Adjustable wall support system and method
AssigneeModernfold, Inc.
InventorsJulia Ann Birch, Bryan Thomas Welch, Aaron Earl Daniel
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Abstract
An adjustable support system and method for supporting for an operable partition includes an adjustable length overhead truss. The adjustable length overhead truss is supported at opposite ends by first and second vertical supports. A track is coupled to the adjustable length overhead truss, and a plurality of wall panels are coupled to the track. The plurality of wall panels are movable from a folded storage position to a deployed use position to form a wall under the adjustable length overhead truss.
Claims25
An adjustable support system for an operable partition including a plurality of wall panels supported by a track to divide a room into a smaller area, the support system comprising:
- an adjustable length overhead truss including first and second end truss members and a center truss member movable relative to at least one of the first and second end truss members to adjust a length of the overhead truss;
- a first vertical support including a first end supported by a floor of the room and a second end coupled to the first end truss member;
- a second vertical support including a first end supported by the floor of the room and a second end coupled to the second end truss member;
- a track coupled to the adjustable length overhead truss;
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- a plurality of wall panels coupled to the track, the plurality of wall panels being movable from a folded storage position to a deployed use position to form a wall under the adjustable length overhead truss.
A method for supporting an operable partition including a plurality of wall panels supported by a track to divide a room into a smaller area, the method comprising:
- providing an adjustable length overhead truss including first and second end truss members and a center truss member movable relative to at least one of the first and second end truss members to adjust a length of the overhead truss;
- adjusting a length of the overhead truss to a dimension of the room;
- supporting the first end truss member with a first vertical support including a first end supported by a floor of the room and a second end coupled to the first end truss member;
- supporting the second end truss member with a second vertical support including a first end supported by the floor of the room and a second end coupled to the second end truss member;
- coupling a track to the adjustable length overhead truss;
- coupling a plurality of wall panels to the track;
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- moving the plurality of wall panels from a folded storage position to a deployed use position to form a wall under the adjustable length overhead truss.
An adjustable support system for an operable partition including a plurality of wall panels supported by a track to divide a room into a smaller area, the support system comprising:
- an adjustable length overhead truss including first and second end truss members and a center truss member movable relative to at least one of the first and second end truss members to adjust a length of the overhead truss;
- a first vertical support including a first end supported by a floor of the room and a second end coupled to the first end truss member;
- a second vertical support including a first end supported by the floor of the room and a second end coupled to the second end truss member, the first and second vertical supports each including a height adjustment mechanism configured to adjust heights of the first and second end truss members independently to position the adjustable length overhead truss at a desired height within the room;
- a track coupled to the adjustable length overhead truss;
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- a plurality of wall panels coupled to the track, the plurality of wall panels being movable from a folded storage position to a deployed use position to form a wall under the adjustable length overhead truss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.