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US 10,329,773 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for a wall panel system
AssigneeAssociated Architectural Products, Inc.
InventorT. Richard Ferguson
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a wall panel system having a plurality of wall panels arranged within a framework. The wall panels may include a plurality of retention devices releasably engaging the framework to position the wall panels relative to the wall panel system. One or more of the retention devices may be actuated to engage and disengage from the framework. The wall panel system may include trim releasably engaging the framework.
Claims14
A wall panel system comprising:
- a framework defined by a plurality of first rails intersecting a plurality of second rails to define a plurality of cells;
- a plurality of panels having a front face and a rear face defined by an outer periphery, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels is received within at least one of the plurality of cells;
- the rear face of at least one panel of the plurality of panels include a first retention device and a second retention device operably engaging at least one of the plurality of first rails and the plurality of second rails, and wherein the first retention device includes a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein when in the deployed position the first retention device engages the at least one of the plurality of first rails and the plurality of second rails;
- wherein the second retention device is a fixed clip;
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- wherein the first retention device is a magnetically actuated cylindrical pin extending linearly between the stowed position and the deployed position, wherein the second retention device does not extend beyond the extent of the outer periphery of the rear face in both the stowed position and the deployed position.
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A wall panel system comprising:
- a framework defined by a plurality of first rails intersecting a plurality of second rails to define a plurality of cells;
- a plurality of panels received within the plurality of cells;
- at least one panel of the plurality of panels includes a plurality of retention devices, at least one of the plurality of retention devices engages at least one of the plurality of first rails and the plurality of second rails, wherein the at least one of the retention devices includes a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein when in the deployed position the at least one of the retention devices engages the at least one of the plurality of first rails and the plurality of second rails, when in the stowed position the at least one of the retention devices is disengaged from the at least one of the plurality of first rails and the plurality of second rails;
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- wherein the first retention device is a magnetically actuated cylindrical pin extending linearly between the stowed position and the deployed position.
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A wall panel system comprising:
- a framework defining a plurality of cells secured to a wall, each of the cells includes inwardly extending flanges defining a space from the wall;
- a plurality of panels having a front face and a rear face defined by an outer periphery is received within the plurality of cells;
- at least one panel of the plurality of panels includes a first retention device and a second retention device projecting from the rear surface thereof;
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- wherein when the at least one panel engages the framework, the first retention device includes a portion deployed into the space defined by the inwardly extending flanges and the second retention device is positioned into the space defined by the inwardly extending flanges and
- wherein the portion of the first retention device is a magnetically actuated cylindrical pin axially deployed into the space defined by the inwardly extending flanges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.