Mounting hardware and mounting system for vertical panels
AssigneeAWI Licensing LLC
InventorTODD M. BERGMAN
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Abstract
A mounting clip and a system for mounting a vertical panel from a support member suspended from a ceiling. The mounting clip has a panel mounting section, a support member receiving portion, and a movable mounting section. The support member receiving portion extends from the panel mounting section. The movable mounting section can be rotated relative to the support member receiving portion to secure the mounting clip to the support member.
Claims20
A system for mounting a vertical panel from a ceiling, the system comprising:
- a support member suspended from the ceiling;
- a mounting clip for mounting the vertical panel to the support member, the mounting clip comprising:
- a horizontal plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
- a movable mounting section rotatably coupled to the second end of the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a first rotational axis, the movable mounting section comprising a horizontal portion and a mounting flange extending downwardly from the horizontal portion;
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- wherein the movable mounting section is rotatable between:
- (1) a first position in which a top surface of the horizontal portion of the movable mounting section is in plane with the top surface of the horizontal plate;
- and (2) a second position in which the top surface of the horizontal portion of the movable mounting section is adjacent to the top surface of the horizontal plate so that a first slot is formed between the top surface of the horizontal portion of the movable mounting section and the top surface of the horizontal plate.
A system for mounting a vertical panel from a ceiling, the system comprising:
- a support member suspended from the ceiling;
- a mounting clip for mounting the vertical panel to the support member, the mounting clip comprising:
- a horizontal plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a plate axis extending between a first end and a second end, and a first edge and a second edge extending between the first and second ends;
- a movable mounting section rotatably coupled to the second end of the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a first rotational axis, the first rotational axis being substantially parallel to the plate axis;
- a first vertical sidewall extending downwardly from and rotatably coupled to the first edge of the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a second rotational axis, the second rotational axis being substantially transverse to the plate axis;
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- a second vertical sidewall extending downwardly from and rotatably coupled to the second edge of the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a third rotational axis, the third rotational axis being substantially transverse to the plate axis.
A mounting clip for mounting a vertical panel to a support member, the mounting clip comprising:
- a horizontal plate having a first end, a second end and a top surface;
- a movable mounting section rotatably coupled to the second end of the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a first rotational axis between:
- (1) a first position in which no plane perpendicular to the top surface of the horizontal plate intersects the movable mounting section;
- and (2) a second position in which the movable mounting section at least partially overlaps the horizontal plate so that a slot is formed between the movable mounting section and the top surface of the horizontal plate;
- a first vertical sidewall rotatably coupled to the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a second rotational axis;
- a second vertical sidewall rotatable coupled to the horizontal plate so as to be rotatable about a third rotational axis;
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- wherein the first rotational axis is substantially parallel to the plate axis and wherein each of the second and third rotational axes are substantially transverse to each of the plate axis and the first rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.