Floor-to-ceiling wall system

A floor-to-ceiling partition system comprising:

• a telescoping stud including a lower portion, an upper portion including an upper end, and a pair of outwardly facing opposite sides, telescopically received in said lower portion;
• at least one resiliently compressible friction member mounted on said upper portion of said stud in the vicinity of the upper end thereof;
• said upper portion of said stud comprises a relatively thick web extending between the opposite, outwardly facing sides thereof and a pair of legs extending laterally from said web at each end thereof, one of said pair extending in one direction and the other of said pair extending in the opposite direction;
• there being a slot extending inwardly into said web from each end thereof whereby said slot opens outwardly on each said outwardly facing opposite side of said web;
• said friction member includes a prong flange projecting rearwardly therefrom which is inserted into said slot in frictional engagement therewith to hold said friction member in place on said upper portion of said stud;
• a ceiling channel, with a longitudinal axis, for securing to the ceiling of a room and including downwardly depending channel sidewalls;
• said upper end of said upper portion of said stud being received within said ceiling channel and being dimensioned relative to said ceiling channel such that said compressible friction member is in frictional engagement with at least one of said channel sidewalls of said ceiling channel such that the upper end of the upper portion of said stud is movably secured within said ceiling channel for movement along the longitudinal axis of the ceiling channel, wherein the freedom of movement of said upper end of said stud includes a linear sliding motion and an arcuate swinging motion.

A partition system comprising:

• a plurality of telescoping studs;
• a floor engaging support member for said studs;
• a ceiling channel, with a longitudinal axis, for securing to a ceiling channel, said ceiling channel including downwardly depending spaced sidewalls for receiving the upper ends of said telescoping vertical studs;
• each of said telescoping studs comprising a lower portion engaging said floor engaging base support and an upper portion, including an upper end and a pair of opposite outwardly facing sides, telescopically received in said lower portion;
• resiliently compressible friction members composed of a polymeric material mounted on said upper portion of each of said studs in the vicinity of the upper end thereof;
• one of said friction members being located on each of the outwardly facing opposite sides of said upper portion of said stud whereby said pair of friction members engage said oppositely disposed channel sidewalls of said ceiling channel, said upper portion of said stud comprises a slot in each of said opposite sides thereof, each of said compressible friction members including a prong flange projecting rearwardly therefrom, said prong flange on each of said compressible members being frictionally received within its respective one of said slots;
• said upper end of said upper portion of said stud being received within said ceiling channel with said friction member in a compressed state and applying an outward biasing force against at least one of said sidewalls of said ceiling channel such that said upper member is held in position in snug frictional engagement within said ceiling channel, but can be moved therein along the longitudinal axis of said channel until said stud is in its proper vertical alignment.

A partition system comprising:

• a plurality of telescoping studs;
• a floor engaging support member for said studs;
• a ceiling channel, with a longitudinal axis, for securing to a ceiling channel, said ceiling channel including downwardly depending spaced sidewalls for receiving the upper ends of said telescoping vertical studs;
• each of said telescoping studs comprising a lower portion engaging said floor engaging base support and an upper portion, including an upper end and a pair of opposite outwardly facing sides, telescopically received in said lower portion;
• at least one resilient compressible friction member composed of a polymeric material mounted on said upper portion of each of said studs in the vicinity of the upper end thereof;
• said upper portion of said stud comprises a relatively thick web extending between the opposite, outwardly facing sides thereof and a pair of legs extending laterally from said web at each end thereof, one of said pair extending in one direction and the other of said pair extending in the opposite direction;
• there being a slot extending inwardly into said web from each end thereof whereby said slot opens outwardly on each said outwardly facing opposite side of said web;
• said friction member including a prong flange projecting rearwardly therefrom which is inserted into said slot in frictional engagement therewith to hold said friction member in place on said upper portion of said stud;
• said upper end of said upper portion of said stud being received within said ceiling channel with said friction member in a compressed state and applying an outward biasing force against at least one of said sidewalls of said ceiling channel such that said upper member is held in position in snug frictional engagement within said ceiling channel, but can be moved therein along the longitudinal axis of said channel until said stud is in its proper vertical alignment.

A floor-to-ceiling partition system comprising:

• a telescoping stud including a lower portion and an upper portion, including an upper end, telescopically received in said lower portion;
• at least one resiliently compressible friction member mounted on said upper portion of said stud in the vicinity of the upper end thereof;
• a ceiling channel, with a longitudinal axis, for securing to the ceiling of a room and including downwardly depending channel sidewalls;
• said upper portion of said stud includes at least one sidewall parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ceiling channel, and wherein the friction member comprises a resilient compressible body mounted to the sidewall of said upper portion of said stud, wherein the body of the friction member is bulbous in shape and composed of a compressible material;
• said upper end of said upper portion of said stud being received within said ceiling channel and being dimensioned relative to said ceiling channel such that said compressible friction member is in frictional engagement with at least one of said channel sidewalls of said ceiling channel such that the upper end of the upper portion of said stud is movably secured within said ceiling channel for movement along the longitudinal axis of the ceiling channel, wherein the freedom of movement of said upper end of said stud includes a linear sliding motion and an arcuate swinging motion.