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US 6,718,717 B2Granted
Modular wall panel and mounting member
AssigneeHerman Miller, Inc.
InventorsJ. Dennis Henderson, Todd Alan Shane
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Abstract
A modular wall panel and mounting members for attaching a panel covering thereto. The modular wall panel has one or more flanges that connect to a frame support. A panel covering is tensioned across a face of the frame support and is connected to the flanges by the mounting members.
Claims19
A modular panel comprising:
- a frame support having a front face defining a front side, a rear face defining a rear side, a first set of opposing end portions, and a flange connected with each of said opposing end portions on the rear side of said frame support;
- a fabric panel covering extending over at least a portion of said front face, a portion of said fabric panel covering extending to each said flange;
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- at least one elongated mounting member associated with at least one of said flanges, said mounting member readily detachable from said fabric panel covering, said mounting member attaching said fabric panel covering to said at least one of said flanges, wherein said mounting member is sized to extend a substantial portion of the length of said at least one of said flanges.
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A modular panel comprising:
- a frame support having a front face defining a front side, a rear face defining a rear side, a first set of opposing end portions, a second set of opposing end portions, a first set of flanges connected with said first set of opposing end portions, a second set of flanges connected with said second set of opposing end portions;
- a panel covering extending over at least a portion of said front face, a portion of said panel covering extending to each said flange;
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- a first set of elongated mounting members adapted to secure a portion of said panel covering to said first set of flanges, and a second set of mounting members adapted to secure said panel covering to said second set of flanges, said first set and second set of mounting members detachable from said panel covering, said first set of mounting members having a shape distinct from said second set of mounting members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.