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US 2023/0067586 A1Published application
Modular wall units having front panels with aesthetic designs covering a window for modular wall systems
AssigneemfPHD, LLC
InventorThomas CRENSHAW
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to modular wall systems, modular wall units, and methods of installing modular wall systems for indoor environments such as medical treatment environments. In one implementation, a first outer panel and a second outer panel are spaced apart from each other to form a window, and a front panel is attached to front surfaces of the first and second outer panels. The front panel is formed of a polymeric material or a composite material, and the front panel includes an aesthetic design thereon.
Claims20
A modular wall unit for indoor environments, comprising:
- a first outer panel and a second outer panel spaced apart from the first outer panel to form a window between the first outer panel and the second outer panel, each of the first and second outer panels formed of a metal and comprising:
- a front face comprising a front surface, and
- a back face comprising one or more back surfaces and a recessed back surface;
- a non-metallic inner panel attached to the recessed back surfaces of the first and second outer panels, the non-metallic inner panel comprising a front surface;
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- a front panel attached to the front surfaces of the first and second outer panels, the front panel formed of a polymeric material or a composite material, the front panel comprising:
- a front surface,
- a back surface attached to the front surfaces of the first and second outer panels to cover the window, and
- an aesthetic design on the front surface of the front panel.
6 more elements
A modular wall unit for indoor environments, comprising:
- a non-metallic inner panel comprising a front surface;
- a first outer panel formed of a metal, the first outer panel comprising:
- a first front wall comprising a front surface and a back surface,
- a first side wall extending relative to the first front wall in a backward direction from the front surface of the first front wall and toward the back surface of the first front wall,
- a plurality of first flanges extending relative to the first side wall in a first side direction, each of the plurality of first flanges comprising one or more first fastener openings, and
- a second outer panel formed of the metal and spaced apart from the second outer panel to form a window between the second outer panel and the first outer panel, the second outer panel comprising:
- a second front wall comprising a front surface and a back surface,
- a second side wall extending relative to the second front wall in the backward direction,
- a plurality of second flanges extending relative to the second side wall in a second side direction, each of the plurality of second flanges comprising one or more second fastener openings;
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- a front panel attached to the front surfaces of the first and second front walls, the front panel formed of a polymeric material or a composite material, and the front panel comprising:
- a front surface,
- a back surface attached to the front surfaces of the first and second front walls to cover the window, and
- an aesthetic design on the front surface of the front panel.
11 more elements
A method of forming a modular wall unit, comprising:
- spacing a first outer panel apart from a second outer panel to form a window between the first outer panel and the second outer panel, each of the first outer panel and the second outer panel formed of a metal;
- attaching a non-metallic inner panel to a back surface of the first outer panel and a back surface of the second outer panel;
- attaching a back surface of a front panel to a front surface of the first outer panel and a front surface of the second outer panel, the front panel formed of a polymeric material or a composite material, the front panel comprising a front surface and an aesthetic design on the front surface of the front panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.