US3755979A
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Demountable partition assembly
Assignee: Schwamb Corp
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Filing: 1972-01-04
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Granted: 1973-09-04
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Expires: 1992-01-04
Abstract
Abstract A demountable partition assembly comprising runners attached to the floor and ceiling, upper and lower stabilizer members mounted respectively on the upper and lower runners, and wall panels demountably supported on the stabilizer members. Adjacent panels are removably connected at their joints, to form the partition, with the sole support for the wall panels being the cooperating assembly of the runners and stabilizer members. The panels are sealed and isolated at their areas of contact with the ceiling runner and the sill leveller associated with the floor runner, and gasketing is provided at the panel joints to reduce sound transmission through the partition. The panels can be quickly mounted on or demounted from the stabilizers without requiring special tools, if partition relocation is desired.
Inventors
- 👤 S Pantazi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:31
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/82; E04B2/825
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A demountable partition assembly comprising, a. runners rigidly attached respectively to upper and lower supporting surfaces between which the partition assembly extends, b. upper stabilizer means suspended from said upper runner, said upper stabilizer means being constructed and arranged to receive, align and support the upper portion of wall panels hung on the opposed sides of said upper stabilizer means, c. lower stabilizer means supported on said lower runner, said lower stabilizer means being constructed and arranged to receive, align and support the lower portions of such wall panels supported on opposed sides of said lower stabilizer means, and d. a pair of wall panels at either side of said partition assembly and forming the exposed wall surfaces thereof, each of said wall panels carrying on its upper, inner surfaces mounting means for cooperative, demountable engagement with said upper stabilizer means for aligning and supporting said panels relatively adjacent their upper ends, each of said wall panels further carrying mounting means relatively adjacent their bottom, inner surfaces for cooperative, demountable engagement with said lower stabilizer means for aligning and supporting said wall panels adjacent their lower ends, said upper and lower stabilizer means in cooperation with said upper and lower runners serving as the sole means for supporting said panels, with such supporting arrangement permitting mounting and demounting of said wall panels without the use of special tools for partition relocation as desired.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
233 words
A demountable partition assembly comprising, a. runners rigidly attached respectively to upper and lower supporting surfaces between which the partition assembly extends, b. upper stabilizer means suspended from said upper runner, said upper stabilizer means being constructed and arranged to receive, align and support the upper portion of wall panels hung on the opposed sides of said upper stabilizer means, c. lower stabilizer means supported on said lower runner, said lower stabilizer means being constructed and arranged to receive, align and support the lower portions of such wall panels supported on opposed sides of said lower stabilizer means, and d. a pair of wall panels at either side of said partition assembly and forming the exposed wall surfaces thereof, each of said wall panels carrying on its upper, inner surfaces mounting means for cooperative, demountable engagement with said upper stabilizer means for aligning and supporting said panels relatively adjacent their upper ends, each of said wall panels further carrying mounting means relatively adjacent their bottom, inner surfaces for cooperative, demountable engagement with said lower stabilizer means for aligning and supporting said wall panels adjacent their lower ends, said upper and lower stabilizer means in cooperation with said upper and lower runners serving as the sole means for supporting said panels, with such supporting arrangement permitting mounting and demounting of said wall panels without the use of special tools for partition relocation as desired.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The demountable partition assembly of claim 1 wherein said upper stabilizer means is suspended from said upper runner by means of a disconnectable fastener assembly which permits installation and demounting of said upper stabilizer means from the runner without the use of special tools.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The assembly of claim 2 wherein said fastener assembly comprises a fastener clip mounted on the adjoining end of said upper stabilizer means, and a shoulder screw mounted on said upper runner, the fastener clip being constructed and arranged to receive and retain said shoulder screw thereby effecting the disconnectable mounting.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein said mounting means carried by each of said wall panels comprises upper and lower cleat members positioned in spaced relation from the inner faces of said wall panels, said upper and lower stabilizer means being formed with outer, upwardly extending legs which define therewithin openings for receiving said cleat members, whereby the mounting of said wall panels can be effected through general alignment of said upper and lower cleat members with said outer legs of said upper and lower stabilizer means followed by lowering of said wall panels to position said cleat members behind said legs of said stabilizer means thereby to support said wall panels in such a manner as to permit quick and easy demounting of the same where partition relocation is desired.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
The assembly of claim 1 further including a sill leveller positioned between said lower runner and said lower stabilizer means, said lower stabilizer means being disconnectably mounted to said sill leveller through a fastener assembly connection, said sill leveller and said lower runner being constructed and arranged to permit relative vertical adjustment of said sill leveller to properly vertically position said lower stabilizer means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The assembly of claim 5 wherein sealing means in the form of compressed gaskets are positioned between and space said upper runner and said sill leveller from the upper and lower ends of said wall panels thereby sealing the partition assembly at the upper and lower ends thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
89 words
The assembly of claim 1 further including at least one intermediate stabilizer member secured to one of said wall panels in the vertically intermediate region thereof, said intermediate stabilizer member being spaced from the inner surface of the opposed wall panel when said wall panels are mounted on said upper and lower stabilizing means, said intermediate stabilizer member having mounted in the front face thereof a resilient gasket compressed by such opposed wall panel thereby to reduce the sound transmission through the partition assembly in the intermediate regions thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The assembly of claim 1 wherein a series of said wall panels are mounted linearly on said upper and lower stabilizer means to form a partition of the desired length, and means for demountably connecting each adjacent wall panel one to the other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
98 words
The assembly of claim 8 wherein said means for demountably connecting adjacent wall panels comprises a plurality of vertically spaced fastener assemblies each of which includes a fastener clip mounted in a concealed opening formed in the confronting edge of one of said panels, and a shoulder screw mounted on and extending from the confronting edge of the other of said panels, with said shoulder screw being received in and retained by said fastener clip for removable attachment of such panels while at the same time providing a flush joint where the confronting edges of the panels abut.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
94 words
The assembly of claim 8 wherein said means for demountably connecting adjacent wall panels comprises a hollow pilaster member extending vertically between and spacing the adjacent ends of said wall panels, and fastener assemblies for removably connecting each adjacent edge of said wall panels to said pilaster member, said fastener assemblies comprising a clip fastener mounted in openings provided therefor in the confronting edge of said wall panels, and mating shoulder screws carried by and extending from the sides of said pilaster member for removable retention by said fastener clips for securing such connection.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
62 words
The assembly of claim 8 wherein said means for demountably connecting said wall panels comprises a generally T-shaped batten member the stem of which extends vertically between the adjacently disposed, spaced wall panels, said stem portion having mounted thereon fastener clips adapted to receive and retain shoulder screws mounted on the confronting edges of said wall panels to cooperatively connect the same.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
94 words
The assembly of claim 8 wherein said means for demountably connecting adjacent wall panels comprises a solid, generally wide pilaster member extending vertically between spaced wall panels, said pilaster member being removably connected to said adjacently disposed wall panels through fastener assemblies comprising fastener clips mounted in openings therefor in the respective side edges of said pilaster member, and mating shoulder screws mounted on the confronting edges of said wall panels, with said shoulder screws being received and retained by said fastener clips for demountable connection of said wall panels to said pilaster member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
78 words
The assembly of claim 8 wherein said means for demountably connecting adjacent wall panels comprises a clamping channel extending vertically between and spacing the wall panels, said clamping channel being removably connected to said wall panels by means of fastener assemblies comprising fastener clips mounted in openings formed therefor in the confronting edges of said wall panels, and shoulder screws carried by the opposed sides of said clamping channel for cooperative engagement and retention by said fastener clips.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The assembly of claim 8 further including sealing gasket means provided at the joint of interconnected wall panels thereby to seal each such joint.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The assembly of claim 8 further including a door frame unit mounted in said partition assembly, and means for demountably connecting said door frame unit to wall panels disposed at either side thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
128 words
The assembly of claim 15 wherein said door frame unit includes a pair of opposed door jambs, with said door being prehung on one of said jambs, and jamb caps integrally formed with said door frame unit at the front thereof, said means for demountably connecting said door frame unit to said adjacent well panels comprising fastener assemblies for demountably connecting said integral jamb caps with adjacent wall panels, separate jamb caps at the rear of said jambs and positioned between such jambs and wall panels, and fastener assemblies demountably connecting the opposed sides of said separate jamb caps respectively to said adjacent wall panels and said door jambs whereby said door frame unit can be quickly mounted or demountEd from adjacent wall panels in the partition assembly.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The assembly of claim 8 further including a window panel unit mounted in said partition assembly, and means for demountably connecting said window panel unit to adjacently disposed wall panels suitably spaced to accommodate said window panel unit.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
99 words
The assembly of claim 17 wherein said window panel unit comprises opposed jamb members to which is mounted a window panel, jamb caps integrally formed with said jambs at the front thereof, and wherein said means for demountably connecting said window panel unit to adjacent wall panels comprises fastener assemblies for removably connecting said integral jamb caps with adjacent wall panels, separate jamb caps disposed at the rear of said jambs and disposed between such jambs and adjacent wall panels, and fastener assemblies for removably connecting said separate jamb caps to said jamb and said adjacent wall panels, respectively.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
114 words
The assembly of claim 8 further including a second partition assembly extending perpendicular to said first mentioned partition assembly, and means for joining said second partition assembly to said first, said joining means comprising a partition jamb rigidly secured to said first partition assembly, and fastener assemblies for removably connecting wall panels of said second partition assembly to said partition jamb, said fastener assemblies comprising fastener clips mounted in openings therefor in said partition jamb, and shoulder screws mounted on said wall panels of said second partition assembly, said shoulder screws being receive and retained by said fastener clips for connection of said wall panels of said second partition assembly to said partition jamb.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-09-03 | 1977-03-05 | 1977-09-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-09-03 | 1981-03-05 | 1981-09-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-09-03 | 1985-03-05 | 1985-09-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |