US 9,617,732 B2 · Wall panel system

Abstract

A wall panel system including a plurality of wall panels that can be positioned adjacent to each other. Each of the individual wall panels includes an attachment slot that is positioned between upper and lower panel sections. The attachment slot allows external components to be mounted to the wall panel. Each individual wall panel includes a height adjustment mechanism having a support block positioned within an open interior of a bottom cross support rail. The support block receives an adjustment rod that is rotatable to adjust the height of the wall panel. The support block of the height adjustment mechanism includes support flanges that support the weight of the wall panel. The top cross support rail includes an attachment slot that receives a door track for supporting a sliding door. The attachment slot that receives the door track corresponds to the attachment slot positioned between upper and lower panel sections.

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Dependent claims

A wall panel of a wall panel system for use in a building having a floor, the wall panel comprising:

a support frame including a pair of spaced vertical uprights, a top cross support rail and a bottom cross support rail, the bottom cross support rail including an open interior defined by a pair of sidewalls and a connecting wall extending between the sidewalls;
at least one height adjustment mechanism mounted to the support frame and operable to adjust the height of the wall panel, the height adjustment mechanism comprising:
a support block positioned within the open interior of the bottom cross support rail, the support block including a main body and a pair of support flanges extending from the main body, wherein the pair of support flanges extend outwardly past the pair of sidewalls of the bottom cross support rail such the pair of support flanges engage and support the weight of the wall panel;
an adjustment rod extending through the support block and the connecting wall of the bottom cross support rail, wherein the adjustment rod includes an engagement portion positioned above the connecting wall of the bottom cross support rail;
and
a mounting bracket configured to rotatably receive the adjustment rod, wherein rotation of the adjustment rod relative to the support block adjusts the height of the wall panel.

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A wall panel for use in a building having a floor, comprising:

an upper panel section including at least one outer decorative tile mounted to a support frame, the support frame including a pair of spaced vertical uprights, a top cross support rail and a bottom cross support rail;
a lower panel section having at least one outer decorative tile mounted to a support frame including a pair of spaced vertical uprights, a top cross support rail and a bottom cross support rail, wherein the top cross support rail of the lower panel section supports the bottom cross support rail of the upper panel section,
wherein one of the top cross support rail of the lower panel section or the bottom cross support rail of the upper panel section includes attachment rails attached to sidewalls of either the top cross support rail of the lower panel section or the bottom cross support rail of the upper panel section, the attachment rails each including an open attachment slot extending along the entire length of the sidewalls and being perpendicular to the sidewalls and located between the upper and lower panel sections when the lower panel section supports the upper panel section;
and
at least one height adjustment mechanism operable to adjust the height of the wall panel, the height adjustment mechanism comprising:
a support block positioned within an open interior of the bottom cross support rail of the lower panel section;
an adjustment rod extending through the support block and a connecting wall of the bottom cross support rail of the lower panel section;
and
a mounting bracket configured to rotatably receive the adjustment rod, wherein rotation of the adjustment rod relative to the support block adjusts the height of the wall panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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