Stackable wall panel system
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Longstreet Berridge, Scott Walter Compton, Bruce Robert Gezon, Anthony David Lufkin, Shane Michael Ramsdell
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Abstract
A stackable wall panel system including at least one upper and lower wall panel, a first and second corner post and an insert. The insert threadably engages an upper portion of the first corner post, and the second corner post is disposed on the first corner post over the insert. A connector connects the second corner post and the insert. One or more upper wall panels are connected to a pair of lower wall panels with an alignment clip, a pair of draw blocks and a draw rod.
Claims22
A system of wall panels comprising:
- a first post comprising an upper portion;
- an insert having a first end threadably engaging said upper portion and a second end extending upwardly therefrom;
- a second post disposed on said first post over said insert;
- a connector engaging said second post member and threadably engaging said second end of said insert;
- at least one lower wall panel connected to said first post;
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- at least one upper wall panel overlying said at least one lower wall panel and connected to said second post.
A system of wall panels comprising:
- a lower wall panel having a top;
- a first draw block having a threaded portion, said first draw block mounted to said top of said lower wall panel adjacent one end thereof;
- a second draw block having a draw surface;
- a draw rod;
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- an upper wall panel overlying said lower wall panel, said upper wall panel comprising a bottom engaged with said top of said lower wall panel, and a pair of upper wedge blocks mounted to said upper wall panel on opposite ends thereof with one of said upper wedge blocks overlying said first draw block, each of said upper wedge blocks comprising a draw surface, said second draw block engaging said draw surface of said upper wedge block overlying said first draw block, and said draw rod connecting said first and second draw blocks as said draw rod threadably engages said threaded portion of said first draw block.
A system of wall panels comprising:
- a pair of lower wall panels connected to one another in an end-to-end configuration, each of said lower wall panels having a channel formed along a top portion thereof and comprising a lip portion formed along an upper edge thereof;
- a pair of upper wall panels overlying said lower wall panels in an end-to-end configuration, each of said upper wall panels comprising an clip mounted to a bottom of each of said upper wall panels, said clips each comprising a resilient portion;
- wherein said upper wall panels are disposed on said lower wall panels with said resilient portion of each of said clips engaging said lip portion of said lower wall panels;
- a first draw block disposed in said channels of said lower wall panels and attached to said top portions thereof;
- a second draw block having a pair of draw surfaces;
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- a draw rod;
- wherein each of said upper wall panels further comprises a pair of upper wedge blocks mounted to each of said upper wall panels on opposite sides thereof, each of said upper wedge blocks comprising a draw surface, said second draw block engaging said draw surfaces of said upper wedge blocks mounted on adjacent sides of said upper wall panels and said draw rod connecting said first and second draw blocks.
A method for mounting an upper corner post to a lower corner post comprising:
- providing said lower corner post comprising an upper portion;
- providing an insert having an end portion;
- threadably engaging said end portion of said insert with said upper portion of said lower corner post;
- disposing said upper corner post on said lower corner post over said insert;
- connecting said upper corner post to said insert with a connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.