# US 7,607,268 B2 · False walls consisting of stretched fabric and joined by an inclined separating ribband > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,607,268 B2 - Document ID: US7607268B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/589,250 - Filed: 2004-12-23 - Published: 2007-07-12 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2003-12-24 - Inventors: Jean-Marc Scherrer; Jean-Paul Scherrer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7607268B2 ## CPC - E04B 9/303: {for flexible tensioned membranes} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) ## Abstract A false wall includes a stretched piece of fabric held on the periphery thereof by an edge attachable to ribbands fixed to the ceiling or walls of a building. The ribbands include a holding arrangement having two interspaced parallel wings, namely a first external large wing and a second, lower, internal wing that ends in a shoulder extending towards the first wing and ending at a distance there from that enables the edge to be guided through, to rest on the shoulder. The ribband includes a base and two holding arrangements provided with inclined wings that converge towards each other and the space between the ends thereof is such that the distance between the end of a large wing and the plane of the large wing of the holding arrangement opposite is equal to the distance separating the shoulder of the holding arrangement from the large wing associated therewith. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A false wall, comprising: a stretched piece of fabric (3) held around a periphery of the fabric (3) by an edge (6) that can be attached to ribbands fixed to a ceiling and/or walls of a room, in which the ribbands comprise a holding arrangement (7) having two parallel flanges (7a, 7b) at a spacing from each other, namely a first outer flange (7a) and a second lower inner flange (7b) that ends in a shoulder (9) that extends towards the first outer flange (7a) and ends at a distance (g) from the first flange (7a), to enable the edge (6) to pass through, such that the edge (6) can rest on the shoulder (9), wherein the ribband comprises a base (B) and two holding arrangements (7), for which the flanges (7a, 7b) are inclined from the base such that the first outer flanges (7a) converge towards each other and that their ends are separated such that a distance (h) between the end of the first outer flange (7a) and a plane of the first outer flange (7a) in the opposite holding arrangement is equal to the distance (g) separating the shoulder (9) of the latter holding arrangement from the first outer flange (7a) associated with the shoulder (9). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The false wall set forth in claim 1, wherein the two holding arrangements (7) are symmetrical about a plane (P) perpendicular to the base (B). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The false wall set forth in claim 1, wherein the flanges (7a, 7b) are inclined by about 45° from the base (B). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The false wall set forth in claim 1, wherein the base (B) is composed of a support plate (5). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The false wall set forth in claim 4, wherein the support plate (5) is provided with attachment elements on its face opposite the holding arrangements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The false wall set forth in claim 1, wherein a bottom (13) of at least one of the first outer flanges (7a) extends on the opposite side of the holding arrangements (7), by a flange (10) perpendicular to the base (B). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The false wall set forth in claim 6, wherein each first outer flange (7a) extends on the opposite side of the holding arrangements by the flange (10) perpendicular to the base (B). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The false wall set forth in claim 7, wherein the first outer flanges (7a) cooperate with a stirrup (12) provided with a tie rod (14) fixed to the ceiling of the room, to hold the ribband. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The false wall set forth in claim 1, wherein the ribband is made in two parts that can be fixed together. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The false wall set forth in claim 9, wherein the two parts can be fixed to a plate common to their base. ### Claim 11 A ribband for receiving an edge (6) of a piece of fabric to make a false wall, said ribband comprising: a holding arrangement (7) having two parallel flanges (7a, 7b) at a spacing from each other, namely a first outer flange (7a) and a second lower inner flange (7b) that ends in a shoulder (9) that extends towards the first outer flange (7a) and ends at a distance (g) from the first outer flange (7a), to enable the edge (6) to pass through, such that the edge (6) can rest on the shoulder (9), wherein the ribband comprises a base (B) and two holding arrangements (7), for which the flanges (7a, 7b) are inclined from the base such that the first outer flanges (7a) converge towards each other and that ends of the first outer flanges (7a) are separated such that a distance (h) between an end of the first outer flange (7a) and a plane of the first outer flange (7a) in the opposite holding arrangement is equal to the distance g separating the shoulder (9) of the latter holding arrangement from the first outer flange (7a) associated with the shoulder (9). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The ribband set forth in claim 11, wherein the two holding arrangements (7) are symmetrical about a plane (P) perpendicular to the base (B). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The ribband set forth in claim 11, wherein the flanges (7a, 7b) are inclined by about 45° from the base (B). ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The ribband set forth in claim 11, wherein the base (B) is composed of a support plate (5). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The ribband set forth in claim 14, wherein the support plate (5) is provided with attachment elements on its face opposite the holding arrangements. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The ribband set forth in claim 11, wherein the bottom (13) of at least one of the first outer flanges (7a) extends on the opposite side of the holding arrangements (7), by a flange (10) perpendicular to the base (B). ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The ribband set forth in claim 16, wherein each first outer flange (7a) extends on the opposite side of the holding arrangements by the flange (10) perpendicular to the base (B). ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The ribband set forth in claim 17, wherein the first outer flanges (7a) cooperate with a stirrup (12) provided with a tie rod (14) fixed to a ceiling of the room, to hold the ribband. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The ribband set forth in claim 11, wherein the ribband is made in two parts that can be fixed together. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The ribband set forth in claim 19, wherein the two parts can be fixed to a plate common to their base.