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US3852926A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Modular wall construction

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-03-28
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Granted: 1974-12-10
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Expires: 1993-03-28
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Abstract

Abstract An interior modular wall for finished or existing rooms in which each module has a panel with an integral floor rail carrying a shorter floor gripper plate which projects from the floor rail and is longitudinally slidably interlocked therewith. The module is installed quickly and simply by manually lifting the module into the vertical plane of a prepositioned longitudinally extending ceiling rail, longitudinally spacing the vertically extending side edge of the module from the corresponding edge of the adjacent module or abutment, lowering the module while in that vertical plane onto the floor so that the gripper plate engages and grips the floor covering, and moving the panel and floor rail unit longitudinally relative to the ceiling, rail floor, and gripper plate into engagement with the adjacent preinstalled module. Both side edges of the panel are free to be gripped by the installer during the lifting and lowering operations, thereby greatly simplifying and reducing the time for erecting the wall.

Inventors

  • 👤 W Papsco

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:10
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/82; E04B2/825

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
In a modular wall for a room with a floor, a module comprising a panel having side edges, a floor rail secured in fixed relationship to the underside of said panel, a gripper plate disposed under and interlocked with said floor rail and adapted to be frictionally coupled to said floor, said plate having a longitudinally slidable engagement with said rail and having a length substantially less than the length of said rail whereby the module is movable longitudinally relative to said plate and floor, and means for limiting relative movement of the plate and rail.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
In a modular wall for a room with a floor, a module comprising a panel having side edges, a floor rail secured in fixed relationship to the underside of said panel, a gripper plate disposed under and interlocked with said floor rail and adapted to be frictionally coupled to said floor, said plate having a longitudinally slidable engagement with said rail and having a length substantially less than the length of said rail whereby the module is movable longitudinally relative to said plate and floor, and means for limiting relative movement of the plate and rail.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The module according to claim 1 including an H-shaped post telescoped over one of the side edges of said panel, said post having an elongated slot opening outwardly from the plane of the panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
The module according to claim 2 with an end plaTe secured to the other of the panel side edges, said end plate having a cross-section configured with projecting and recessed portions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 86 words
In a modular wall for a room with a floor, a module comprising a panel having side edges, a floor rail secured in fixed relationship to the underside of said panel, and a gripper plate disposed under and interlocked with said floor rail and adapted to be frictionally coupled to said floor, said plate having a length substantially less than the length of said rail and having a longitudinally slidable engagement with said rail whereby the module is movable longitudinally relative to said plate and floor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 86 words
In a modular wall for a room with a floor, a module comprising a panel having side edges, a floor rail secured in fixed relationship to the underside of said panel, and a gripper plate disposed under and interlocked with said floor rail and adapted to be frictionally coupled to said floor, said plate having a length substantially less than the length of said rail and having a longitudinally slidable engagement with said rail whereby the module is movable longitudinally relative to said plate and floor.

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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) 1977-12-09 1978-06-10 1978-12-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1981-12-09 1982-06-10 1982-12-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1985-12-09 1986-06-10 1986-12-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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