CA1075423A - Removable partitions associated with suspended ceilings - Google Patents

Removable partitions associated with suspended ceilings

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CA1075423A
CA1075423A CA288,024A CA288024A CA1075423A CA 1075423 A CA1075423 A CA 1075423A CA 288024 A CA288024 A CA 288024A CA 1075423 A CA1075423 A CA 1075423A
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Andre Lust
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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
To divide a room area using removable partitions a grid-like framework of individual members demountably mounted one on another at right-angles are suspended from superstructure of the room by threaded tie rods enabling the framework to be disposed horizontally. Vertical parts are demountably connected at their upper ends to the framework where members thereof intersect. Screw jacks at the lower ends of the posts are braced against the floor to hold the posts rigid. Wall panels which can incorporate doors and windows are inserted in slots in the sides of the posts, and skirting boards of adjustable height to allow for unevenesses in the floor are mounted on the lower ends of the posts. A ceiling constituted by vertical sheets, grids or horizontal panels is detachably mounted on the members of the framework.

Description

5~;~3 The present invention relates to improvements to removable partitions associated with suspended ceilings constituted by horîzontal and vertical hollow sections comprising lon~itudinal connectinO grooves, connected to each other by bolts so that they canlbe dismantled and by flat modular members constituting the movable or fixed walls providing doors and partitions.

Partitioning of this t~pe is widely known for dividing large premises and forming offices, exhibition stands, workshops etc.
All existing partitioning rests on the floor. Cer~ain partitions are stabilized by being wedged between the floor and ceiling.
The false ceilings are installed after the event an~ incorporate . _ lighting means as well as various pipework.

~ he fact of using the floor as a support implies certain ; restrictions. In particular, if the floor is not horizontal or flat, this has to be taken into account by appropriate wedging of the members of which it is necessary to take particular care.
It is necessar~ to recommence this wedging each time the arrangement of partitions is changed. Relatively heavy weights on the floor deteriorate the latter.

-The present invention makes it possible to eliminate these drawbacks.

According to the invention, one combines :

a) flat multiple cross-pieces of sectiohal memberl at the level of the suspended ceiling, arranged and adjusted in a horizontal plane, by means of an adjustable suspension from the superstructure of the building and the members of which are spaced apart by a distance which is a whole multiple of a basic unit;
' : . ., ', ~075~3 b) uprights attached and suspended below the cross piecès, to the sides of which are attached partitions whose lengths are a whole multiple of the same basic unit;

c) means for keeping the uprights and partitions in a vertical position by fixing them to the floor;

d) skirting boards having the size of the basic unit, able to be adjusted vertically thus adapting to irregularities of the floor;

e) suspended ceiling members fitting in the empty spaces of the cross-pieces.

According to a preferr;ed embodiment, the cross-pieces are constituted by longitudinal members and transverse members connected at right-angles by bol~ts of a known type and suspended by rods of adjustable length, in particular by screwing. The uprights are thus attached below the cross-pieces by bolts of a known type and at their base comprise a cone-point screw pressing on the floor to prevent its swinging oscillation.

The suspended ceilings may be constituted either by vertical sheets suspended under each longitudinal member and under each transverse member5 or by cross-pieces covered with grids having sectional members located in the empty spaces~ or by horizontal panels attached to the longitudinal members and/or transverse members.

It will be understood that when the cross-pieces have been arranged horizontally, attached to the superstructure of the building, it is possible to attach all the members of the partition thereto and that automatically, the latter will be levelled.
All modifications will be facilitated and interference between the ~ 5~3 partitions and the floor will be reduced to the minimum. Pipes of all types could be located either above or in the longitudinal members and transverse members of the Gross-pieces and their installation could take place even before the partitioning is completed. It should be noted that the majority of interventions relating to the partitioning take place at elevation such that the floor of the building is clear to enable other tradesmen to work with the minimum hindrance in this type of work. ~his results in an acceleration in building.

The invention will be better understood by means of the ensuing description which gives a non-limiting exa~ple of the latter and which is illustrated by the accompanying drawings in which :

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Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 are perspective views of various stages of the work with the partitions of the inventlon, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the junction of a longitudinal member, transverse members, a suspension tie-rod and an upright supported on the floor and the skirting-boards shown diagrammatically, Figure 6 is a detailed perspective view of the support point on the floor with a skirting-board, Figure 7 is an elevational view of figure 6, Figure 8 is an elevational view of a suspended ceiling of vertical sheets, Figure 9 is a sectional view of a detail on line I-I o~ figure 8 Figure 10 is an elevational view of a grid of the suspended ceiling filling the cross-pieces, ~7S~3 ~igure 11 is a perspective view of the grid of figure 10, ~ igure 12 is a sectional view of a cross-piece covered with a horizontal panel attached to the longitudinal member~

Figure 13 is a perspective view o~ the attachment o~ a panel such as that shown in figure 12, The partitioning of the invention is constituted by cross-pieces referred -to generall~ by the numeral 1 and uprights 2 between which are placed solid panels 3, panels 4 comprising a window or panels 5 comprising a door. The cross-pieces 1 are constituted b~ longitudinal members 6 and transverse members 7, 8.
~he uprlghts 2 and this constitutes an essential feature of the invention, are suspended from the junction points of the longitudinal mernbers 6 and transverse members 7, 8 and at their base comprise a cone-point screw 9, possibly bearing on a wedge 1Q, preventing swinging oscillations of the upright Z. Skirting-boards 11, 12, 13 are supported at the bottom of the uprights 2 and panels 4, 5, 6. Said skirting-boards 11, 12, 13 are vertically adjustable to take up irregularities of the floor.

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The cross-pieces 1 are suspended from the superstructure of the building by tie-rods 14 which are generally screw-threaded rods facilitating adjustment of the horizontal position of the cross pieces.
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Figure 5 shows a detail of the assembl~ joint of the longitudinal members 6, transverse members 7, 8, upright 2 and tie-rod 14.

~he longitudinal member 6 is suspended ~rom the superstructure of the building by a hook 15 to which the tie-rod 14 is attached, which is a screw-threaded rod retained in the hook 15 by a nut. The tie~rod 14 is screwed into a blGck 16 slid into a gro~ve lrl -the longitudinal , . ~ . . :, member 6. T-sha~ed holes 17, 18 are cut in the sides of the longitudinal member 6 to facilitate the introduction of flat heads such as 19, of the latch 20 sliding in a sleeve 21 arranged longitudinally in a groove in the transverse members 7 and 8.
The bolts constituted in this way are locked by a cone-point screw which is not shown.

A similar bolt makes it possible to attach the upright 2 under the longitudinal member 6. For this, the flat head 22 of the bolt 23 is introduced into the groove 24 in the longitudinal member 6 and is wedged therein by rotating through 90. ~he bolt 23 engages in the hole 25 of the sleeve 26 which itself engages in the central hole 27 in the upright 2. It remains wedged in the latter by the cone-point screw 28 which may be introduced owing to a hole provided at an appropriate point in the upright 2.

Figure 6 which shows the attachment of the skirting-board 12 to the upright 2, makes it possible to see that a slide 29 is placed in the groove 30 of the upright 2, which slide can be wedged at the desired height by means of a screw 31. Clamps 32, 33 are screwed onto the slide 29, whereas clips 34, 35 are fixed at corresponding points on the skirting-board 12. It is sufficient to push the skirting-board 12 to engage the clips ~, 35 in the clamps 32, 33 in order to secure the skirting-board. It will be understood that the position of the latter vertically depends on the position of the slides 29.

~ igure 8 makes it easy to recognise the longitudinal members 6 and transverse members 8, under which are placed vertical sheets 36~
37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42. ~he manner in which the sheets, such as 36, are attac,hed to the sectional member, such as the longitudinal mernber 6, is shown in figule 9, whicb shows -that ~:n intermediate ~... . .:

:~L075~:3 ection 43 in the form of an inverted U is used, which is fixed to the longikudinal member 6 or at least in its groove 44, by a captive nut 45 and a screw 46. ~he sheet 36 is clamped inside the two sides of the sectional member 43 by a cone~point screw 47.
In this construction, the space between the longitudinal membe~s 6 and the transverse members 7, 8 is empty r~nd may be partly occupied by lighting equipment for example.

In the version of figure 11 on the o~e hand and figures 12, 13 on the other hand, the space between the longitudinal members 6 and the transverse members 79 8 is occupied by a ~rid (figures 10, 11) or by a panel (figures 12, 13).

, ~ he grid of figures 10, 11 is constitut~ by two longitudinal sectional members 48, ~9 of S shaped section interconnected by bars 50 in the form of U-shaped sections rivsted at their two ends to the sections 48, 49. The upper sides of the sections 48, 49 rest on the upper part of the l~ngitudinal members 6. The grid 51 formed in this ~i way is thus put in position in a simple manner and does not require fixing. It can be easily dismantled when necessary.
, Figure 12 shows a panel 52 fitted in a frame 53 of angle-iron, said frame being fixed to the longitudinal mem~ers 6 by clips 54 which are curved and wedged in the central hollow part of the longitudinal members 6. The panels 52 are fixed more securely on the cross-pieces 1 than the grid 51, but they can nevertheless be dismantled.

To install the partitions of the invention, one begins ~y mounting the cross-pisces 1 (Fig. 1) by suspending the longitudinal members 6 and '7 by means of the tie~rods 14. Adjustment of the h~rizontal position of the cr~ss piece~ ^ ~y mean~ of t" t,e-rods 17 ' ~
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is an essential condition of subsequent correct assembly.
Naturally the cross-pieces 1 are arranged at a height determined by that of the uprights 2 which are to be attached below said cross-pieces in the manner which has been described and illustrated in figure 5. When the screw 28 has been locked to retain the upright 2 in position, oscillation of the latter is prevented by means of the cone-point screw 9 which is rotated and tigh~ened to press the latter against the wedge 10 resting on the floor.
The same operation is repeated as many times as there are uprights
2 to be located. The space between the uprights 2 may then be filled with panels 3, 4, 5 at the desired points. q'he skirting-boards 11, 12, 13 are then put in position by adjusting them as well as possible by the position of the slides 29 which are locked by means of screws 31.`~ When the slides 29 are in position, it is sufficient to secure the skirting-boards 11~ 12~ 13 by pushing them in order to engage the clips 34, 35 in the clamps 32, 33.
It then remains solely to position the suspended ceilings, which is carried out easily in a slightly different manner depending on whether the latter are false ceilings comprising sheets (figures 89 9), false ceilings comprising grids (figures 10, 11) or false ceilings comprising panels (figures 12, 13).

Claims (5)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Removable partition assembly for use with suspended ceilings and comprising horizontal and vertical hollow sections including longitudinal connecting grooves interconnected in re-movable manner by bolts, and flat modular members in the form of movable or fixed walls providing doors and partitions, the assem-bly comprising:
a) flat cross-pieces provided at the level of the suspended ceiling and positioned in a horizontal plane by an adjustable sus-pension from a supporting structure of the building, the cross-pieces being spaced-apart a distance which is a multiple of a basic unit;
b) vertical uprights attached and suspended below the cross-pieces, the uprights receiving the partitions and being spaced apart a dis-tance which is a multiple of the same basic unit;
c) means for retaining the uprights and partitions in a vertical position by engagement with the floor, the uprights being attached below the cross-pieces by bolts and the lower ends of the uprights having threaded cone-shaped bolts for independent pressing engage-ment with the floor;
d) skirting boards which are adjustable vertically to compen-sate for irregularities in the floor, the lower ends of the up-rights having slides which are vertically adjustable, the slides carrying clamps adapted to receive clips carried by the skirting boards whereby positioning of the skirting boards with respect to irregular floor surfaces is possible by vertical adjustment of the slides;
e) and ceiling members received and supported between the cross-pieces.
2. Assembly according to claim 1, the cross-pieces comprising longitudinal members and transverse members connected at right angles by bolts and suspended from the supporting struc-ture by rods having an adjustable length.
3. Assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ceiling members comprise suspended vertical panels.
4. Assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ceiling members are grids comprising sectional members.
5. Assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ceiling members comprise horizontal panels.
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