps, the height adjusting rod having first and second threaded segments each being oppositely threaded with respect to one another; andd) first and second adjustment legs, the first adjustment leg having an extremity pivotably mounted onto a runner component threadedly engaged onto the first threaded segment of the height adjusting rod and a second extremity pitovably mounted onto the support edge, and the second adjustment leg having an extremity pivotably mounted onto a runner component threadedly engaged onto the second threaded segment of the height adjusting rod and a second extremity pitovably mounted onto the support edge, such that a rotation of the common height adjusting rod along a first direction causes a raising of the support edge, and a rotation of said common height adjusting rod along a second and opposite direction causes a lowering of the support edge. 3. A wall panel system according to claim 2, wherein the second extremities of the first and second adjustment legs are pivotably mounted onto a bottom portion of the support edge about a common pivot axis. 4. A wall panel system according to claim 2, wherein the adjustment legs comprise recessed portions for avoiding the height adjusting rod when the adjustment legs are drawn down into a lowered configuration. 5. A wall panel system according to claim 2, wherein the height adjusting rod comprises first and second separate rod components being provided with the first and second threaded segments respectively, the first rod component comprising an extremity with a male component being securely insertable into a female component of a corresponding extremity of the second rod component. 6. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly includes a height adjusting rod that is rotatively mounted about first and second bushings. 7. A wall panel system according to claim 2, wherein each end cap comprises a first end cap component being removably connectable via at least one corresponding fastener onto a second end cap component being fixed to the base of the height adjustment assembly. 8. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly includes a height adjusting rod and at least one distal extremity of the height adjusting rod is provided with a socket for receiving a corresponding insert of a driving tool. 9. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly includes a height adjusting rod and both extremities of the height adjusting rod are provided with a socket for receiving a corresponding insert of a driving tool. 10. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each socket, height adjusting rod and support edge of each height adjustment assembly lie substantially in a same vertical plane, under a corresponding wall panel. 11. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly comprises opposite first and second clamps for clamping a bottom portion of a corresponding wall panel. 12. A wall panel system according to claim 11, wherein inner surfaces of the first and second clamps are provided with a gasket. 13. A wall panel system according to claim 11, wherein each height adjustment assembly comprises at least one connector extending between the first and second clamps. 14. A wall panel system according to claim 13, wherein each connector is a clamp screw being configured with respect to the first and second clamps for urging said clamps towards one another via a corresponding rotation of the clamp screw. 15. A wall panel system according to claim 13, wherein each connector is provided with a bushing. 16. A wall panel system according to claim 15, wherein the bushing is a nylon bushing. 17. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the bottom edge of each prefabricated frameless panel is provided with at least one positioning notch for cooperating with a corresponding connector. 18. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly is symmetrical along a longitudinal axis thereof. 19. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly is a power-drivable height adjustment assembly being selectively adjustable via a power drill through a corresponding socket of the height adjustment assembly. 20. A wall panel system according to claim 19, wherein the socket of the height adjustment assembly extends in a substantially parallel relationship with respect to the support edge thereof. 21. A wall panel system according to claim 19, wherein the socket of the height adjustment assembly extends in a substantially traverse relationship with respect to a longitudinal extent of the support edge thereof. 22. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly is a telescopic height adjustment assembly. 23. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each height adjustment assembly is a double-shaft height adjustment assembly. 24. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each prefabricated frameless panel, each bottom floor channel and each height adjustment assembly associated with each wall panel are pre-assembled, prior to assembling the wall panels together on site for defining the office space. 25. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each connecting plate is a non-invasive connecting plate having a center point. 26. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each connecting plate comprises a plurality of projections disposed about the center point, each projection being positioned, shaped and sized for receiving a corresponding positioning hole of a neighboring bottom floor channel of the wall panel system, the positioning between a pair of adjacent projections being configured so as to ensure proper positioning between adjacent wall panels of the system when corresponding bottom floor channels are connected to one another via a same connecting plate. 27. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein each projection is a threaded projection configured for receiving a corresponding nut for removably securing an adjacent bottom floor channel against the connecting plate. 28. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein a radial angle originating from a center point of the connecting plate and extending between a pair of adjacent projections is substantially the same throughout the connecting plate. 29. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein the connecting plate comprises first and second projections, and wherein a radial angle between adjacent projections is about 180 degrees. 30. A wall panel system according to claim 29, wherein the connecting plate further comprises third and fourth projections, and wherein the radial angle between adjacent projections is about 90 degrees. 31. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein each connecting plate is a carpet gripper. 32. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein each projection comprises a setscrew threadedly engageable into a corresponding hole of the connecting plate. 33. A wall panel system according to claim 32, wherein each setscrew further comprises a pointed tip for inserting between fibers of a corresponding carpet of the floor. 34. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein each connecting plate is a seismic connecting plate, the seismic connecting plate comprising an anchoring hole disposed about the center point for receiving therein a threaded anchor configured for extending downwardly and anchoring the seismic connecting plate onto the floor. 35. A wall panel system according to claim 26, wherein each connecting plate has a substantially octagonal shape. 36. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the wall panel comprises a ceiling rail associated with each wall panel, the ceiling rail being removably mountable onto the ceiling. 37. A wall panel system according to claim 36, wherein the ceiling rail is substantially U-shaped. 38. A wall panel system according to claim 36, wherein the ceiling rail comprises a pair of projecting elements having extremities being slanted towards one another. 39. A wall panel system according to claim 36, wherein the ceiling track of each prefabricated frameless wall panel is an extruded profiled ceiling track being substantially complementary in shape to that of the ceiling rail. 40. A wall panel system according to claim 39, wherein the ceiling track of each prefabricated frameless wall panel comprises a pair of longitudinal grooves for receiving a corresponding pair of projecting elements of the ceiling rail. 41. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the wall panel system comprises a ceiling cover associated with each prefabricated frameless wall panel, the ceiling cover being removably mountable onto the ceiling track of said prefabricated frameless wall panel. 42. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the wall panel system comprises a bottom cover associated with each prefabricated frameless wall panel, the bottom cover being removably mountable onto the bottom floor channel of said prefabricated frameless wall panel. 43. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each prefabricated frameless wall panel is a frameless glass panel for defining a frameless butt-glazed assembly. 44. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein a gasket is provided between adjacent side edges of neighboring panels. 45. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each prefabricated frameless panel comprises at least one pre-perforated through-hole for receiving a corresponding complementary accessory. 46. A wall panel system according to claim 45, wherein the complementary accessory comprises a bushing insertable into a corresponding through-hole, the bushing having opposite ends provided with first and second threaded studs configured for respectively receiving first and second components of the complementary accessory. 47. A wall panel system according to claim 46, wherein the complementary accessory comprises a washer disposed between each end of the bushing and a corresponding component. 48. A wall panel system according to claim 45, wherein the complementary accessory comprises a butt-glazed distraction marker, and wherein at least one of a first component and a second component of the complementary accessory is a distraction marker. 49. A wall panel system according to claim 45, wherein the complementary accessory comprises a butt-glazed snap-on wood shell, and wherein at least one of the first and second components of the complementary accessory is a hooking knob. 50. A wall panel system according to claim 49, wherein the hooking knob is configured for receiving a hanging plate of the butt-glazed snap-on wood shell. 51. A wall panel system according to claim 50, wherein the hanging plate comprises a hanging hook, and at least one hole for receiving a corresponding fastener. 52. A wall panel system according to claim 45, wherein the complementary accessory comprises a butt-glazed snap-on glass shell, and wherein at least one of a first component and a second component of the complementary accessory is a threaded stand-off stud. 53. A wall panel system according to claim 52, wherein the complementary accessory further comprises another bushing having opposite ends provided with first and second threaded studs configured for respectively receiving the threaded stand-off stud and a distraction marker. 54. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each prefabricated frameless panel is a laminate panel. 55. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each prefabricated frameless panel is a glass panel. 56. A wall panel system according to claim 55, wherein the glass panel is a tempered or laminated glass panel. 57. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the wall panel system comprises a sliding door assembly being removably mountable onto the ceiling track of a given prefabricated frameless wall panel of the wall panel system. 58. A wall panel system according to claim 57, wherein the sliding door assembly comprises a sliding door removably mountable onto a sliding door hardware of the sliding door assembly via an upper sliding door mounting bracket. 59. A wall panel system according to claim 58, wherein a bottom portion of the sliding door is provided with a bottom guide plug. 60. A wall panel system according to claim 58, wherein a bottom portion of the sliding door is provided with a bottom floor seal. 61. A wall panel system according to claim 60, wherein the bottom floor seal is spring-loaded so as to be biased downwardly. 62. A wall panel system according to claim 57, wherein the sliding door assembly comprises a sliding glass door removably mountable onto a sliding door hardware of the sliding door assembly via a pair of upper glass clamps, the sliding door assembly further comprising a height adjustment fastener cooperating between the sliding door hardware and each upper glass clamp, and configured for selectively adjusting the vertical distance between said sliding door hardware and each upper glass clamp, so as to in turn selectively adjust the height and angle of the sliding glass door with respect to the floor. 63. A wall panel system according to claim 62, wherein the sliding glass door is provided with a pair of bottom glass clamps. 64. A wall panel system according to claim 63, wherein the bottom glass clamps are provided with a bottom floor seal. 65. A wall panel system according to claim 62, wherein opposite inner surfaces of each glass clamp are provided with gaskets. 66. A wall panel system according to claim 62, wherein each glass clamp comprises a tightening assembly for urging the inner surfaces of the clamp towards one another via a corresponding tightening of the tightening assembly. 67. A wall panel system according to claim 58, wherein the sliding door hardware is provided with a soft-stop mechanism. 68. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein each prefabricated frameless wall panel of the wall panel system has substantially the same height and the same width, said same height corresponding to a predetermined average height between the floor and the ceiling, and each height adjustment assembly being selectively adjusted to compensate for deviations between the floor and the ceiling. 69. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the wall panel system further comprises at least one framed wall panel to be assembled with at least one other wall panel of the wall panel system via corresponding components, a pair of integrated and power-drivable height adjustment assemblies being associated with each framed wall panel and being insertable into a corresponding bottom floor channel of the framed wall panel, each height adjustment assembly comprising a support edge for operatively supporting a bottom distance of the framed wall panel, so as to selectively raise or lower the framed wall panel by raising or lowering the bottom distance thereof accordingly, thereby allowing a vertical height adjustment of the framed wall panel and a rotational angle adjustment thereof, similarly to each frameless wall panel of the wall panel system. 70. A wall panel system according to claim 69, wherein the framed wall panel comprises a dropdown cover, said dropdown cover being nestable within a bottom distance channel of the framed wall panel and being operable between lowered and raised configurations so as selectively have access to the height adjustment assemblies associated with the framed wall panel. 71. A wall panel system according to claim 70, wherein the dropdown cover is spring-loaded with a corresponding spring disposed between the bottom distance channel and the dropdown cover, so as to urge the dropdown cover towards a lowered configuration, against the floor. 72. A wall panel system according to claim 69, wherein each framed wall panel comprises slotted vertical posts, and wherein first and second neighboring framed wall panels are connected to one another with at least one post connection clip being removably insertable into a pair of slots of adjacent vertical posts. 73. A wall panel system according to claim 69, wherein the framed wall panel comprises an intermediate distance channel, and an outer covering provided with an inner hanging component, the outer covering being mounted onto the framed wall panel by hanging the inner hanging component thereof onto the intermediate distance channel. 74. A wall panel system according to claim 73, wherein the outer covering is a metallic shell, and wherein the inner hanging component thereof is also a stiffening component for providing structural rigidity to the metallic shell. 75. A wall panel system according to claim 69, wherein the framed wall panel comprises a horizontal hooking channel defined between a pair of stacked components of the framed wall panel, the hooking channel being configured for receiving at least one hooking bracket. 76. A wall panel system according to claim 75, wherein each hooking bracket comprises a hooking portion and hanging portion, the hooking portion of the hooking bracket being complementary in shape to that of the hooking channel. 77. A wall panel system according to claim 76, wherein the hooking channel comprises a groove being shaped concave upwardly. 78. A wall panel system according to claim 1, wherein the wall panel system comprises at least one other complementary wall panel selected from the group consisting of glass post panel, solid panel, door post panel, metallic frame panel, stackable panel and clear story panel, so as to enable a variety of assemblies of different wall panels. 79. A wall panel system according to claim 1, further comprising a top clamp for clamping the top portion of the panel. 80. A wall panel system according to claim 79, wherein the top clamp is integrated with the ceiling track. 81. A wall panel system according to claim 1, further comprising a bottom clamp for clamping the bottom portion of the panel. 82. A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling, the wall panel system comprising: a first panel having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, the first panel being frameless on the left and right sides of the panel;a first ceiling track coupled to the top side of the first panel, the first ceiling track configured for being removably insertable into a corresponding ceiling rail extending along the ceiling and configured for being vertically adjustable with respect to the corresponding ceiling rail;a first bottom floor channel associated with the first panel and being configured for operatively resting against the floor opposite to the ceiling rail extending along the ceiling;a first height adjustment assembly being received by the first bottom floor channel and comprising a support edge for operatively supporting a bottom portion of the first panel, the first height adjustment assembly being selectively operable as to be adjustably raised or lowered, thereby allowing a vertical height adjustment of the first panel and a rotational angle adjustment thereof;a second panel having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side, the second panel being frameless on the left and right sides of the panel, the second panel being placed next to the first panel so that a frameless side of the first panel is adjacent a frameless side of the second panel;a second ceiling track coupled to the top side of the second panel, the second ceiling track configured for being removably insertable into a corresponding ceiling rail extending along the ceiling and configured for being vertically adjustable with respect to the corresponding ceiling rail;a second bottom floor channel associated with the second panel and being configured for operatively resting against the floor; anda second height adjustment assembly being received by the second bottom floor channel and comprising a support edge for operatively supporting a bottom portion of the second panel, the second height adjustment assembly being selectively operable as to be adjustably raised or lowered, thereby allowing a vertical height adjustment of the second panel and a rotational angle adjustment thereof. 83. The wall panel system of claim 82, further comprising a third height adjustment assembly being received by the first bottom floor channel and comprising a support edge for operatively supporting the bottom portion of the first panel, the third height adjustment assembly being selectively operable as to be adjustably raised or lowered, thereby allowing a vertical height adjustment of the first panel and a rotational angle adjustment thereof in conjunction with operation of the first height adjustment assembly. 84. The wall panel system of claim 82, further comprising a spacer element placed between the adjacent frameless sides of the first and second panels. 85. The wall panel system of claim 84, wherein the spacer element is the only material component between the adjacent frameless sides of the first and second panels. 86. The wall panel system of claim 82, further comprising support materials placed between the adjacent frameless sides of the first and second panels, the support materials consisting essentially of a gasket. 87. The wall panel system of claim 82, wherein the first ceiling track and the second ceiling track are configured for being removably insertable into the same ceiling rail extending along the ceiling and configured for being vertically adjustable with respect to that ceiling rail.
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