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US 5,953,871 AGranted
Modular wall panel
AssigneeDesign Board Industries Inc
InventorsNeil MacConnell, Donald Hall, Robert Ruso
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AssigneeDesign Board Industries Inc
InventorsNeil MacConnell, Donald Hall, Robert Ruso
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A modular wall panel ready for installation in a medical facility, the panel having at least one medical gas conduit positioned therein. The modular wall panel has a pair of opposed side sections and a frame to support each of the side sections. The panel has a pair of longitudinal edge regions, the frame including a generally upright frame portion extending along each of the longitudinal edge regions to form a passage therealong for engagement with an adjacent wall panel. The spacing between the upright frame portions and the spacing between the opposed side sections together define an inner cavity. Preferably, the upright frame portion is U-shaped and at least one generally U-shaped transverse frame portion extends between the longitudinal frame portions and the transverse frame portion includes an aperture therein and a medical gas conduit extends through the cavity and is positioned in the aperture.
A modular wall panel for installation in a medical facility, comprising a pair of side sections separated by a gap, each of said section having an inner surface facing said gap, at least one medical gas conduit located in said gap and spaced from each of said inner surfaces, a pair of upright frame portions extending vertically along opposite longitudinal boundaries of said gap, at least a first transverse frame portion extending across said gap, each of said side sections including an outer skin layer and an inner layer attached thereto, said inner layer having a pair of longitudinal edge regions, said outer skin layer having a pair of end frames, each of which is spaced from a corresponding edge region to form a cavity there between, each upright flange portion having a longitudinal flange which extends into a corresponding cavity.
A modular wall installation, comprising a plurality of modular wall panels, each of said panels having pair of opposed outer faces arranged to extend from a point adjacent a ceiling to a point adjacent a floor, at least one of said panels further comprising at least one conduit extending there through and confined between said outer faces, said at least one panel further comprising a pair of side sections separated by a gap, each of said side sections having an inner surface facing said gap, said at least one conduit being located in said gap and spaced from each of said inner surfaces, a pair of upright frame portions extending vertically along opposite longitudinal boundaries of said gap, at least one transverse frame portion extending across said gap, each of said side sections including an outer skin layer and an inner layer attached thereto, said inner layer having a pair of longitudinal edge regions, said outer skin layer having a pair of end flanges, each of which is spaced from a corresponding longitudinal edge region, to form a cavity therebetween, each of said upright frame portions having a longitudinal flange, wherein a corresponding longitudinal flange on said upright frame member extends into said cavity.
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