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US 12,134,888 B2Granted
End brackets
AssigneeFalkbuilt Ltd.
InventorDale R. Marshall
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Abstract
An end bracket for a wall system includes a body member having attachment structure to join a horizontal strut to a vertical strut. The end bracket further includes attachment structure in which the horizontal strut is slidably attached for moving and positioning the horizontal strut relative to the vertical strut in forming the wall system.
Claims19
A wall system, comprising:
- a pair of vertical struts;
- a horizontal strut that is attached between the vertical struts;
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- an end bracket at either end of the horizontal strut, each end bracket having a vertical panel with a plurality of attachment arms that extend perpendicularly away from the vertical panel and that provide a plurality of attachment points for attaching the horizontal strut to the vertical struts;
- wherein at least one of the end brackets slides with respect to the horizontal strut to adjust to a distance between the pair of vertical struts, the at least one of the end brackets further comprising a locking structure to secure the at least one of the end brackets at a position on the horizontal strut;
- and wherein each end bracket comprises four attachment arms, two attachment arms above the horizontal strut and two attachment arms below the horizontal strut.
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A wall system, comprising:
- a pair of vertical struts;
- a horizontal strut that is attached between the vertical struts;
- an end bracket at either end of the horizontal strut, the end bracket having a vertical panel with an attachment arm at each corner of the vertical panel, the attachment arms to provide a plurality of attachment points for attaching the horizontal strut to the vertical struts, wherein at least one of the end brackets slides with respect to the horizontal strut to adjust to a distance between the pair of vertical struts, the at least one of the end brackets further comprising a locking structure to secure the least one end bracket at a position on the horizontal strut;
- a top track on top of each vertical strut;
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- a top connector at each vertical strut that attaches the top track to a top leveler support of the respective vertical strut;
- a base track at respective bottoms of the two vertical struts;
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- a bottom connector at each vertical strut that attaches the base track to a bottom leveler support of the respective vertical strut;
- the top and bottom connectors each including a snap connection, each snap connection having a pair of elongate arms, the elongate arms bending toward each other, each pair of elongate arms to be received within respective top leveler support and respective bottom leveler support for securement of the top and base tracks to the respective vertical struts,
- the elongate arms include properties of being resilient and deformable such that when displaced, each elongate arm is biased to an original posture;
- and wherein each end bracket comprises four attachment arms, two attachment arms above the horizontal strut and two attachment arms below the horizontal strut.
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A horizontal strut assembly to connect between a pair of vertical struts of a wall system, the horizontal strut assembly, comprising:
- a horizontal strut to be attached between the vertical struts;
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- an end bracket at either end of the horizontal strut, each end bracket having a vertical panel with a plurality of attachment arms that extend perpendicularly away from the vertical panel and that provide a plurality of attachment points for attaching the horizontal strut to the vertical struts;
- wherein at least one of the end brackets slides with respect to the horizontal strut to adjust to a distance between the pair of vertical struts, the at least one of the end brackets further comprising a locking structure to secure the least one end bracket at a position on the horizontal strut;
- and wherein each end bracket comprises four attachment arms, two attachment arms above the horizontal strut and two attachment arms below the horizontal strut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.