# US 2016/0258200 A1 · Partition and closing system for partition > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0258200 A1 - Document ID: US20160258200A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/041,707 - Filed: 2016-02-11 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-04 - Assignees: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. - Applicants: Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. - Inventors: WILLIAM CONWAY - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160258200A1 ## CPC - E05F 5/02: specially for preventing the slamming of {swinging} wings {during final closing movement, e.g. jamb stops} - E05B 63/0008: {Mounted on the hinged side of the wing} - E05C 19/16: Devices holding the wing by magnetic or electromagnetic attraction {(E05C17/56 takes precedence)} - E05F 7/04: Arrangements affording protection against rattling (with buffering action E05F5/00) - E06B 3/36: with a single vertical axis of rotation at one side of the opening, or swinging through the opening (wings requiring lifting before opening E06B3/52) - E06B 5/00: Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes {(insulated compound frames specially adapted for sliding doors or windows E06B3/26347)}; Border constructions therefor - E05Y 2201/46: Magnets - E05Y 2900/132: Doors - E05Y 2900/142: Partition walls - E05F: DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F) - E06B: FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES (shades or blinds for greenhouses A01G9/22; curtains A47H; lids for car boots or bonnets B62D25/10; skylights E04B7/18; sunshades, awnings E04F10/00) - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF ## Abstract A partition door system includes a partition door, a stile, and a closing mechanism coupling the partition door to the stile, such that the closing mechanism provides a force for closing the door relative to the stile. A first magnet is at the partition door proximate the stile, and a second magnet is at the stile proximate the door. A partition door including a magnet, a stile including a magnet and a method of operating the same are also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A partition door system comprising: a partition door; a stile; a closing mechanism coupling the partition door to the stile, wherein the closing mechanism provides a force for closing the door relative to the stile; a first magnet at the partition door proximate the stile; and a second magnet at the stile proximate the door. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the door rotates about a longitudinal axis between the partition door and the stile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the partition door has an upper end and a lower end and wherein the stile has an upper end and a lower end, wherein said first magnet is proximate the upper end of the partition door and wherein said second magnet is proximate the upper end of the stile, the system further comprising: a third magnet proximate the lower end of the partition door; and a fourth magnet proximate the lower end of the stile. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, further comprising: a first member at an end of the door proximate the first magnet and the third magnet; and a second member proximate an end of the stile proximate the second magnet and the fourth magnet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein one of the first and second member defines a longitudinally extending channel and wherein the other of the first and second members defines a longitudinally extending projection and wherein when the partition door is in a closed position said longitudinally extending projection is received within said longitudinally extending channel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the first and third magnets are sandwiched between the door and the first member and wherein the second and fourth magnets are sandwiched between the stile and the second member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising: a first member at an end of the door proximate the first magnet; and a second member proximate an end of the stile proximate the second magnet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein one of the first and second member defines a longitudinally extending channel and wherein the other of the first and second members defines a longitudinally extending projection and wherein when the partition door is in a closed position said longitudinally extending projection is received within said longitudinally extending channel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the first magnet sandwiched between the door and the first member and wherein the second magnet is sandwiched between the stile and the second member. ### Claim 10 A method of operating a partition door comprising: closing the partition door towards a stile; and applying a magnetic force to keep the partition door closed at the stile. ### Claim 11 A partition wall member comprising: a first end for coupling to another partition wall member; a second end opposite the first end; and a first magnet at the or proximate the second end. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The partition wall member of claim 11, wherein the partition wall member has an upper end and a lower end, wherein said first magnet is proximate the upper end of the partition wall member and the partition wall member further comprises a second magnet proximate the lower end of the partition wall member proximate the second end. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The partition wall member of claim 11, further comprising an end member at an end of the partition wall member proximate the first magnet. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The partition wall member of claim 13, wherein the end member comprises at least one of a longitudinally extending channel or a longitudinally extending projection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The partition wall member of claim 11, wherein the partition wall member is a door and the another partition wall member is a stile. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The partition wall member of claim 11, wherein the partition wall member is a stile and the another partition wall member is a door.