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US 12,716,233 B2Granted
Residential community construction
AssigneePersonal Apportion Dwellings LLC
InventorsLuis Antonio Uribegan, Matthew Colin Perkins
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Abstract
Systems and methods of modular construction. Modular wall systems segregate building spaces assigned to specific owners. Flexible housing provided by modular wall systems can expand or contract in size to adapt to owner and building needs. Modular wall systems provide walls that can be configured and reconfigured to partially or fully enclose units.
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A wall of modular construction comprising:
- a lower track member and an upper track member each comprising a base and first and second opposing walls extending from said base, said opposing walls defining a utility channel and opposing retention members;
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- at least one molded panel having a center section, a lower flange adapted to be coupled to one of the opposing walls of said lower track member by a first elongate retainer and at least one first fastener, and an upper flange adapted to be coupled to one of the opposing walls of said upper track member by a second elongate retainer and at least one second fastener, wherein the center section includes:
- a bottom panel section and a top panel section, the bottom panel section and the top panel section configured to telescope relative to each other to create variations in wall height between the lower track member and the upper track member,
- wherein the at least one molded panel is configured to, when a first molded panel is installed to subdivide a space on a first side and at least partially overlaps a second molded panel installed to subdivide a space on a second side opposite the first side, and the first molded panel is removed, the second molded panel remains installed.
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A method of modular construction of a wall comprising:
- securing a lower track member to a flooring member and an upper track member to a ceiling member, each lower track member and upper track member comprising a base and first and second opposing walls extending from said base, said walls defining a utility channel and opposing retention members;
- coupling a lower utility channel cover to the opposing retention members of the lower track member;
- coupling an upper utility channel cover to the opposing retention members of the upper track member;
- providing at least one molded panel having a center section including a bottom panel section and a top panel section, an upper flange and a lower flange;
- telescoping the bottom panel section and the top panel section relative to each other to create variations in wall height between the lower track member and the upper track member;
- securing the lower flange of the at least one molded panel to the first opposing wall of the lower track member using a first elongate retainer and at least one first fastener;
- securing the upper flange of the at least one molded panel to the first opposing wall of the upper track member using a second elongate retainer and at least one second fastener,
- wherein when a first molded panel is installed to subdivide a space on a first side and at least partially overlaps a second molded panel installed to subdivide a space on a second side opposite the first side, and the first molded panel is removed, the second molded panel remains installed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.