Partition mounting system and clamp assembly for mounting partition
AssigneeR&B Wagner, Inc.
InventorAlan C. Nash
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Abstract
A system for mounting a partition, the system including a shoe with a slot for receiving an edge of the partition and an isolator that fits within the slot between the partition and a portion of the slot. A clamp assembly fits within the slot opposite the first isolator. The clamp assembly includes upper and lower blocks and, optionally, a center block. Surfaces of the blocks are angled with respect to each other so that drawing the upper and lower blocks toward each other will urge one of the blocks in one direction and the other block or blocks in the opposite direction. The blocks include engagement surfaces which engage a side wall of the slot and a side of the partition to selectively and releasably hold the partition within the slot.
Claims20
A partition mounting system for mounting a partition including a lower edge and a first side generally parallel to and spaced apart from a second opposite side adjacent the lower edge, the system comprising;
- a shoe with an upward opening slot defined by a pair of spaced apart opposing side walls and a lower wall, the slot sized to receive the lower edge of the partition with each side of the partition adjacent one of the side walls of the shoe and the lower edge of the partition adjacent the lower wall of the shoe;
- a clamp assembly positioned between the second side of the partition and its adjacent side wall of the shoe, the clamp assembly comprising:
- a lower block;
- a center block, positioned above the lower block;
- an upper block positioned above a center block, and
- a screw extending generally vertically through the upper and center blocks and threadably engaged by the lower block;
- the center block having a sloped upper surface and a sloped lower surface, the upper block having a lower surface engaging the sloped upper surface and the lower block having an upper surface engaging the sloped lower surface;
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- wherein rotation of the screw in a first direction draws the upper and lower blocks toward each other and the engagement between the upper block and the center block and the lower block and the center block operate to force an engagement surface of the center block against one of the side wall of the shoe and the side of the partition, and to force an engagement surface of the upper block and an engagement surface of the lower block against the other of the side wall and the side.
A clamp assembly for a partition mounting system, the system including a partition including a lower edge and a first side generally parallel to and spaced apart from a second opposite side adjacent the lower edge, a shoe with an upward opening slot defined by a pair of spaced apart opposing side walls and a lower wall, the slot sized to receive the lower edge of the partition with each side of the partition adjacent one of the side walls of the shoe and the lower edge of the partition adjacent the lower wall of the shoe, and a clamp assembly positioned between the second side of the partition and its adjacent side wall of the shoe, the clamp assembly comprising:
- a lower block;
- an upper block having a sloped lower surface;
- and positioned above the lower block, and
- a screw extending generally vertically through the upper block and threadably engaging the lower block
- wherein rotation of the screw in a first direction draws the upper and lower blocks toward each other and the blocks cooperate to exert a generally horizontal force against the one of the sides of the partition and the side wall of the slot.
A clamp assembly for a partition mounting system, the system including a partition including a lower edge and a first side generally parallel to and spaced apart from a second opposite side adjacent the lower edge, a shoe with an upward opening slot defined by a pair of spaced apart opposing side walls and a lower wall, the slot sized to receive the lower edge of the partition with each side of the partition adjacent one of the side walls of the shoe and the lower edge of the partition adjacent the lower wall of the shoe, and a clamp assembly positioned between the second side of the partition and its adjacent side wall of the shoe, the clamp assembly comprising:
- a lower block;
- an upper block having a sloped lower surface;
- and positioned above the lower block, and
- means for drawing the upper and lower blocks toward each other, such that the blocks cooperate to exert a generally horizontal force against the one of the sides of the partition and the side wall of the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.