Anti-smoke hanging wall and construction method

Claim 2

Anti-smoke hanging wall comprising: a channel bar with a downward-opening slot, said bar being exposedly attached to the ceiling member of a building: a plurality of hanging bolts having upper ends connected to said channel bar, said bolts hanging from said channel bar and having lowertips remote from said channel bar; a wall bearer fixed to said lower tips of said hanging bolts; and a hanging wall positioned between said channel bar slot and said wall bearer, the wall bearer supporting the wall.

Claim 3

The anti-smoke hanging wall of claim 1, wherein said hanging bolt is hung through the downward opening slot in said channel bar and wherein an upper lip of the bolt is fixed to another member slidably inserted in the channel bar slot.

Claim 4

Anti-smoke hanging wall of claim 1, wherein said channel bar is attached through second hanging bolts and metal fixtures to members fitted on a ceiling of a building.

Claim 5

Anti-smoke hanging wall of claim 3, wherein said channel bar has an upward-opening slot and a member slidably inserted in said slot is connected to said second hanging bolt.

Claim 6

The anti-smoke hanging wall of claim 1 wherein said hanging bolts are slidably engaged in the channel bar and are positioned adjacent a side edge of the hanging wall.

Claim 7

Construction method for an anti-smoke hanging wall comprising the following steps: attaching a metal fixture to a member fitted to the building ceiling, bolting a channel bar with a downward opening slot to said metal fixture, connecting a downward extending hanging bolt to said channel bar, attaching a wall-bearer to a lower tip of the hanging bolt, and inserting a top edge of the hanging wall in said channel bar slot and engaging a bottom edge of said wall with said wall-bearer

Claim 8

Construction method for an anti-smoke hanging wall comprising the following steps: attaching a metal fixture to a member fitted to the building ceiling, bolting a channel bar with a downward opening slot to said metal fixture, connecting a downward extending hanging bolt to said channel bar, attaching a wall-bearer to a lower tip of the hanging bolt, and inserting a top edge of the hanging wall in said channel bar slot and engaging a bottom edge of said wall with said wall-bearer

Claim 9

The construction method of claim 6, characterized in that the hanging wall is engaged with the wall-bearer at the lower tip of the hanging bolt by moving the hanging bolt up to a side edge of the hanging wall.

Claim 10

The construction method of claim 6 characterized by the bolting step comprising connecting a second bolt to the fixture and to a tapped member slidable within an upward opening slot in the channel bar.

Claim 11

The construction method of claim 6 wherein the connecting step comprises connecting the first mentioned hanging bolt to a tapped member slidable within the downward opening slot.

Claim 12

The construction method of claim 6 further comprising padding a gap between said channel bar slot and said wall.

Claim 13

An anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction comprising a downward-opening channel member having horizontally elongated downward extending sidewalls, means for connecting the channel member to a ceiling structure and means for suspending a support for an anti-smoke wall from the channel member, the means for suspending having upper ends connected to the channel member and having lower ends remote from the channel member, the support being connected to the lower ends of the suspending means, a hanging wall positioned between the channel member and the support, the support holding the wall with an upper portion of the wall between sidewalls of the channel member.

Claim 14

An anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction comprising a downward-opening channel member having horizontally elongated downward extending sidewalls, means for connecting the channel member to a ceiling structure and means for suspending a support for an anti-smoke wall from the channel member, the means for suspending having upper ends connected to the channel member and having lower ends remote from the channel member, the support being connected to the lower ends of the suspending means, a hanging wall positioned between the channel member and the support, the support holding the wall with an upper portion of the wall between sidewalls of the channel member.

Claim 15

The anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction of claim 10 wherein the channel member comprises a horizontal portion extending between the sidewalls and wherein the means for suspending comprises inward extending shoulders which extend oppositely inward from the sidewalls, and which terminate spaced from each other, leaving a gap, thereby forming a downward-opening slot, whereby wall supporting members may be mounted in the slot.

Claim 16

The anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction of claim 11 further comprising second inward extending shoulders at tops of the sidewalls, extending inwardly and terminating spaced from each other in a gap, thereby forming an upward-opening slot, which comprises the means for connecting the channel member to a ceiling structure, whereby suspension means may be connected in the upward-opening slot.

Claim 17

The anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction of claim 11 wherein the means for suspending a support further comprises a member slidable within the downward opening slot, having a tapped hole, and an elongated bolt connected to the slidable member for moving along the downward opening slot, and further comprising a support connected to the elongated bolt.

Claim 18

The anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction of claim 13 wherein the support comprises an upward opening channel member having a horizontal portion medially supported on a head of the bolt.

Claim 19

The anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction of claim 14 further comprising first and second anti-smoke wall plates having adjacent end portions of lower edges mounted in the upward opening channel, having adjacent lateral edges positioned adjacent the bolt and having upper portions positioned between the sidewalls of the channel member.

Claim 20

The anti-smoke hanging wall supporting construction of claim 10 wherein the means for suspending a suport comprises a hanging bolt slidably received in the channel member and extending vertically downward therefrom, and a wall-bearer attached to a lower end of the hanging bolt, and wherein the hanging bolt is positioned at a side edge of an anti-smoke hanging wall.