Transitional Specification - OEC Business Interiors

Standard Frames.Special top cap linked toadjacent frames is requiredfor applications where noframes are installed abovethe door frame. Contact yourSteelcase area office to discussyour application.Connections20"H frames are designedto stack on top of 45"H and65"H frames.Tip: Standard stackerswill not work on enhancedframes.45"H and 65"H framescan be used by themselvesor with one or more 20"Hframes stacked on top.Tip: Enhanced stackerscannot be used on standardframes.Frames can support othercomponents including worksurfaces,overhead storagebins, and shelves.Vertical end trimcan be ordered to finishthe exposed end of a runof frames. Trim is availablein either metal or wood..Tip: End trim alignment iscritical during installation.Ensure that end trim and topcap are installed flush toavoid function and aestheticflaws, specifically in 45"applications.Heavy steel connectorsbolt to frames toensure stability.Junctions are available tojoin adjacent frames of thesame height together in L-,V-, T-, Y-, and X-configurations.Although junctions arenot required to join frames ina straight line, an in-linejunction is available to maintainalignment with framesthat are joined with junctions.Junctions can also joinframes of different heights.Upto4"Adjustable wallattachmentbracketis available to anchor thebeginning of a run of framesto a perpendicular wall.Or frame can be attacheddirectly to wall withoutbracket. Adjustability allows2 1 /4" to 4" for creep..Tip: Wall-attachment bracketis required when a doorframe is being attached toa wall.Wiring & CablingBase power-in brings powerto the frames at the righthandreceptacle location inthe base.Power pole can be addedabove any square junction,except the in-line junction,to bring power and cablesdown from the ceiling. Toppower-in cable, installedinside the power pole, connectsto the powerway in thebase or desk-height cavity ofthe frame without occupyingany receptacle locations.Internode is availableto be field installed to bringpower and voice/data outsideof the frame andmount above or below theworksurface..Powerkit in the base offrame is field installed to providethree wiring schematicsusing an eight-wire system.Pass-through powerways arealso available when youwant to extend the networkwithout installing receptaclesin one of the frames.Desk-height cavities canbe added to accommodatepowerkits at worksurfaceheight.Base-to-desk heightpower transfer cablecarries power between thebase of a frame to deskheightpowerways.Openings in frame allowcables to be routed insidethe walls of a workstation.Junctions allow cablesand transfer cables to berouted vertically.Lay-in cabling trackand junctions can beadded to standard frames orenhanced frames to allow forlay-in cable installation on topof Montage frames..All frames are listed byUnderwriters Laboratory(UL) and certified bythe Canadian StandardsAssociation (CSA).Surface MaterialsFrame• 7710 Black Coating• 4798 SterlingTop cap• Paint• WoodEnd trim• Paint• WoodBase cover• PaintDesk-heightcavity cover• PaintJunctions• PaintDoor frame• PaintDoors• LaminateWall-attachmentbracket• PaintPower and cable poles• PaintLay-in cover• PaintApplication TopicsExceptionally highframes and frames that areclose to the ceiling should bereviewed and approved bythe local building inspectorbefore you complete yourspecification..MontageTransitional Specification Guide 119