Claims
- 1. A wall system for partitioning interior space within a building, the system comprising an internal frame having upright posts and transverse rails extending between the posts, and a plurality of panels secured to the frame and forming an external wall covering on the frame;wherein at least one of said panels comprises, as part of said wall covering, a panel element selected from a tack board, a whiteboard, and an accessory board having at least one transversely extending undercut channel by which an accessory can be coupled to the element; and wherein the wall system further includes: a power/data rail extending transversely of the wall structure and including at least one module having plug-in receptacles for power and/or data, wherein the rail provides a lay-in channel for wire management and is defined by a generally C-shaped base extrusion that opens laterally of the wall covering of the wall system and is coupled to said internal frame, said base extrusion receiving said module and providing laterally of said module said lay-in channel for wire management, the power/data rail further including first cover means for said module and second cover means for said lay-in channel laterally outwardly of the module, said base extrusion being positioned so that said second cover means is generally flush with an outer surface of said external wall covering; and, a pivot door installed in an opening in said wall system, wherein the door is pivotally supported in said opening by top and bottom pivot pins that are aligned with one another to define a pivot axis of the door and wherein said top pivot pin is part of a mechanism that includes means supporting the top pivot pin for movement in the direction of said pivot axis between an advanced position in which the pivot pin supports the door in the door opening, and a retracted position in which the pivot pin is withdrawn into the door sufficiently to allow installation and removal of the door from the door opening, and means accessible from externally of the door for moving the pivot pin between its advanced position and its retracted position.
- 2. A wall system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first cover means comprises an extrusion pivotally coupled to said base extrusion at an upper location on said base extrusion, whereby said cover means can be lifted to provide access to said module, and wherein said second cover means comprises a further extrusion pivotally coupled to said base extrusion at a lower region thereof so that said second cover means is pivoted downwardly to provide access to said lay-in channel for wire management.
- 3. A wall system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means accessible from externally from the pivot door for moving the pivot pin between its advanced position and its retracted position comprise a lever mechanism located within a top edge portion of the door and including a lever having first and second ends and mounted for pivotal movement between said ends, said first end of the lever being coupled to the pivot pin and said second end of the lever being coupled to a screw having a head that is accessible from a top edge of the door, whereby the lever mechanism can be operated to move the pivot pin between its advanced and retracted positions by a tool engaged with said screw.
- 4. A wall system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said panel element is coupled to said internal frame by a plurality of co-operating male and female coupling members which are carried respectively by the panel elements and the frame and are adapted to snap-fit together.
- 5. A wall system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said male and female coupling members comprise C-shaped male coupling members carried by the panel element, and complimentary channel-shaped female coupling members carried by lateral surfaces of said internal frame.
- 6. A wall system as claimed in claim 1, further including at least one of the following further elements:at least one accessory rail extending transversely between at least two adjacent said posts, the rail having an external surface defining at least one generally horizontal undercut channel adapted to receive an accessory to be coupled to the wall system; at least one shelf, and means supporting said shelf outwardly of said external wall covering; a pocket door structure comprising a door mounted for sliding movement in a plane from a closed position in a door opening defined by said frame to an open position laterally adjacent said door opening, wherein said panels forming said wall covering define a hollow wall portion for accommodating the door in said open position; at least one glass door fitted with a lockset or latchset through the intermediary of an adaptor plate received in a cut-out in the glass door.
- 7. A wall system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said accessory rail comprises an extrusion defining a plurality of said generally horizontal undercut channels extending parallel to one another longitudinally of the rail, and means for coupling the extrusion to the posts of the internal frame of the wall system comprising respective hook-shaped formations extending rearwardly from said extrusion adjacent respectively opposite ends thereof, for engagement with corresponding projections on lateral faces of said posts.
- 8. A wall system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said means supporting said shelf comprise respective brackets adjacent respectively opposite ends of said shelf engageable with respective upright posts of the internal frame of the wall system for supporting the shelf on said posts.
- 9. A wall system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said brackets are coupled to an outer edge of said shelf by respective support rods that extend downwardly from said brackets to said edge, and wherein an inner edge of the shelf is supported on respective pins that extend inwardly from said brackets.
- 10. A wall system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said means supporting said shelf comprises a T-section formation extending along a rear edge of the shelf and engageable with a complimentary undercut channel that extends transversely of the wall covering of the wall system.
- 11. A wall system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said internal frame of the wall system is arranged to define an unobstructed space that includes said door opening and hollow wall portion for permitting unobstructed movement of the door between its said open and closed positions, and wherein said wall covering defining said hollow wall portion comprises respective fascia assemblies that are coupled to opposite sides of said internal frame and that include trim elements defining said door opening.
- 12. A wall system as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of said fascia assemblies is pivotally supported at a lower end thereof, whereby the assembly can be constructed in a flat configuration and pivotally raised into abutment with the internal frame, and wherein the fascia assemblies and internal frame are coupled together by respective male and female coupling members that snap together for securing the fascia assemblies to the frame.
- 13. A wall system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the adaptor plate accommodates internally conventional hardware components of the lockset or latchset, and is adapted externally to accept exterior components of the lockset or latchset, including handles.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit from U.S. provisional application Serial No. 60/137,503 filed Jun. 4, 1999 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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