Full wall height floor-to-ceiling adapter and a frame-based workspace definition system incorporating the same
OwnerRichard L. Vosinventor
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Abstract
Floor and a ceiling adapter assemblies for a frame-based workspace definition system for interconnecting a gap between a floor surface and the workspace definition system, and a ceiling surface and the workspace definition system, to provide a full floor-to-ceiling height wall.
Claims47
In a workspace definition system for defining space in a building having a ceiling and a floor surrounded by walls, comprising at least one frame supported on the floor and extending therefrom toward the ceiling, each or the at least one frame comprising a top member and a bottom member, the top member and the ceiling defining a ceiling gap therebetween, the improvement comprising:
- a ceiling adapter mounted to the at least one frame for movement between a retracted position wherein the ceiling adapter is retracted from contact with the ceiling and a contact position wherein the ceiling adapter is in contact with the ceiling;
- whereby the at least one frame and the ceiling adapter provide a full height wall structure between the frame bottom member and the ceiling between adjoining spaces.
The workspace definition system of claim of 5 wherein the ceiling adapter further comprises at least one inverted U-shaped channel interposed between the at least one rod and the ceiling whereby the channel abuts the ceiling when the ceiling adapter is in the contact position and is spaced from the ceiling when the ceiling adapter is in the retracted position.
In a workspace definition system for defining space in a workspace, the workspace having a ceiling and a floor surrounded by walls, comprising at least one frame supported on the floor and extending therefrom toward the ceiling, each or the at least one frame comprising a top member, the top member and the ceiling defining a ceiling gap therebetween, the improvement comprising:
- a ceiling adapter movably mounted to the at least one frame between a retracted position wherein the ceiling adapter is retracted from contact with the ceiling and a contact position wherein the ceiling adapter is in contact with the ceiling;
- whereby the at least one frame and the ceiling adapter provide a floor-to-ceiling wall structure between adjoining spaces.
The workspace definition system of claim of 20 wherein the ceiling adapter further comprises at least one inverted U-shaped channel interposed between the at least one rod and the ceiling whereby the channel abuts the ceiling when the ceiling adapter is in the contact position and is spaced from the ceiling when the ceiling adapter is in the retracted position.
In a workspace definition system for defining space in a workspace, the workspace having a ceiling and a floor surrounded by walls, comprising at least one frame supported on the floor and extending therefrom toward the ceiling, each of the at least one frame comprising a bottom member, the bottom member and the floor defining a floor gap therebetween, the improvement for creating a floor-to-ceiling wall employing the at least one frame comprising:
- a floor adapter interposed between the bottom member of the at least one frame and the floor, whereby the at least one frame and the floor adapter provide a floor-to-ceiling wall structure upon which can be mounted tiles and accessories to provide a wall between adjoining spaces.
A ceiling adapter for a workspace definition system for defining space in a workspace, the workspace having a ceiling and a floor and surrounded by walls, comprising at least one frame supported on the floor and extending therefrom toward the ceiling, the at least one frame comprising a top member, the top member and the ceiling defining a ceiling gap therebetween, the ceiling adapter comprising:
- an adapter body adapted to be movably mounted to the at least one frame between a retracted position wherein the adapter body is retracted from contact with the ceiling and a contact position wherein the adapter body is in contact with the ceiling;
- whereby the ceiling adapter is adapted to extend the at least one frame to a ceiling and to provide a full-height wall between adjoining spaces in the work space.
The ceiling adapter of claim of 36 wherein the adapter body further comprises at least one inverted U-shaped channel adapted to be interposed between the at least one rod and the ceiling whereby the channel is adapted to abut the ceiling when the adapter body is in the contact position and is spaced from the ceiling when the adapter body is in the retracted position.
A floor adapter for a workspace definition system for defining space in a workspace, the workspace having a ceiling and a floor and surrounded by walls, comprising at least one frame supported on the floor and extending therefrom toward the ceiling, the at least one frame comprising a bottom member, the bottom member and the floor defining a floor gap therebetween, the floor adapter comprising:
- a floor adapter body adapted to be interposed between the bottom member of the at least one frame and the floor;
- whereby the floor adapter body when mounted to the at least one frame form a floor-to-ceiling wall structure between adjoining spaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.