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Structural partitioning system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-08
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1982-06-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leonard O Downes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 06:46
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/76

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
IN A PARTITION SYSTEM (A) A LONGITUDINAL FRAMING MEMBER HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLAT SIDE AND A MEDIAL LONGITUIDNAL RECESS THEREIN, (B) INNER AND OUTER SPACED PARALLEL FLANGES EXTENDING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS, SAID INNER FLANGES EXTENDING FARTHER INWARDLY THAN SAID OUTER FLANGES, (C) A RESILIENT CLIP ELEMENT SEATED ON SAID INNER FLANGES AND HAVING PORTIONS RESILIENTLY ENGAGING SAID FRAMING MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID INNER AND OUTER FLANGES WHEREBY SAID CLIP ELEMENT IS RESILIENTLY SECURED TO SAID FRAMING MEMBER, (D) SAID CLIP ELEMENT HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, RESILIENT ARM PORTIONS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FRAMING MEMBER, (E) A PANEL MEMBER EXTENDING NORMAL TO SAID FLAT SIDE OF SAID FRAMING MEMBER AND HAVING AN EDGE PORTION DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID ARM PORTIONS OF SAID CLIP ELEMENT, (F) A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MOLDING ELEMENT HAVING A PORTION DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE ONE OF SAID ARM PORTIONS OF SAID CLIP ELEMENT AND SAID EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, (G) SAID ARM PORTION RESILIENTLY CLAMPING SAID MOLDING ELEMENT AGAINST SAID EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL MEMBER WHEREBY TO CLAMP SAID MOLDING ELEMENT AND SAID PANEL MEMBER TO SAID FRAMING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 185 words
IN A PARTITION SYSTEM (A) A LONGITUDINAL FRAMING MEMBER HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLAT SIDE AND A MEDIAL LONGITUIDNAL RECESS THEREIN, (B) INNER AND OUTER SPACED PARALLEL FLANGES EXTENDING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID RECESS, SAID INNER FLANGES EXTENDING FARTHER INWARDLY THAN SAID OUTER FLANGES, (C) A RESILIENT CLIP ELEMENT SEATED ON SAID INNER FLANGES AND HAVING PORTIONS RESILIENTLY ENGAGING SAID FRAMING MEMBER INTERMEDIATE SAID INNER AND OUTER FLANGES WHEREBY SAID CLIP ELEMENT IS RESILIENTLY SECURED TO SAID FRAMING MEMBER, (D) SAID CLIP ELEMENT HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED, RESILIENT ARM PORTIONS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FRAMING MEMBER, (E) A PANEL MEMBER EXTENDING NORMAL TO SAID FLAT SIDE OF SAID FRAMING MEMBER AND HAVING AN EDGE PORTION DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE SAID ARM PORTIONS OF SAID CLIP ELEMENT, (F) A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MOLDING ELEMENT HAVING A PORTION DISPOSED INTERMEDIATE ONE OF SAID ARM PORTIONS OF SAID CLIP ELEMENT AND SAID EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, (G) SAID ARM PORTION RESILIENTLY CLAMPING SAID MOLDING ELEMENT AGAINST SAID EDGE PORTION OF SAID PANEL MEMBER WHEREBY TO CLAMP SAID MOLDING ELEMENT AND SAID PANEL MEMBER TO SAID FRAMING MEMBER.

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