Tensioned sheet wall system for a building

A wall system for spanning a building opening in a building frame of a building, the wall system comprising:

• a flexible sheet of flexible material spanning in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and defining a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between opposing side edges of the flexible sheet;
• a retainer member comprising a first frame member arranged to be secured to the first end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet and arranged to mount onto the building frame in fixed relation thereto along a first end of the building opening;
• a tension member comprising a second frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the second end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
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• a tensioning assembly arranged to be fixed onto the building frame along a second end of the building opening opposite from the first end of the building opening, the tensioning assembly being operatively connected to the tension member so as to apply tension in the longitudinal direction to a portion of the flexible sheet between the retainer member and the tension member;
• the tension member being secured to the flexible sheet at a mounting location spaced longitudinally inwardly from the second end of the flexible sheet so as to define an end portion of the flexible sheet extending longitudinally between the mounting location and the second end of the flexible sheet which is not tensioned by the tensioning assembly.

A wall system for spanning a building opening in a building frame of a building, the wall system comprising:

• a flexible sheet of flexible material spanning in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and defining a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between opposing side edges of the flexible sheet;
• a retainer member comprising a first frame member arranged to be secured to the first end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet and arranged to mount onto the building frame in fixed relation thereto along a first end of the building opening;
• a tension member comprising a second frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the second end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
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• a tensioning assembly arranged to be fixed onto the building frame along a second end of the building opening opposite from the first end of the building opening, the tensioning assembly being operatively connected to the tension member so as to apply tension in the longitudinal direction to a portion of the flexible sheet between the retainer member and the tension member;
• wherein the tensioning assembly comprising at least one winch arranged to be operatively connected between the building frame and the tension member.

A wall system for spanning a building opening in a building frame of a building, the wall system comprising:

• a flexible sheet of flexible material spanning in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and defining a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between opposing side edges of the flexible sheet;
• a retainer member comprising a first frame member arranged to be secured to the first end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet and arranged to mount onto the building frame in fixed relation thereto along a first end of the building opening;
• a tension member comprising a second frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the second end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
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• a tensioning assembly arranged to be fixed onto the building frame along a second end of the building opening opposite from the first end of the building opening, the tensioning assembly being operatively connected to the tension member so as to apply tension in the longitudinal direction to a portion of the flexible sheet between the retainer member and the tension member;
• wherein the flexible sheet comprises a plurality of sheet sections releasably joined in series with one another using releasable fasteners such that each sheet section spans a full length of the flexible sheet in the longitudinal direction between the opposing first and second ends of the flexible sheet and only spans a portion of the width of the flexible sheet in the lateral direction;
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• wherein the tension member comprising a single frame member spanning the width of the flexible sheet across the plurality of sheet sections.

A wall system for spanning a building opening in a building frame of a building, the wall system comprising:

• a flexible sheet of flexible material spanning in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and defining a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between opposing side edges of the flexible sheet;
• a retainer member comprising a first frame member arranged to be secured to the first end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet and arranged to mount onto the building frame in fixed relation thereto along a first end of the building opening;
• a tension member comprising a second frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the second end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
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• a tensioning assembly arranged to be fixed onto the building frame along a second end of the building opening opposite from the first end of the building opening, the tensioning assembly being operatively connected to the tension member so as to apply tension in the longitudinal direction to a portion of the flexible sheet between the retainer member and the tension member;
• wherein the flexible sheet comprises a plurality of sheet sections releasably joined in series with one another using releasable fasteners such that each sheet section spans a full length of the flexible sheet in the longitudinal direction between the opposing first and second ends of the flexible sheet and only spans a portion of the width of the flexible sheet in the lateral direction;
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• wherein the retainer member comprising a single frame member spanning the width of the flexible sheet across the plurality of sheet sections.

A wall system for spanning a building opening in a building frame of a building, the wall system comprising:

• a flexible sheet of flexible material spanning in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and defining a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between opposing side edges of the flexible sheet;
• a first frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the first end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
• a second frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the second end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
• the first and second frame members being arranged to mount onto the building frame in fixed relation thereto along opposing first and second ends of the building opening such that the flexible sheet is under tension in the longitudinal direction between the first and second frame members;
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• a rigid railing member connected to the flexible sheet to extend in the lateral direction across the flexible sheet at an intermediate location between a connection of the flexible sheet to the first frame member and a connection of the flexible sheet to the second frame member;
• the rigid railing member being received within a pocket formed on the flexible sheet;
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• the pocket receiving the rigid railing member therein at a location spaced from a plane of the flexible sheet.

A wall system for spanning a building opening in a building frame of a building, the wall system comprising:

• a flexible sheet of flexible material spanning in a longitudinal direction between opposing first and second ends and defining a width in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between opposing side edges of the flexible sheet;
• a first frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the first end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
• a second frame member arranged to be secured to the flexible sheet in proximity to the second end of the flexible sheet so as to span the width of the flexible sheet;
• the first and second frame members being arranged to mount onto the building frame in fixed relation thereto along opposing first and second ends of the building opening such that the flexible sheet is under tension in the longitudinal direction between the first and second frame members;
• a rigid railing member connected to the flexible sheet to extend in the lateral direction across the flexible sheet at an intermediate location between a connection of the flexible sheet to the first frame member and a connection of the flexible sheet to the second frame member;
• the rigid railing member receiving a flexible cable extending through the rigid railing member in the lateral direction of the flexible sheet between opposing railing mounts;
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• the railing mounts being arranged to be supported on the building frame so as to support the flexible cable under tension in the lateral direction transversely to the longitudinal direction of the sheet.