Frame-based workplace system

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at the edges thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the frames having openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• each of the frames further comprises a pair of opposed vertical rails having edge faces thereon and outer faces on opposing sides thereof, the edge faces being interconnected with the outer faces of the vertical rails by ramped portions which are at an acute angle with respect to the edge faces and the outer faces;
• a series of aligned vertical slots in the ramped portions;
• the tiles extend horizontally at least as far as the vertical slots to block light from passing directly from one side of the frame to the other side of the frame through the aligned vertical slots.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at edge faces thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• the frames comprises at least a first frame having a first edge face in abutment with a second edge face of a second frame positioned adjacent to the first frame so that the first and second edge faces are in abutment, the first edge face further comprises a threaded aperture and the second edge face has an aperture in registry with the threaded aperture of the first edge face and a threaded bolt extending through the apertures of the second edge face and threadably received in the threaded apertures in the first edge face to rigidly join the first and second frames together.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at the edge faces thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• each of the frames has an upper rail open at an upper portion thereof and defining an internal channel adapted to receive electrical/data cables;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles are mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• the upper rail upper portion has a reinforcing lip thereon adapted to support at least one modular component, wherein the reinforcing lip comprises an inwardly rolled portion forming a hook.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at edge faces thereof to form at least one work area;
• at least two adjacent frames in the rigid structural framework being of different heights, wherein a taller of the two adjacent frames has a cover mounted to an upper portion of an edge face thereof between the upper surfaces of the two adjacent frames to conceal the portion of the edge face of the taller frame above the shorter frame;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• at least one bracket mounted to the portion of the edge face of the taller frame above the shorter frame;
• the cover forms an open-sided channel with end portions mounted to the bracket, thereby leaving the channel open for routing electrical/data cables therethrough.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at edge faces thereof to form at least one work area;
• at least two adjacent frames being connected together by at least one spacer and a cover is mounted to the spacer between the adjacent frames to conceal the spacer;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• the spacer comprises at least one bracket having a generally vertical portion mounted to the edge faces of the adjacent frames and a generally horizontal portion having at least one of a slot and a projection;
• the cover has the other of the slot and the projection in register with the one of the slot and the projection on the spacer;
• whereby the cover is removably mounted to the spacer by insertion of the projection into the slot to conceal the area between the adjacent frames.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid structure rectangular frames rigidly joined together at the edges thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• at least one of the frames has a bump rail mounted to the at least one of the frames and extending outwardly from a lower portion thereof to a greater extent than the plurality of interchangeable tiles to protect lower edges of the tiles from damage by occupants of the system or the operation of floor cleaning devices.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular main frames rigidly joined together at the edges thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the main frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the main frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the main frames for removably mounting said tiles to the main frames for ease of placement on and removal from the main frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the main frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• at least one of the main frames further comprises a pair of opposed vertical rails having an opening at each upper end thereof;
• and
• at least one inverted U-shaped extension frame having a pair of depending legs, each leg having a cross-sectional shape congruent with the cross-sectional shape of the opening on the vertical rail upper ends;
• wherein the depending legs of the at least one extension frame are bolted to the vertical rails;
• whereby the at least one extension frame increases the overall height of the at least one of the main frames when the legs are mounted within the openings.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at the edges thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top portion thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the rigid structural framework including an end frame terminating a given distance from an existing wall bounding the space;
• a filler panel assembly comprising a filler bracket mounted to the existing wall, a filler frame adapted to be mounted to the end frame and the filler bracket, and at least one filler tile mounted to the filler frame to define a wall extension with the plurality of interchangeable tiles mounted to the frames between the end frame and the existing wall;
• the improvement comprising:
• the filler frame having a horizontal dimension less than the given distance;
• and
• an adjustable rod mounted to the filler frame and to the filler bracket to secure the filler frame to the filler bracket.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular frames rigidly joined together at the edge faces thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the frames for removably mounting said tiles to the frames for ease of placement on and removal from the frames;
• the tiles are mounted to the outer faces of the frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top portion thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• each of the edge faces of the rigid rectangular frames has a projection and a recess, both extending along a vertical length of the rigid rectangular frames in juxtaposed relationship to one another defining a longitudinal connection area therebetween;
• and a connector mounting the edge faces together in the connection area between the projection and the recess whereby the projection on one end face is received within the recess on an adjacent end face when a pair of the rigid rectangular frames are placed into abutment with one another to prevent light from passing between the abutting end faces.

In an improved workspace management system for dividing a space into separate work areas comprising:

• a rigid structural framework formed of rigid rectangular main frames rigidly joined together at the edges thereof to form at least one work area;
• each of the main frames having outer faces on opposite sides thereof and openings on the opposite sides of the main frames;
• a plurality of interchangeable tiles, with each of the tiles having a connector cooperating with the openings on the main frames for removably mounting said tiles to the main frames for ease of placement on and removal from the main frames;
• the tiles being mounted to the outer faces of the main frames to substantially cover both sides of the frames from a bottom portion thereof to a top thereof in juxtaposed parallel relationship;
• the improvement comprising:
• at least one of the main frames further comprises a pair of opposed vertical rails having an opening at each upper end thereof;
• and
• at least one inverted U-shaped extension frame having a pair of depending legs, each leg having a cross-sectional shape congruent with the cross-sectional shape of the opening on the vertical rail upper ends, wherein the depending legs of the at least one extension frame are U-shaped in cross section;
• whereby the at least one extension frame increases the overall height of the at least one of the main frames when the legs are mounted within the openings.