Base construction for panel

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The prior art drawbacks and problems are solved by the present invention in which a wall panel support base adapted to be mounted on a wall panel support structure has a plurality of feet, a floating seal to seal the wall panel support structure against the floor, and a wire enclosure constructed in conjunction with the floating seal so that both the wire and adjustment means for the floating seal is covered by hinged covers incorporated into the structure.
In one aspect of the invention, the floating seal comprises a foam block engaging the floor between the feet and slidably mounted in a recess at the bottom of the panel construction with covers hingedly mounted over the wire enclosure and the adjustment means for the seal.
In another aspect of the invention, a leveling apparatus including a screw member, externally threaded in opposite directions at its opposite ends, is mounted in the enclosure of the wall panel support structure whereby the adjustment for leveling the feet is accessible through the hinged covers.
The floating seal of the present invention eliminates all spaces between the support structure and the floor providing a visual seal therebetween.
Furthermore, the seal provides an audible barrier between work areas adjacent either side of the support base.
Finally, the foam block portion of the floating seal readily conforms to even a rough or otherwise uneven floor.
The covers which run the full length of the panels provide wide-open access to the wire enclosure contained within the floating seal.
Consequently, installation and later modification of wiring within the modular assembly is easily accomplished through these access areas.
Furthermore, because the leveling screws are located within this accessible wire enclosure, leveling of the modular structure may be performed after assembly and when the panel is in place.
These and other objects, advantages, and features of the invention will be more fully understood and appreciated by reference to the written specification and appended drawings