Allsteel CONCENSYS CAPE User manual

2210 Second Avenue
Muscatine, IA 52761-5257
70-0010
0 6 / 07/ 11
MODEL: CAPE
IM P ORTANT
CONCENSYS®INSTALL ATION
INSTRUCTIONS INSIDE
ENGLISH VERSION
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631530 52006 7

IMPORTANT
Do not connect 32" tall panels to a panel, or
panel/stacker assembly, 72" tall or taller.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
43-0150I
(1/04)
SYSTEMS GUIDELINES - PANELS
Concensys®
Read all instructions and review illustrations
before installing.
Illustration 1
Illustration 2
FOR ADEQUATE STABILITY of the Allsteel
Company’s Concensys®panel freestanding wall par-
titions, one of two methods of stabilization must be
adhered to:
METHOD 1. - Refer to Illustration 1. A parent panel
run must be a minimum of 48" and a maximum of 12
feet, and must have a minimum of two return panels
totaling 20% of the length of parent run extended in
opposing directions on each side of the parent run.
METHOD 2. - Refer to Illustration 2. A parent panel
run must be a minimum of 48" and a maximum of 12
feet, and must have at least two return panels total-
ing at least 60% of the length of the parent run
extended in one direction. The minimum length of a
return panel(s) should total 72".
DEFINITIONS:
PARENT PANEL RUN - Panels (or a single panel)
configured in a straight line intended to divide space.
It is usually longer than the panels used to stabilize
it.
RETURN PANELS - Panels attached to a parent run
for the purpose of stabilizing it. Return panels may
also have the effect of dividing space.
12' Maximum
48" Minimum
12' Maximum
48" Minimum
X plus Y must total the greater of:
(A) 60% of the parent run length (note: add
12" if using 120° connectors), or
(B) 72"
X
Y
NOTES
Return panels must be no more than 26" lower than
the maximum height of the parent panel run.
When using 120° connectors, add 12" to each
return panel width specified in methods 1 and 2.
20% of parent run length (Min.)
Note: Add 12" if using 120° connectors

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
343-0402
(1/02)
SYSTEMS GUIDELINES - OVERHEAD STORAGE UNITS
Concensys®
Read all instructions and review illustrations
before installing.
Illustration 1
Illustration 2
Panels
Overhead
storage unit
~
Panels
Overhead
storage unit
~
Refer to Illustration 1. Units must be suspended on
panels of a corresponding width, or suspended
across two panels with a combined width equal to the
storage unit width.
Refer to Illustration 2. More than two storage units
can be suspended from a single panel only if return
panels are positioned at each end of the storage
units.

Failure to install product as instructed, use of hardware other than that which is provided with the prod-
uct, or failure to comply with all instructions can result in product failure and/or personal injury and/or
property damage.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 1 OF 7 (1/04)
INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
For adequate stability of the Concensys wall partition system, one of the following methods of stabilization must
be adhered to:
Method 1: A parent panel run must be a minimum of 48" and a maximum of 12', and must have a minimum of
two return panels totaling 20% of the length of the parent run, extended in opposing directions on each side of
the parent run.
Method 2: A parent panel run must be a minimum of 48" and a maximum of 12', must have at least two return
panels (one at the beginning and at the end of the parent run) totaling 60+% of the length of the parent run,
extended in one direction. The minimum length of return panels should total 72".
Notes: Return panels must be no more than 26" lower than the maximum height of the parent panel run.
When using 120° connectors, add 12" to each return panel width specified in methods 1 and 2.
WARNING
Illustration 1. Basic Panel Connection:
Always use inside
channel when
attaching vertical
connectors
At a TEE, 90°, or
Extended straight connection,
remove baserail cover to install
vertical connector (refer to
Illustration 3)
Notes:
··At a TEE, 90°, 135°, 120° two-way, or Extended straight connection, baserail covers must be removed to install vertical connector.
··Begin panel connections at a 90°, TEE, or Cross connection.
··Ensure panels are level and tops of baserail covers are even (see Illustration 6a).
··If vertical connector is not driven down far enough, or driven down too far, misalignment between panel top cap and connector
transition piece may occur. Drive vertical connector down until top of connector aligns with top edge of panel fabric.
Do not use outside
channel when
attaching vertical
connectors
~
Position vertical connector
between panels with connector at
least 1" above top of panel(s)
Attach top bracket using
four 3/4" long oval head
countersunk screws
Position vertical connector over
panel connector tab and use a
hammer with a nylon block (or
rubber mallet) to drive vertical
connector onto connector tab
(see notes below)
1
3
2
2

Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 2 OF 7 (1/04)
Illustration 2. Top Cap Installation:
Illustration 3. Baserail Covers:
Illustration 2a. Cableway Top Cap:
Illustration 3a. Baserail Cover Removal:
Illustration 3b. Baserail Cover Installation:
Illustration 2b. Low Profile Top Cap:
1/2" long flat head undercut
self-threading screw
Transition piece
Cableway cap
Transition piece
Top cap
Cableway
base
Concensys panel
Baserail cover
Baserail cover
removal tool
1. At each end of baserail, use baserail
cover removal tool to free bottom edge
of cover from baserail assembly.
2. Pivot bottom edge of baserail cover
upward.
3. Separate top edge of baserail cover
from top retaining hooks on glide
tower assemblies.
Important: Use baserail cover removal tool at both ends of panel.
Attempting to pull baserail cover bottom edge free by
hand can cause the cover to twist, damaging the cover.
1. Angle baserail cover to allow top edge of
baserail cover to pass between glidetower
retaining hooks (Point A) and glidetower
baserail cover supports (Point B).
2. Insert baserail cover until slots on top edge of
baserail cover captures top retaining hooks
(Point C).
3. Pivot baserail cover downward and snap bottom
edge of baserail cover over retaining clips
(Point D).
Note: When properly positioned onto glidetowers,
very little force is needed to snap baserail
cover into position.
A
CC
B
D
Baserail
cover
Glidetower
Leveler

Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 3 OF 7 (1/04)
Perform Steps 1 and
8 as described above
Top cap
Bracket/
transition
piece
assembly
3/4" long oval head
countersunk screw
Illustration 4. END Connector Kit:
Cableway cap
1. Insert bottom tab of transition piece (ensure protrusion on bottom tab seats into hole in baserail).
2. Rotate transition piece top tab towards panel until hole on top tab snaps over protrusion under
panel connector tab (ensure sides of transition piece seat inside baserail covers).
Fabric-covered Vertical END cap:
NO orientation (no plastic spacers)
Cableway base
END transition
cap
Vertical
END cap
Vertical
END cap
END top bracket
3/4" long oval head
countersunk screw
1/2" long flat head undercut
self-threading screw 7
6
5
2
1
8
34
Illustration 4a. Cableway Option:
Illustration 4b. Low-Profile Option:
1" long round
head screw
Painted Vertical END cap: Orient
end with plastic spacers at bottom

Illustration 5. Wall Connector Kit:
Illustration 5A. Mark Wall Connector Location onto Wall:
Illustration 5B. Direct to Wall Connection (acceptable when compatibility with permanent wall hanger kit is not needed):
Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 4 OF 7 (1/04)
1. Place wall connector onto end of panel and
position panel/wall connector against wall at
location of wall connection.
2. Adjust leveling glides, at bottom of panel, as
needed to level panel.
If low point of floor is at the wall, adjust
leveling glides out enough to compensate
for the rise in the floor.
If high point of floor is at the wall, adjust
leveling glides in enough to compensate for
the drop in the floor.
3. Ensure panel and wall connector are plum
against wall and lightly mark wall at top and
bottom edge of wall connector (if marking
wall is not acceptable, use masking tape).
4. Set panel and wall connector aside.
1. With notched end down and facing away from
wall, position wall connector against wall and
align top and bottom of wall connector with
locating marks on wall.
2. Mark wall connector hole locations onto wall.
Each hole location requires mounting hardware.
Set wall connector aside.
3. Predrill holes for mounting hardware as needed.
4. Relocate wall connector and attach to wall with
appropriate hardware (2-1/2" long wood screws
into studs, or molly-type fasteners into dry wall).
Notes: Customer provides appropriate
attachment hardware - wood screws
into studs (2-1/2" long minimum), or
Molly-type fasteners into dry wall.
Holes in wall connector are provided
for #8 screws.
Panel
Level
Wall connector
Wall connector
Locating mark
Locating mark
Notch
Customer provided hardware
(2-1/2" long wood screws into
studs, or molly-type fasteners
into dry wall)

Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 5 OF 7 (1/04)
Illustration 5. Wall Connector Kit (cont):
Illustration 5B. Direct to Wall Connection (cont):
5. Install transition piece onto end of panel
facing wall.
6. Position panel into wall connector.
7. Refer to Illustration 5D (Low Profile Top
Cap Connection) or Illustration 5E
(Cableway Top Cap Connection) for
attaching panel to wall connector.
Notes: Customer provides appropriate attachment
hardware - wood screws into studs (2-1/2" long
minimum), or Molly-type fasteners into dry
wall.
Holes in wall connector brackets are provided
for #8 or #10 screws.
Illustration 5C. Offset Wall Connection (allows for compatibility with permanent wall hanger kit):
Wall connector
Transition piece (ensure protrusion on
bottom tab seats into hole in baserail)
Panel
1. On center line of locating marks, position wall
connector brackets against wall as shown.
2. Mark wall connector bracket hole locations onto
wall. Each bracket requires two mounting hard-
ware connections. Set wall connector brackets
aside.
3. Predrill holes for mounting hardware as needed.
4. Relocate wall connector brackets and attach to
wall with appropriate hardware (2-1/2" long wood
screws into studs, or molly-type fasteners into
dry wall).
Wall connector
bracket
Center line
of locating
marks
Wall connector bracket
6"
1/4"
Customer provided
hardware (2-1/2" long
wood screws into
studs, or molly-type
fasteners into dry
wall)
Locating mark
Locating mark

Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 6 OF 7 (1/04)
Illustration 5. Wall Connector Kit (cont):
Illustration 5C. Offset Wall Connection (cont):
5. Install transition piece onto end of panel
facing wall.
6. Position panel next to wall connector
brackets.
7. With notched end up and facing panel,
position wall connector onto top connec-
tor bracket (between top and second
mounting holes) at approximately a 45°
angle. Rotate wall connector to a vertical
position and slide connector down over
bottom connector bracket and panel
connector tab (if necessary, use a ham-
mer and nylon block to drive wall con-
nector down).
8. Refer to Illustration 5D (Low Profile Top
Cap Connection) or Illustration 5E
(Cableway Top Cap Connection) for
attaching panel to wall connector.
9. Insert foam strip, as a light gap filler,
between wall connector and wall.
Illustration 5D. Low Profile Top Cap Connection:Illustration 5E. Cableway Profile Top Cap Connection:
Top cap
3/4" long oval head
countersunk
screws
1" long round
head screw
1/2" long flat head undercut
self-threading screw
Wall connector
Wall connector
Top bracket
Top cap
transition
piece
Transition piece (ensure protrusion on
bottom tab seats into hole in baserail)
Panel
Panel
Top cap
3/4" long oval
head countersunk
screw
Wall connector
Top bracket
Cableway
top cap
transition
piece
Cableway base
Panel
Notch

Concensys®PANEL CONNECTORS
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SIDE 7 OF 7 (1/04)
Illustration 6. Variable Height Connection:
Illustration 6a. Panel Connection:
A
Illustration 6c. Variable Height Filler - for Cableway Option:
Illustration 6b. Variable Height Bracket:
Top cap (snaps
onto panel)
Top cap
(snaps
onto panel)
Variable height
filler (sized to
fit variable
height
connection)
Variable-height filler - cut filler (with a
fine-tooth saw) so that filler top will align
with top of taller panel and filler bottom
will align with top surface of lower panel
top cap (feature A ), or top surface of
countertop (not shown).
IF A LOW PANEL(S) IS POSITIONED BETWEEN
TWO TALLER PANELS:
• Insert, but leave loose, the screws in the connector
brackets of the lower panel(s).
• Place the cableway base(s) on the lower panel(s) -
spread the taller panels apart, as required.
• Tighten the screws in the connector brackets for the
lower panel(s) by accessing through the round holes
in the cableway base.
• Tighten the cableway base screws and snap on the
cableway cap.
Cableway base/cap
Transition piece
3/4"long oval head countersunk screw
Install a drill point screw through notch in
bracket and into variable height connector
Vertical connector
Variable height bracket
(see Illustration 6b)
Variable height bracket
Top bracket (For low-profile top cap option,
connect transition piece and end transition
cap. See Illustration 6d.)
3/4"long oval head
countersunk screw
Transition piece
with end transition
cap
End transition
cap (snaps
onto transition
piece)
Flat head thread
cutting screw Flat head thread
cutting screw
Illustration 6d. Variable Height Filler - for Low-Profile Top Cap
Option (wood and painted):
3/4"long oval head
countersunk screw
Top bracket
(snaps onto
transition
piece)
Transition piece
Important: To ensure veriable-height
fillers fit properly, panels must
be level and tops of baserail
covers must be even.

43-0181E
SIDE 1OF 2 (12/00)
PANELPANEL DOORDOOR
ConcensysConcensys®®
Illustration 1. Connect Door Panel to 82" High Panels (Door is Factory Assembled with a Right-Hand
Orientation):
Illustration 2. Convert Right-Hand Door to a Left-Hand Orientation:
Install door panel between two 82"
high panels with standard panel
connector kits (Refer to Concensys®
Panel Connectors Installation
Instructions).
Factory Assembled as Right-Hand
Field Converted to Left-Hand
Remove screws from
Door Jamb and from
Door/Jamb Assembly
Door/Jamb
Assembly
Door Jamb
Rotate Door/Jamb Assembly
and Door Jamb, and reinstall
screws

43-0181E
SIDE 2OF 2 (12/00)
PANELPANEL DOORDOOR
ConcensysConcensys®®
Illustration 3. Connect Door Panel to Wall Connector Kit:
Illustration 4. Lower Threshold to Floor:
Install 82" high wall connector kit
(Refer to Concensys® Panel
Connectors Installation Instructions).
Do not Install transition piece
shipped with wall connector kit. Use
transition piece shipped with panel
door (screw transition piece to wall).
Door Jamb
Threshold
After door is installed and leveled, loosen
(do not remove) bottom screw on each side
of door frame. Push threshold down until
threshold rests on floor. Retighten screw.
Attach door frame to wall-mount
connector of wall connector kit
(at center and bottom position).
1. Refer to Concensys®Panel Connectors
Installation Instructions to install 82" high wall
connector kit. Do not install transition piece
shipped with wall connector kit.
2. Install transition piece shipped with door panel.
Screw transition piece to wall.
3. Refer to Concensys®Panel Connectors
Installation Instructions to attach top of door
panel to top of wall-mount connector.
4. Remove screws securing door jamb (or
door/jamb assembly) to vertical door frame. Set
door jamb (or door/jamb assembly) aside.
5. At the center and bottom access holes in verti-
cal door frame, drill a 9/16" diameter hole through
both walls of door frame vertical tube and
through wall-mount connector.
6. Drill a 7/16" or 1/2" diameter hole through 9/16" hole
in outer wall of door frame vertical tube.
7. Install screws through door frame vertical tube
and into wall-mount connector (through holes
drilled in Steps 5 and 6).
8. Reinstall door jamb (or door/jamb assembly).
To prevent the possibility of serious eye
injury, always wear eye protection when
using power tools.
WARNING

43-0157I
(12/00)
COUNTERTOPS AND WOOD SHELVESCOUNTERTOPS AND WOOD SHELVES
ConcensysConcensys®®
Illustration 1
Illustration 2
Illustration 2 Illustration 3
Illustration 1
Connecting
bracket
R.H. support
bracket
L.H. support
bracket Connecting bracket:
Use at junction of
two countertops
R.H. support
bracket L.H. support
bracket
Wood
screw
Countertops (Models with a RL, RH, or RS
prefix are routed at one end to fit at a vari-
able height connection):
•Insert support brackets and position as
defined in Illustration 1.
•Position countertops and insert screws as
defined in Illustration 2.
Wood Shelves:
•Insert support brackets and position as defined in
Illustration 1.
•Position shelves and insert screws as defined in
Illustration 2 or 3.
Note: When unit spans multiple panels, install extra
bracket at the center position. Attach bracket
with wood screws.
Insert support
brackets
Shelf support (used to
connect two shelves at 90°).
Remove release paper and
position as shown.
R.H. support
bracket
Wood shelf
Machine screw
L.H. support bracket
R.H. support
bracket (this end)
Machine screw
L.H. support bracket
Wood corner
shelf
Corner
bracket

IINNSSTTAALLLLAATTIIOONNIINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS
43-0161G
SIDE 1 OF 2 (11/03)
OVERHEAD STORAGE UNITS
Concensys®
Installation (shelf and cabinet installation is the same):
1. Attach overhead storage unit to panel by inserting end panel hooks into panel slots.
2. Tap down on each end panel to fully seat hooks.
3. Pivot retaining clips toward panel to lock overhead storage unit in place.
Removal (shelf and cabinet removal is the same):
1. Pull retaining clips away from panel.
2. Carefully lift overhead storage unit upward to unseat end panel hooks from panel slots.
3. Remove overhead storage unit from panel.
Illustration 1. Attach Overhead Storage Unit:
Illustration 2. Shelf Divider (optional accessory):
End panel
hooks
Overhead
storage unit
Panel slots
Retaining
clip
1. Position shelf divider at an angle, as shown, and insert flange underneath lip of storage shelf back stop.
2. Rotate shelf divider down into position.
3. Move shelf divider to the desired position by lifting up on front of divider (approx. 15°) and sliding divider from
side-to-side.

43-0161G
SIDE 2 OF 2 (11/03)
OVERHEAD STORAGE UNITS
Concensys®
Illustration 4. Overhead Storage Unit Ganging (at seam of two inline overhead storage units):
Overhead
storage units
Screw
Ganging strap
Hinge bracket
1. Remove screws at end of each overhead storage cabinet hinge bracket.
2. Insert screws through holes in ganging strap and reinstall screws into overhead storage cabinet hinge brackets.
3. Fully tighten screws.
Illustration 3. Overhead Shelf Unit Ganging (at seam of two inline overhead shelf units):
Overhead
shelf unit
Overhead
shelf unit
Screw
Screw
Ganging
bracket
Overhead shelf
unit bottom flange
Ganging
bracket
1. Hook ganging bracket over bottom flange of each overhead shelf unit.
2. Install screw into ganging bracket hole.
3. Fully tighten screw.

Illustration 2. Peninsula Installation:
IINNSSTTAALLLLAATTIIOONNIINNSSTTRRUUCCTTIIOONNSS
43-0169H
SIDE 1 OF 2 (3/03)
PENINSULA / D-TOP / QUARTER-ROUND
Concensys®®
Attach support column to worksurface with
four machine screws (from hardware pack)
Lay worksurface upside down onto
cardboard or a carpeted surface
At desired height ,
attach RH and LH
support brackets
into panel slots
Retainer clip and screw (from
hardware pack), install into
each support bracket
Illustration 1. Support Column Attachment:
IMPORTANT
Retainer clips (with screws), must be
installed in all applications.
Illustration 2a. Attachment to a Panel:
Peninsula
Peninsula D-top
Threaded
insert
Threaded
insert
Support
column
(install per
Illustration 1)
Attach peninsula to each
support bracket with two
machine screws (from
hardware pack)

Illustration 3. D-top Installation:
Illustration 2. Peninsula Installation (cont):
Illustration 2b. Attachment to a Worksurface:
43-0169H
SIDE 2 OF 2 (3/03)
PENINSULA / D-TOP / QUARTER-ROUND
Concensys®®
Attach flat bracket to primary worksurface
and peninsula worksurface with twelve
(six per worksurface) wood screws (from
hardware pack)
Attach flat bracket (one per side of
D-top) to primary worksurface and
D-top worksurface with four (two
per worksurface) machine screws
(from hardware pack)
Note: Quarter-round attachment
to primary worksurface is
the same as depicted here.
Attach each tie bracket (one per side
of peninsula) with four flathead screws
(from hardware pack)
Attach tie bracket with centerline 11/4"
(minimum) in from D-top edge (one
per side of D-top) with four flathead
screws (from hardware pack)
Attach tie bracket next to primary
worksurface support leg (one per
side of D-top) with four flathead
screws (from hardware pack)
Primary worksurface
Primary
worksurface
Primary
worksurface
Peninsula
D-top
Support column (install
per Illustration 1)
Support column
(install per
Illustration 1)
~
Threaded
insert
Install each tie bracket with centerline
11/4" (minimum) in from peninsula edge