Partition system

A wall construction for subdividing a building work space, comprising:

• a first panel having vertical side edges and further having a space frame with a frame member defining a horizontal row of spaced apart first apertures, the row extending substantially across a width of the first panel and the first apertures being accessible from a front of the first panel;
• 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;
• a 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;
• said off-module connector including a pair of slidably interconnected bracket members comprising slidably interconnected sheet metal plates;
• the panel connector on the second panel including a cinch plate for engaging the second aperture;
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• including a third aperture located proximate and spaced from the second aperture, and the cinch plate including a pair of spaced apart wings for engaging the second and third apertures.

A wall construction for subdividing a building work space, comprising:

• a first panel having vertical side edges and further having a frame member that extends generally horizontally completely between the vertical side edges of the first panel, the first panel including a first in-line connector operably mounted on the frame member proximate one of the vertical side edges, the first in-line connector including a slidably extendable bracket for telescoping movement between a retracted position and an extended position, the extendable bracket having a U-shaped transverse cross section and including a flange defining a pair of horizontally spaced apertures, at least one of the apertures being accessible when the extendable bracket is moved to the extended position but being recessed into the first panel when the extendable bracket is moved to the retracted position;
• a second panel aligned and coplanar with the first panel, the second panel having a marginal edge configured to abuttingly engage the first panel and including a second in-line connector located generally along the marginal edge of the second panel for securely engaging the at least one aperture of the extendable bracket when in the extended position to secure the second panel to the first panel;
• the extendable bracket including an elongated slot and the first in-line connector including a fastener engaging the slot for retaining the extendable bracket in one of the extended and retracted positions;
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• the second in-line connector including a cinch plate configured to mateably engage the at least one aperture in the extendable bracket.

A connection system for constructing a wall comprising:

• adjacently positioned first and second panels, the first and second panels each including horizontal frame members extending a width thereof;
• a first in-line connector on the first panel located at a vertical side edge thereof proximate the second panel, the first in-line connector including a telescopingly extendable bracket having first and second pairs of apertures, the first in-line connector further including a first cinch plate for engaging the first pair of apertures to secure the extendable bracket in a retracted position and for engaging the second pair of apertures to secure the extendable bracket in an extended position, the first in-line connector still further including a first threaded fastener for moving the first cinch plate between an aperture-engaged position and an aperture-disengaged position;
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• a second in-line connector on the second panel located at a vertical side edge thereof and proximate the first in-line connector, the second in-line connector including a second cinch plate and a mating threaded fastener engaging the second cinch plate, the second cinch plate being configured to engage the first pair of apertures when the extendable bracket is in the extended position to thereby secure the second panel to the first panel.

A connection system for constructing a wall comprising:

• an off-module panel;
• an in-line connected panel, the in-line connected panel having vertical side edges and including a frame member defining a row of spaced apart apertures across a width of the in-line connected panel, the off-module panel including an off-module vertical side edge for abutting a front surface of the in-line connected panel at a location spaced from the vertical side edges of the in-line connected panel and further including an edge-mounted connector located along the off-module vertical side edge of the off-module panel;
• an off-module bracket having first and second slidably interconnected bracket members that are moveable relative to each other between an assembly-permitting position and an interlocked position, the first and second bracket members including oppositely facing hooks configured to securely engage selected ones of the spaced apart apertures when in the interlocked position but that are configured to slip into the selected ones of the spaced apart apertures when in the assembly-permitting position, the first and second bracket members each further including a pair of off-line apertures spaced from the hooks that align when in the interlocked position for engagement by the edge-mounted connector of the off-module panel, so that the edge-mounted connector, when engaged with the off-line apertures, secures the bracket members in the interlocked position.