Partition joining system
AssigneeGlobe Business Furniture, Inc.
InventorJames R. Bray
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Abstract
A system for joining partitioning panels is simple to assemble and take down while effectively concealing the inter-panel connections and maintaining visual continuity of the panels. Attachment fittings are provided at the top and bottom corners of each panel and plate-like connector brackets are used to connect the fittings and assemble the panels either in line or at an angle. Snap-on covers are provided for the top attachment fittings which conceal the connector brackets and form a visual continuation of finishing strips which extend along the top edges of the panels.
Claims20
A partition joining system comprising a plurality of rectangular partitioning panels each having top and bottom edge, top and bottom corners, a first attachment fitting on each top corner, a second attachment fitting on each bottom corner, and an edging means extending along the top edge of the panel and terminating at said first attachment fittings, the system further including a plurality of plate-like top connector brackets, each top connector bracket for releasably attaching to the first attachment fittings of a pair of adjacent panels to connect the top corners of the panels together and a plurality of bottom connector brackets, each bottom connector bracket for releasably attaching to the second attachment fittings of a pair of adjacent panels to connect the bottom corners of the panels together and wherein the panels further include a removable cover for each first attachment fitting adapted to fit onto the attachment fitting over a top connector bracket and form a visual extension of said edging means when a pair of panels are connected together as aforesaid, wherein each panel includes a frame having side tubes open at the top and bottom edges of the panel, wherein the first attachment fittings and the second attachment fittings each are a press fit in a respective end of one of said tubes, and wherein each first attachment fitting comprises a hub portion fitted in a respective open end of one of said tubes, a flange portion at the top edge of the panel adjacent said edging means, attachment means on said flange for a top connector bracket and connector means on said flange for the respective cover.
A rectangular partitioning panel having top and bottom edges, top and bottom corners, a first attachment fitting on each top corner, a second attachment fitting on each bottom corner, edging means extending along the top edge of the panel and terminating at the respective first attachment fittings, first attachment means on each first attachment fitting for receiving a plate-like top connector bracket for attaching top corners of a pair of adjacent panels together, second attachment means on each second attachment fitting for receiving a bottom connector bracket for attaching bottom corners of the panels together, and a detachable cover for each first attachment fitting adapted to fit on the attachment fitting over a top connector bracket and form a visual extension of the edging means, wherein each first attachment fitting comprises a top flange adjacent said edging means, wherein the first attachment means comprises a bolt projecting from the flange and wherein the flange includes connection means on opposite sides of the bolt for receiving complimentary snap-in connection means located internally on the respective cover.
A partition joining system comprising a plurality of rectangular partitioning panels each having top and bottom edges, top and bottom corners, a first attachment fitting on each top corner, a second attachment fitting on each bottom corner, and an edging means extending along the top edge of the panel and terminating at said first attachment fittings, the system further including a plurality of plate-like top connector brackets, each top connector bracket for releasably attaching to the first attachment fittings of a pair of adjacent panels to connect the top corners of the panels together and a plurality of bottom connector brackets, each bottom connector bracket for releasably attaching to the second attachment fittings of a pair of adjacent panels to connect the bottom corners of the panels together and wherein the panels further include a removable cover for each first attachment fitting adapted to fit onto the attachment fitting over a top connector bracket and form a visual extension of said edging means when a pair of panels are connected together as aforesaid, wherein each first attachment fitting comprises a flange portion at the top edge of the panel adjacent said edging means, attachment means on said flange for a top connector bracket and connector means on said flange for the respective cover, wherein the connector means on each said flange comprises snap-in fittings and wherein the respective covers have complimentary internal snap-in fittings and a stepped peripheral wall defining a slot to accommodate a top connector bracket.
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