Partition sweep assembly
AssigneeCIW Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsJoseph D. Kondash, Joseph L. Balay
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Abstract
A folding accordion sweep partition assembly is presented. The partition has a plurality of partition panels, the panel having a front face, a rear face, a bottom edge, and two opposing open sided panel keyway channels. A hinge having two side walls, the side wall terminating in a hinge key hinges two panels by having a first hinge key slidably received and retained in a first partition panel keyway channel and a second hinge key slidably received and retained in a second partition panel keyway channel. The partition panel has a mounting bracket affixed to it, a bottom bracket removably retained to the mounting bracket, and a sweep affixed to the mounting bracket.
Claims16
A folding accordion partition comprising:
- a plurality of partition panels, each panel comprising a front face, an opposing rear face, a bottom edge, and two opposing open sided panel keyway channels;
- a hinge comprising two side walls, each side wall terminating in a hinge key, a first hinge key slidably received and retained in a first partition keyway channel and a second hinge key slidably received and retained in a second partition panel keyway channel, thereby hinging the two partition panels;
- a partition panel having a mounting bracket affixed to it;
- a bottom bracket removably retained to the mounting bracket;
- and
- a sweep affixed to the mounting bracket;
- wherein each mounting bracket comprises a bottom edge and a keyway channel on a first side;
- and the bottom bracket is snap fit to the mounting bracket bottom edge and covers a panel keyway channel end, the bottom bracket further comprising a front side extending upward onto the panel front face.
A method for forming a sweep partition comprising the steps of:
- affixing a mounting bracket to a plurality of panels, the panel comprising a front face, a rear face, a bottom edge, and two open sided panel keyway channels;
- affixing a hinge to two panels, the hinge comprising two side walls, each side wall terminating in a hinge key, a first hinge key slidably received and retained in a partition panel keyway channel of a first partition panel and a second hinge key slidably received and retained in a partition panel keyway channel of a second partition panel, thereby hinging the two partition panels;
- removably affixing a bottom bracket to the mounting bracket;
- and
- affixing a sweep to the mounting bracket
- wherein each mounting bracket comprises a bottom edge and a keyway channel on a first side;
- and the bottom bracket is snap fit to the mounting bracket bottom edge and covers a panel keyway channel end, the bottom bracket further comprising a front side extending upward onto the panel front face.
A folding accordion partition comprising:
- a plurality of partition panels, each panel comprising a front face, an opposing rear face, a bottom edge, and two opposing open sided panel keyway channels;
- a hinge comprising two side walls, each side wall terminating in a hinge key, a first hinge key slidably received and retained in a first partition panel keyway channel and a second hinge key slidably received and retained in a second partition panel keyway channel, thereby hinging the two partition panels;
- a partition panel having a mounting bracket affixed to it, the mounting bracket comprising a rivet orifice protrusion protruding from a second side contacting the partition;
- a bottom bracket removably retained to the mounting bracket;
- and
- a sweep affixed to the mounting bracket;
- wherein each mounting bracket comprises a bottom edge and a keyway channel on a first side and the bottom bracket is snap fit to the mounting bracket bottom edge and covers the panel keyway channel end, the bottom bracket further comprising a front side extending upward onto the panel front face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.