Wall structure and method of installing same

Claim 1

An easily installable and removable wall structure having an access to the interior spacing thereof comprising in combination: a first track for attaching to a ceiling; a second track for attaching to a floor; a plurality of stud members for positioning between said tracks, at least one of said stud members being adapted to be fixedly attached to said first and second tracks, and each of at least two others of said plurality of stud members having a plurality of slots spaced in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of said stud member; said plurality of stud members include a plurality of stud members having an H-shaped cross section and at least two stud members having a U-shaped cross section; said U-shaped stud members having said plurality of slots; a plurality of wall panels for connecting to said plurality of stud members; each of said plurality of wall panels having two lateral ends, each end having an elongated slot therein; elongated connector members attached to at least three wall panels, said connector membErs terminating in hooked elements; said elongated connector members being positioned within said elongated slot of said wall panels; wherein each of said stud members having a plurality of slots receive the hooked elements of the connector members attached to two immediately adjacent wall panels; and wherein said plurality of H-shaped and U-shaped stud members have lengths less than the distance between said track when said tracks are attached to said ceiling and said floor whereby said H-shaped and U-shaped stud members are adapted to be supported by said wall panels.

Claim 6

A method of installing a wall structure comprising the steps of: a. providing a first track; b. providing a second track; c. providing a plurality of stud members, at least two of which have U-shaped cross sections, at least one is an end stud member and the remainder of stud members have H-shaped cross sections, each of said U-shaped stud members having a plurality of slots; d. providing a plurality of wall panels having lateral ends, each end having an elongated slot therein; e. providing elongated connector members attached to six of said wall panels, two wall panels having a connector member in each of their end slots and four wall panels each having a connector member in only one of their end slots; f. attaching said first track to a ceiling; g. attaching said second track to a floor; h. attaching said end stud member to said first and said second tracks; i. restraining the lateral ends of two wall panels with said end stud, so that the panels are parallel to each other and form wall portions of two separate walls; j. mounting a stud member having an ''''H'''' cross section to said two wall panels by inserting the arm portions of said stud member in the end slots of said wall panels; k. mounting two of said four wall panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by inserTing the arm portions of said mounted H-shaped stud member into the slot ends not having the connector members; l. mounting a U-shaped stud member to said mounted two panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by having said connector members engage the slots of said U-shaped stud members; m. mounting said two wall panels having a connector member in each of their end slots to said U-shaped stud member by positioning one of the connector members of each of said wall panels adjacent the corresponding connector member of the already mounted panels and within the slots of said U-shaped stud member; n. mounting a second ''''U'''' shaped stud member to said mounted two panels having a connector member in each of their end slots by having the remaining connector members of said panels engage the slots of said second U-shaped stud member; o. mounting the remaining two of said four wall panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by engaging the connector members with the slots of said second mentioned U-shaped stud member adjacent the corresponding connector members of said wall panels having a connector member in each of their end slots; p. mounting another stud member having an ''''H'''' cross section to said remaining two wall panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by inserting the arm portions of the H-shaped stud member into the slot ends not having the connector members; and q. mounting two wall panels to said last mentioned H-shaped stud member by inserting the arm portions of said H-shaped stud member into the end slots of said wall panels.

Claim 7

A method of installing a wall structure comprising the steps of: a. providing a first track; b. providing a second track; c. providing a plurality of stud members, at least two of which have U-shaped cross sections, at least one is an end stud member and the remainder of stud members have H-shaped cross sections, each of said U-shaped stud members having a plurality of slots; d. providing a plurality of wall panels having lateral ends, each end having an elongated slot therein; e. providing elongated connector members attached to six of said wall panels, two wall panels having a connector member in each of their end slots and four wall panels each having a connector member in only one of their end slots; f. attaching said first track to a ceiling; g. attaching said second track to a floor; h. attaching said end stud member to said first and said second tracks; i. restraining the lateral ends of two wall panels with said end stud, so that the panels are parallel to each other and form wall portions of two separate walls; j. mounting a stud member having an ''''H'''' cross section to said two wall panels by inserting the arm portions of said stud member in the end slots of said wall panels; k. mounting two of said four wall panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by inserTing the arm portions of said mounted H-shaped stud member into the slot ends not having the connector members; l. mounting a U-shaped stud member to said mounted two panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by having said connector members engage the slots of said U-shaped stud members; m. mounting said two wall panels having a connector member in each of their end slots to said U-shaped stud member by positioning one of the connector members of each of said wall panels adjacent the corresponding connector member of the already mounted panels and within the slots of said U-shaped stud member; n. mounting a second ''''U'''' shaped stud member to said mounted two panels having a connector member in each of their end slots by having the remaining connector members of said panels engage the slots of said second U-shaped stud member; o. mounting the remaining two of said four wall panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by engaging the connector members with the slots of said second mentioned U-shaped stud member adjacent the corresponding connector members of said wall panels having a connector member in each of their end slots; p. mounting another stud member having an ''''H'''' cross section to said remaining two wall panels having a connector member in only one of their end slots by inserting the arm portions of the H-shaped stud member into the slot ends not having the connector members; and q. mounting two wall panels to said last mentioned H-shaped stud member by inserting the arm portions of said H-shaped stud member into the end slots of said wall panels.