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US 5,711,121 AGranted
Partition system
OwnerJames A. Garverinventor
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Abstract
A cubicle forming partition system has a construction which permits the use of wall panels made entirely from a cost effective volume of solid surface plastic sheets. The wall panels are rigidly secured in spaced relation from a room floor by mounts which positively engage forward and rear edge portions of the wall panels without penetrating or interrupting either of the opposed, continuous wall forming surfaces of the wall panels. Steel reinforcements in a composite pilaster and metallic hardware for mounting wall and door panels are concealed from exposure to airborne moisture and contaminants for enhancing durability of the partition system when used in moisture rich environments.
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A partition system for defining one or more adjacent cubicles along a wall of a room, said system comprising a plurality of spaced partition forming structures, each including in combination:
- a solid surface wall panel arranged to extend forwardly from and in substantially normal relation with the room wall, said wall panel having two opposed continuous wall forming surfaces extending between forward and rear edge portions of the wall panel;
- a substantially vertical wall portion member supported on the floor of the room transversely of the wall panel and designed to hold the forward edge of said wall panel in spaced relation to the room floor;
- a mounting assembly positively engaging the rear edge portion of said wall panel and rigidly securing said wall panel to the room wall, and including a pair of generally U-channel strips each having spaced legs interconnected by a web, the legs of one strip being engaged with the rear edge of the panel;
- securing structure connecting the other strip to the wall at a location desired to place said panel with the legs of said other strip in supported contact along said wall;
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- an adjustable fastening structure rigidly interconnecting the webs of said strips so that the rear edge of said panel may be manipulated so as to assume a vertical orientation.
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A partition system for defining one or more adjacent cubicles along a wall of a room having a floor, said system comprising a plurality of spaced partition forming structures, each including, in combination:
- a wall panel made of solid surface material, said wall panel having two opposed continuous wall forming surfaces extending between forward and rear edge portions thereof;
- said panel having a plurality of spaced access openings along at least the rear edge thereof;
- an upright wall portion member mounted in spaced relation to said wall, said wall portion member being constructed and arranged to support the forward edge of said wall panel in spaced relation to the floor;
- a mounting structure attaching the forward edge of said panel to said wall portion member;
- adjustable fastening structure attached to the rear edge of said panel for securing the panel to the wall, comprising:
- first and second U-channel strips each having legs interconnected by a web;
- said first strip being adhesively engaged over the rear edge portion of said wall panel to provide positive engagement with the respective wall forming surfaces along the length of the U-channel;
- the web of said first strip having a plurality of fastener receiving openings arranged in spaced relation therealong for alignment with said access openings along said rear edge of said panel;
- securing structure connecting said second strip to the wall at a location desired to place said panel with the legs of said second strip in supported contact along said wall with the web facing outwardly from the wall;
- the web portion of said second strip having a plurality of spaced fastener receiving openings spaced therealong aligned with the corresponding openings of said first strip;
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- adjustable fasteners attached to and extending between the webs of said first and second strips for rigidly interconnecting the webs of said strips, said fasteners being constructed to be adjustable so that said first strip and the rear edge of said panel may be supported in a substantially vertical position.
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A partition system for defining a cubicle along a vertical wall of a room, said system comprising;
- first and second spaced partition forming structures, each partition forming structure including in combination;
- a solid surface wall panel arranged to extend forwardly from and in substantially normal relation with the vertical room wall;
- means for rigidly securing a rear vertical edge of said wall panel to the room wall;
- a composite pilaster having a pair of adjacent upright solid surface panels extending transversely of said wall panel and a metal reinforcing plate extending internally through at least a portion of the height of said pilaster for holding the forward edge of said wall panel in spaced relation to the room floor, the composite pilasters of a pair of adjacent partition forming structures defining a cubicle opening therebetween;
- a solid surface door panel;
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- a hinge structure for mounting the door panel to a composite pilaster for rotation about a vertical axis so that the door panel is used to selectively control access through said opening,
- said hinge structure including a first elongate metal hinge plate mounted and substantially enclosed between a pair of adjacent panels in said composite pilaster, said first hinge plate having a plurality of spaced integral hinge arms which extend outwardly of the composite pilaster and toward the opening, and a second elongate metal hinge plate secured to a surface of said door panel and having a plurality of spaced integral hinge arms which extend away from said door panel and toward the first hinge plate, and means for rotatably interconnecting each hinge arm on the first hinge plate with one of the arms on the second hinge plate to form connected hinges therebetween.
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A partition system for defining one or more adjacent cubicles along a vertical wall of a room, said system comprising a plurality of spaced partition forming structures, each including in combination:
- a solid surface plastic wall panel arranged to extend forwardly from and in substantially normal relation with the vertical room wall, said wall panel having two opposed continuous wall forming surfaces extending between forward and rear edge portions of the wall panel;
- a pilaster supported on a floor of the room transversely of the wall panel and designed to hold the forward edge of said wall panel in spaced relation to the room floor;
- mounting means for positively engaging the rear edge portion of said wall panel for rigidly securing said wall panel to the room wall;
- said mounting means including a pair of U-channel strips each having legs interconnected by a web, the legs of one strip being attached to the rear edge of the panel;
- means for securing the other strip to the wall at a location desired to place said panel with the legs of said other strip in supported contact along said wall;
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- adjustable means for rigidly interconnecting the webs of said strips so that the rear edge of said panel may be manipulated to assume a vertical orientation, said means comprising a plurality of cap screws for abutting one of said strips and a pair of nuts positioned on said screw for embracing said other strip.
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A partition system for defining one or more adjacent cubicles along a vertical wall of a room including a floor, said system comprising a plurality of spaced partition forming structures, each including in combination:
- a solid surface plastic wall panel arranged to extend forwardly from and in substantially normal relation with the vertical room wall, said wall panel having two opposed continuous wall forming surfaces extending between forward and rear edge portions of the wall panel;
- a pilaster supported on the floor of the room transversely of the wall panel and designed to hold the forward edge of said wall panel in spaced relation to the room floor;
- mounting means for positively engaging the rear edge portion of said wall panel for rigidly securing said wall panel to the room wall;
- said mounting means including first and second metal U-channel strips each having legs interconnected by a web;
- said wall panel having a substantially rectangular cross section and said first metal U-channel strip being adhesively secured over the rear edge portion of said wall panel to provide positive engagement with the wall panel along the length of the first metal U-channel strip without interrupting or penetrating either of said wall forming surfaces of the wall panel;
- said first metal U-channel strip embracing the opposite sides of said wall panel and the web portion extending between the legs, the web portion of said first metal U-channel strip having a plurality of spaced fastener receiving openings for mounting said first metal U-channel strip and panel from said wall;
- said second metal U-channel strip having a pair of spaced legs for contacting the wall with said web portion extending between the legs and having a plurality of spaced fastener receiving openings therein;
- means for securing the second metal U-channel strip to the wall at a location desired to place said panel with the legs of said second metal U-channel strip in supported contact along said wall;
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- adjustable means for rigidly interconnecting the webs of said strips via said fastener receiving openings so that the rear edge of said panel may assume a vertical orientation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.