Track concealing system for operable walls
AssigneeModernfold, Inc.
InventorsThomas L. Goldsmith, N. Douglas Owens
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Abstract
The present invention provides a track concealment system for use with a movable wall system having movable walls, a track and a trolley. The invention includes a pair of panels, each sized to conceal a portion of the track, and a pair of brackets each having a first portion attachable to the track and a second portion configured to support an edge of a corresponding panel. When supported by the second portion, the panels are arranged such that the edge of said panel is adjacent the connecting member thereby concealing the track.
Claims12
A track concealment system for use with a movable wall system, the movable wall system having a track defining an elongated passageway, extending the length of the track, and an opening in communication with the passageway and extending the length of the passageway;
- at least one movable wall;
- at least one trolley, slidingly disposed within the passageway of the track;
- and a connecting member attached to the movable wall at one end and extending through the opening of the passageway to engage the trolley at a second end, comprising:
- a pair of panels, each sized to conceal a portion of the track;
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- a pair of brackets each having a first portion attachable to the track and a second portion configured to support an edge of a corresponding one of said panels such that the edge of said panel is adjacent the connecting member thereby concealing the track.
A track concealment system for use with a movable wall system, comprising:
- a track defining an elongated passageway extending the length of said track, and defining an opening in communication with said passageway, said opening extending the length of said passageway;
- at least one movable wall;
- at least one trolley, slidingly disposed within said passageway of said track;
- a connecting member attached to said movable wall at one end and extending through said opening of said passageway to engage said trolley at a second end;
- a pair of panels, each sized to conceal a portion of said track;
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- a pair of brackets each having a first portion attachable to said track and a second portion configured to support an edge of a corresponding one of said panels such that the edge of said panel is adjacent said connecting member thereby concealing said track.
A track concealment system for use with a movable wall system, the movable wall system having a track defining a flange, an elongated passageway, extending the length of the track, and an opening in communication with the passageway and extending the length of the passageway;
- at least one movable wall;
- at least one trolley, slidingly disposed within the passageway of said track;
- and a connecting member attached to the movable wall at one end and extending through the opening of the passageway to engage said trolley at a second end comprising:
- a body portion engageable to the track, said body portion having a first end and a second end, said body portion defining a hook configured to engage the flange of the track to secure said bracket to the track, said second end of said body portion defining an upturned bracket edge;
- a vertical leg extending from said first end of said body portion;
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- a support ledge extending from said vertical leg, said support ledge spaced apart from said body portion and configured to support the edge of the concealment panel, said vertical leg defining a rounded ridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.