Panel/room divider system
OwnerJohn Simsinventor
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Abstract
A jointing assembly for a panel screen or room divider system comprising a first frame member (10) with a longitudinally extending recess (16) having a narrow slot (17), wherein a tenon-piece (14) is received. The tenon-piece engages with a slot-like recess (19) formed in a second frame member (12). The screen or room-divider further comprises at least one panel member (40) having a flange on its edge, which is slidably engageable within a recess (24) of the second frame member (12). The screen or room-divider comprises at least two vertical frame members (10, 80) each provided with recesses formed therein and at least two linking members (87) with flanges shaped to fit within the recesses. The end surfaces of the linking members are inclined tending to produce a wedging action when positioned end to end.
Claims18
A jointing assembly for a panel screen or room divider system, the jointing assembly comprising a first frame member (10) having formed therein a longitudinally extending recess (16) having a relatively wide transverse portion communicating with the exterior of the frame member (10) through a relatively narrow slot (17);
- and a tenon-piece (14) comprising a base portion (22) so shaped as to be a close sliding fit in the transverse portion of the recess (16) in the first frame member (10);
- characterised in that the tenon piece (14) comprises a tenon which projects from the base portion (22) of the tenon-piece (14) through the relatively narrow slot (17) formed in the first frame member (10) when the base portion (22) is received in the transverse portion of the recess (16) formed therein;
- the tenon (20) being relatively narrow in a direction transverse to the slot formed in the first frame member and relatively wide in a direction parallel to the said slot (16) and being engageable with a slot-like recess (26) formed in a second frame member (12) to secure the second frame member to the first frame member.
An assembly according to any preceding claim wherein the first frame member (10) is provided with a channel for receiving a cable or cables.
An assembly according to any preceding claim wherein the first frame member (10) is formed of extruded aluminium.
A screen or room-divider comprising a jointing assembly according to any preceding claim.
A screen or room-divider comprising at least one panel member (40) having a flange (45) formed along an edge thereof and slidably engageable within a longitudinally extending recess of a frame member;
- the screen or room-divider being characterised in that the flange (45) extends along the whole of the length of said edge of the panel member (40) so that, when engaged in the recess (16) it forms a continuous mechanical joint between the panel (40) and said frame member (10).
A screen or room divider comprising at least two vertical frame members (10) each provided with a longitudinally extending keyhole cross-section recess (16) formed therein and at least two linking members (87) each having a pair of opposed flanges so shaped as to fit within the keyhole cross-section recesses (16) of the frame members (10) when positioned adjacent one another to link one to the other;
- the screen or room-divider being characterised in that the end surfaces of the linking members (87) are inclined so that when two linking members (87) are positioned end to end within the longitudinally extending recesses (16) of the frame members (10) they tend to produce a wedging action and, hence, a firm joint between the adjacent frame members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.