| CPC A47B 9/16 (2013.01) [A47B 3/02 (2013.01); A47B 3/08 (2013.01); A47B 13/08 (2013.01); A47B 2003/025 (2013.01); A47B 2003/0821 (2013.01); A47B 2200/005 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A panel assembly, comprising:
a panel having an outer periphery and an inner body surrounded by the outer periphery;
a plurality of connectors, wherein the plurality of connectors comprises a first connector and a second connector; and
one or more elongated members fixedly connected to the panel by the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more elongated members comprise a first elongated member having a first end portion connected to the panel by the first connector and a second end portion connected to the panel by the second connector, such that the first elongated member is disposed at a side opposite to the inner body of the panel with respect to a first portion of the outer periphery of the panel and spaced apart from the first portion of the outer periphery of the panel, thereby creating a first gap between the first elongated member and the first portion of the outer periphery of the panel that is substantially coplanar with the panel.
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