Partition panel
AssigneeUltraframe (UK) Limited
InventorAndrew Thomson
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Abstract
A panel for forming part of a partition is disclosed. The partition may, for example, be a roof, a wall or a floor of a building. The panel comprises: a central panel; two support members; and a resiliently compressible portion. The two support members are disposed on opposed sides of the central panel, each of the two support members extending generally perpendicularly to a plane of the central panel. The resiliently compressible portion is arranged between the two support members such that a distance between the two support members can be reduced by compressing the resiliently compressible portion.
Claims16
A panel for forming part of a partition, the panel comprising:
- a central panel;
- two support members disposed on opposed sides of the central panel, each of the two support members extending generally perpendicularly to a plane of the central panel;
- and
- a resiliently compressible portion arranged between the two support members such that a distance between the two support members can be reduced by compressing the resiliently compressible portion.
A modular partition system comprising:
- a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels comprising two support members extending generally perpendicularly to a plane of the modular partition system and a central panel extending between said two support panels, the plurality of panels being arranged such that the central panels of each of the plurality of panels are generally mutually parallel and one support member of each of the plurality of panels is adjacent to a support member of an adjacent panel;
- and
- at least one connecting strip;
- wherein the at least one connecting strip cooperates with a support member from each of two of the plurality of adjacent panels so as to connect said two of the plurality of adjacent panels;
- and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of panels is a panel according to any one of the preceding claims.
A method for installing a panel in a space, the method comprising:
- providing a panel, the panel comprising:
- a central panel;
- two support members disposed on opposed sides of the central panel, each of the two support members extending generally perpendicularly to a plane of the central panel;
- and
- a resiliently compressible portion arranged between the two support members such that a distance between the two support members can be reduced by compressing the resiliently compressible portion;
- compressing the resiliently compressible portion;
- positioning the panel in the space;
- and
- allowing the resiliently compressible portion to return to its equilibrium length.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.