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US 11,572,698 B2Granted
Backplate arrangements for modular wall systems and installation methods
AssigneemfPHD, LLC
InventorThomas Crenshaw
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to modular wall systems and methods of installing modular wall systems in hygienic environments. In one aspect, gap cover apparatus are disclosed. In one aspect, backplate arrangements are disclosed. In one aspect, non-progressive installation methods are disclosed. The modular wall systems can eliminate protruding ledges while maintaining structural integrity and hygienic properties.
Claims20
A modular wall system for medical treatment environments, comprising:
- a plurality of backplates, each of the plurality of backplates comprising:
- a length that is larger than a width,
- a thickness, the width larger than the thickness,
- a rectangular cross-section that includes the width and the thickness,
- a longitudinal axis extending along the length, the longitudinal axis comprising a center,
- a flat rectangular front face including the length and the width, and
- a flat rectangular back face including the length and the width;
- and
- a plurality of modular wall units configured to attach to the plurality of backplates and configured to be arranged together as a wall, each of the plurality of modular wall units comprising:
- a non-metallic inner panel,
- an outer panel disposed at least partially about a front face of the non-metallic inner panel,
- one or more first flanges extending relative to a first side of the outer panel and having a plurality of first fastener openings formed therein, each of the one or more first flanges configured to interface with the flat rectangular front face of at least one of the plurality of backplates when fastened to the at least one of the plurality of backplates, and
- one or more second flanges extending relative to a second side of the outer panel and having a plurality of second fastener openings formed therein, the second side opposing the first side.
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A method of installing a modular wall system for a medical treatment environment, comprising:
- fastening a plurality of backplates to a plurality of studs, each of the plurality of backplates comprising:
- a length that is larger than a width,
- a thickness, the width larger than the thickness,
- a rectangular cross-section that includes the width and the thickness,
- a longitudinal axis extending along the length, the longitudinal axis comprising a center,
- a flat rectangular front face including the length and the width, and
- a flat rectangular back face including the length and the width;
- and
- forming one or more first fastener openings in each of the plurality of backplates on a first side of the center,
- forming one or more second fastener openings in each of the plurality of backplates on a second side of the center;
- and
- fastening a plurality of modular wall units to the plurality of backplates in an arrangement as a wall, each of the plurality of modular wall units comprising:
- a non-metallic inner panel,
- an outer panel disposed at least partially about a front face of the non-metallic inner panel,
- one or more first flanges extending relative to a first side of the outer panel and having a plurality of first fastener openings formed therein, each of the one or more first flanges interfacing with the flat rectangular front face of at least one of the plurality of backplates when fastened to the at least one of the plurality of backplates, and
- one or more second flanges extending relative to a second side of the outer panel and having a plurality of second fastener openings formed therein, the second side opposing the first side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.