Free-standing space divider assembly with acoustic upper end border
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsRobert L. Propst, Michael A. Wodka, Ronald R. Hodges
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Abstract
A space divider assembly for an enclosure having a floor and a ceiling. The space divider assembly consists of a plurality of upright, free-standing, floor-supported panels arranged end to end and a plurality of border members secured to each other and to said panels so as to project upwardly from the panels and form a border at the upper ends of the panels. The border members are shaped at their upper ends to form a container for sound absorbing material which substantially fills the container and provides for sound separation of the areas of the enclosure on opposite sides of the panels.
Claims12
A space divider assembly for an enclosure having a ceiling and a floor, said assembly comprising a plurality of upright floor-supported panels arranged end to end, means forming upward border extensions of said panels, said means comprising a plurality of border members secured to each other and to said panels so as to project upwardly and form a border at the upper ends of said panels which is spaced from and structurally independent of said ceiling, and upwardly facing sound absorbing material supported on said border members and spaced below said ceiling, means forming connecting joints between adjacent ones of said panels, bracket means secured to said joint means, said border members being of a length to extend between adjacent bracket means, and mounting means at said bracket means operable to secure adjacent ends of adjacent border members to said bracket means and to each other whereby to stabilize the end-to-end arrangement of said panels.
In a enclosure having a floor and a ceiling, a space divider assembly comprising a plurality of upright floor-supported panels arranged end to end, means forming upward border extensions of said panels, said means comprising a plurality of border members secured to each other and to said panels so as to project upwardly and form a border at the upper ends of said panels which is structurally independent of and spaced from said ceiling, said border members being shaped at the upper ends thereof to form container means located adjacent to and spaced below said ceiling, and sound absorbing material supported in and substantially filling said container means so as to be in a spaced relation with said ceiling, joint means between adjacent ends of adjacent ones of said panels and bracket members secured to said joint means and arranged in a supporting relation with said border members, each of said border members corresponding to one of said panels and being coextensive in length with said one panel, and means securing the ends of said border members to said bracket members and to each other whereby to stabilize the end-to-end arrangement of said panels.
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