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US RE48,722 E1Granted
Integrated reconfigurable wall system
AssigneeDirtt Environmental Solutions Ltd.
InventorsGeoff Gosling, Mogens F. Smed
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Abstract
A movable reconfigurable wall system having at least one module having a front and rear surface, the at least one module having: vertical end frames disposed at least at its side edges, each the vertical end frame having a vertically extending flange directed toward the front surface and a vertically extending flange directed toward the rear surface; a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between the pair of vertical end frames; and an aesthetic surface affixed to the stringers; and a removable connecting strip, the connecting strip adapted to affix about one of the two flanges on one of the vertical end frames and join the one of the two flanges to a corresponding flange on one of a second module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim or a connection post.
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A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
- a) at least one wall module having a front and rear surface and top, bottom, right side and left side edges, said at least one wall module having:
- i) a vertical end frame disposed adjacent to each of said right and left side edges, each vertical end frame having a first vertically extending flange and a spaced apart second vertically extending flange thereon, each of said first vertically extending flange and said second vertically extending flange having a beaded portion, the beaded portion on one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange extending toward the front surface of the wall module and the beaded portion on the other of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange extending toward the rear surface of the wall module;
- ii) a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between said vertical end frames at said right and left side edges;
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- iii) an aesthetic surface affixed to said stringers;
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- b) a removable connecting strip having a pair of spaced apart flexible arms, each arm having a beaded portion thereon, the beaded portion of one of said arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange on said vertical end frame and the beaded portion of the other of said arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of a corresponding opposed vertically extending flange on a separate vertical end frame of a second wall module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim or a connection post to hold one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange together, the beaded portions of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange fitting inside the arms of said connecting strip to hold said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange together thereby releasably connecting said at least one wall module to the other of said second wall module, wall bracket, finishing trim or connection post.
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A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
- a first wall module having a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent a left edge of the first wall module and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent a right edge of the first wall module, the second vertical end frame comprising at least one vertically extending flange, the flange having a beaded portion extending therefrom;
- a first plurality of horizontal stringers interconnecting the first vertical end frame of the first wall module and the second vertical end frame of the first wall module;
- a second wall module having a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent a left edge of the second wall module and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent a right edge of the second wall module, the first vertical end frame comprising at least one vertically extending flange, the flange having a beaded portion extending therefrom;
- a second plurality of horizontal stringers interconnecting the first vertical end frame of the second wall module and the second vertical end frame of the second wall module;
- a removable connecting strip comprising a pair of spaced apart flexible arms each having a beaded portion thereon, the connecting strip releasably connected to the beaded portion extending from the flange of the second vertical end frame of the first wall module and releasably connected to the beaded portion extending from the flange of the first vertical end frame of the second wall module, such that the removable connecting strip connects the first wall module to the second wall module;
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- a wall tile affixed to at least one of the first plurality of horizontal stringers and the second plurality of horizontal stringers via wall tile connectors;
- wherein at least one of the first plurality of horizontal stringers and the second plurality of horizontal stringers include a cantilever channel stringer, the cantilever channel stringer having:
- a horizontally extending channel portion with a generally L-shaped slot, the L-shaped slot adapted to receive and engage a substantially L-shaped hook formed on a wall accessory;
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- a wall tile support.
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A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
- a) at least one wall module having a front and rear surface and top, bottom, right side and left side edges, the at least one wall module having:
- i) a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent to the right side edge and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent to the left side edge, each of the first and the second vertical end frames having a first vertically extending flange and a spaced apart second vertically extending flange thereon, each of the first vertically extending flange and the second vertically extending flange having a beaded portion, the beaded portion on one of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange extending toward the front surface of the wall module and the beaded portion on the other of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange extending toward the rear surface of the wall module;
- ii) a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between the vertical end frames at the right and left side edges;
- iii) a wall tile affixed to the stringers;
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- b) a removable connecting strip having a pair of spaced apart flexible arms, each arm having a beaded portion thereon, the beaded portion of one of the arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of one of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange on the first or second vertical end frame and the beaded portion of the other of the arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of a corresponding opposed vertically extending flange on a separate vertical end frame of a second wall module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim, or a connection post to hold one of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange and the opposed vertically extending flange together, the beaded portions of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange and the opposed vertically extending flange connecting to the arms of the connecting strip to hold the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange and the opposed vertically extending flange together thereby releasably connecting the at least one wall module to the other of the second wall module, wall bracket, finishing trim or connection post;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of horizontal stringers includes a cantilever channel stringer, the cantilever channel stringer having:
- a horizontally extending channel portion with a generally L-shaped slot, the L-shaped slot adapted to receive and engage a substantially L-shaped hook formed on a wall accessory;
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- a wall tile support.
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A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
- a) at least one wall module having a front and rear surface and top, bottom, right side and left side edges, the at least one wall module having:
- i) a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent to the right side edge and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent to the left side edge, each of the first and the second vertical end frames having a first vertically extending flange and a spaced apart second vertically extending flange thereon, each of the first vertically extending flange and the second vertically extending flange having a beaded portion, the beaded portion on one of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange extending toward the front surface of the wall module and the beaded portion on the other of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange extending toward the rear surface of the wall module;
- ii) a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between the vertical end frames at the right and left side edges;
- iii) a wall tile affixed to the at least one wall module;
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- b) a removable connecting strip having a pair of spaced apart flexible arms, each arm having a beaded portion thereon, the beaded portion of one of the arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of one of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange on the first or second vertical end frame and the beaded portion of the other of the arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of a corresponding opposed vertically extending flange on a separate vertical end frame of a second wall module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim, or a connection post to hold one of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange and the opposed vertically extending flange together, the beaded portions of the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange and the opposed vertically extending flange fitting inside the arms of the connecting strip to hold the first vertically extending flange or the second vertically extending flange and the opposed vertically extending flange together thereby releasably connecting the at least one wall module to the other of the second wall module, wall bracket, finishing trim or connection post;
- wherein the horizontal stringers include a cantilever channel stringer, the cantilever channel stringer having:
- a horizontally extending channel portion with a slot, the slot adapted to receive and engage a hook formed on a wall accessory;
- wherein the wall accessory cantilevers from the slot.
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A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
- a first wall module having a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent a left edge of the first wall module and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent a right edge of the first wall module, the second vertical end frame comprising at least one vertically extending flange, the flange having a beaded portion extending therefrom;
- a first plurality of horizontal stringers interconnecting the first vertical end frame of the first wall module and the second vertical end frame of the first wall module;
- a second wall module having a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent a left edge of the second wall module and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent a right edge of the second wall module, the first vertical end frame comprising at least one vertically extending flange, the flange having a beaded portion extending therefrom;
- a second plurality of horizontal stringers interconnecting the first vertical end frame of the second wall module and the second vertical end frame of the second wall module;
- a removable connecting strip comprising a pair of spaced apart flexible arms each having a beaded portion thereon, the connecting strip releasably connected to the beaded portion extending from the flange of the second vertical end frame of the first wall module and releasably connected to the beaded portion extending from the flange of the first vertical end frame of the second wall module, such that the removable connecting strip connects the first wall module to the second wall module;
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- a wall tile affixed to one or more of the first plurality of horizontal stringers and to one or more of the second plurality of horizontal stringers via wall tile connectors, such that the wall tile spans at least a portion of both the first wall module and the second wall module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.