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US3563577A
US3563577A US797500A US3563577DA US3563577A US 3563577 A US3563577 A US 3563577A US 797500 A US797500 A US 797500A US 3563577D A US3563577D A US 3563577DA US 3563577 A US3563577 A US 3563577A
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Erich Wittenmayer
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/66—Sealings
    • E04B1/68—Sealings of joints, e.g. expansion joints
    • E04B1/6816—Porous tubular seals for injecting sealing material
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/56—Load-bearing walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members
    • E04B2/58—Load-bearing walls of framework or pillarwork; Walls incorporating load-bearing elongated members with elongated members of metal
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2/7407—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts
    • E04B2/7453—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts with panels and support posts, extending from floor to ceiling
    • E04B2/7457—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge assembled using frames with infill panels or coverings only; made-up of panels and a support structure incorporating posts with panels and support posts, extending from floor to ceiling with wallboards attached to the outer faces of the posts, parallel to the partition
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B2/00—Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls
    • E04B2/74—Removable non-load-bearing partitions; Partitions with a free upper edge
    • E04B2002/7461—Details of connection of sheet panels to frame or posts
    • E04B2002/7466—Details of connection of sheet panels to frame or posts using hooks
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/08—Bolts
    • Y10T292/0876—Double acting
    • Y10T292/0883—Swinging
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/08—Bolts
    • Y10T292/1043—Swinging
    • Y10T292/1044—Multiple head
    • Y10T292/1045—Operating means
    • Y10T292/1047—Closure

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  • 287/2092 are secured against unintentional disengagement by a 287/20.924, 292/216, 292/78 mechanical locking device which is actuatable by the connect- [51] Int. Cl. Fl6b 7/00 ing means during movement of the cover members relative to [50] Field of Search ..287/189.36, the load-bearing member.
  • the force applied in moving the 20.92 (C), 20.924; 52/483, 489; 292/70, 198, 78, 209, 216; 3l2/(lnquired); l08/(lnquired) cover members away from the load-bearing member releases the locking device.
  • the present invention relates to separable connections between cover members such asportions of pieces of furniture or wall panels and load-bearing members.
  • Wall panels of this kind are widely used as partitions to subdivide large rooms into two or more compartmentsln many instances, the partitions are not intended to be permanent, and the wall panels must therefore be designed so that they can be easily shifted around. This requirement implies that structural changes are to be avoided, and that the installation and subsequent removal of such wall panels leave no disfiguring marks. Nevertheless, even a temporarily installed partition must have walls which form rigid enclosures together with load-bearing members braced against the floor and theceiling respectively. The movable panels must also fit smoothly against laterally adjoining permanent walls. Furthermore, the installation and removal of the panels should be so easy that the work can be done in a minimum of timeeven by untrained labor,-without having to use special tools, and without requiring finishing steps.
  • This object is attained by mounting a male coupling element, such as a wiper, on the load-bearing member, and by fastening one legof an Lshaped bracket or an analogous female coupling element onto the wall panel which is to be connected to the load-bearing member.
  • the bracket has a notch which receives the male coupling element on the loadbearing member when the panel is moved toward the latter.
  • a hook or an analogous locking device with two arms defining a slit is pivotally attached to the bracket. In the open position of the hook, one of its legs extends across the notch.
  • the male coupling element pushes the one leg of the hook away from position and causes the hook to swivel through a predetermined angle, thus placing its other leg across the outer part of the notch proximate to its mouth, whereby the male coupling element is blocked against removal from the notch.
  • the force applied in pulling it away acts on the other leg of the hook whereby the other leg is moved away from locking position.
  • the male coupling element is withdrawable from the notch, so that the panel member and the load-bearing member come apart.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of portions of a load-bearing member and a cover member, with the connecting means in unlocked position; and 1 FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the load-bearing member and four cover members, showing one connecting means in locked position.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a hollow rectangular beam representing a load-bearing member which is braced respectively against the floor and the ceiling of a room (not shown).
  • a cylindrical projection 12 which constitutes a male coupling element extends outward from one side of member 10 at a right angle thereto.
  • a cover member 11 which, according to one preferred embodiment is made of wood, is to be attached to member l0so that its surface 27 is parallel to the axis of projection 12.
  • a groove 11 extends longitudinally through the surface 27 of the member 11.
  • Leg 13 of an L-shaped metal bracket 13 which constitutes a female coupling element is attached to the surface 27 by a pair of screws 14 and secured additionally against dislocation by talons 15 which extend perpendicularly from leg 13 into the groove 11 of the member 11.
  • the leg 13" which makes a right angle-with the leg 13' has at its outer end a notch 16 adapted to receive projection 12 when the members 10 and 11 are in adjacent position.
  • a rivet 17 passing through leg 13" at a point proximate to the notch 16 fastens a hook-shaped locking device 18 to the leg 13" in parallel alignment thereto.
  • the arms 10, 21 of the locking device 18 are of different length and define an aperture or slit 19, thus giving the locking device a substantially U-shaped configuration.
  • the lockingdevice is adapted to swivel about the rivet 17.
  • a socket 22 of the arm 21 receives a portion of a first detent 23 provided on-the outer end of leg 13''.
  • the socket 22 of the arm 21 is engaged by a second detent 24,.also mounted on leg 13", but placed close to the corner where legs 13' and 13" are joined.
  • the angular displacement of the hook 18 during movement between open and locking positions preferably approximates 45.
  • a slit 26 provided in leg 13" between the detents 23and 24, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of notch 16, is designed to receive a removable member (not shown) to thus secure the respective parts in the locked position.
  • the arms 20, 21 have cam faces or edge faces which are engaged by the projection 12 when the panel 11 moves toward the member 10.
  • the projection 12 is introduced into the notch 16 with sufficient force to pivot the locking member 18 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1, so that the socket 22 of arm 21 is moved away from the detent 23.
  • the applied force disengages the arm 21 from the detent 23, and the device 18 pivots until the socket 22 of arm 21 receives the detent 24.
  • the locking device 18 then places its arm 20 into a blocking position across the mouth of the notch 16, thus preventing unintentional removal of the projection 12 from the notch 16.
  • one load-bearing member 10 is shown to support four wall panels or cover members 11 which form two parallel walls of a temporary partition.
  • the L-shaped brackets can be firmly attached to the wall panels in the factory where the parts are manufactured, so that a readily mountable unit is deliverable at the building site.
  • a combination comprising, a load-bearing member having a pair of faces extending transverse to each other and a plate-shaped cover member having an inner surface, said cover member being movable with reference to said load-bearing member to and from a predetermined position in which said inner surface extends spaced from and substantially parallel to one of said faces of said load-bearing member; a male coupling element on one of said members extending substantially parallel to said one face and a female coupling element on the other member and extending with a portion thereof substantially normal to said one face, said male coupling element being arranged to enter said portion of said female coupling element in response to movement of said movable cover member-to said predetermined position; locking means on said other member for releasably holding said male coupling element in said female coupling element, said locking means being movable by said male coupling element to a locking position in response to movement of said movable cover member to said predetermined position and away from said locking position to an open position in response to
  • said male coupling element is a pin and said female'coupling element is a bracket having two legs inclined with reference to each other, one of said legs being attached to one of said members and the other of said legs forming said portions of said female coupling element having a notch for receiving said male coupling element.
  • said plateshaped cover member has a pair of longitudinal side edges, wherein said bracket is attached to said cover member with said other leg located inwardly of one of said side edges and engaging the other face of said load-bearing member when said cover member is in said predetermined position, said sealing ledge extending fixed to said cover member along the other edge of the latter and projecting from said inner surface toward said one face of said load-bearing member, said pin projecting from said other face of said load-bearing member.
  • said locking means comprises a hook which is pivotally attached to said female coupling element.
  • a combination as defined in claim 6, comprising two detent means, one of said detent means being engageable with said locking means in said open position and the other of said detent means being engageable with said locking means in said locking position.
  • said female coupling element comprises means for receiving a removable blocking device arranged to prevent movement of said lockingmeanstoopen osition g 11.

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US4061371A (en) * 1976-02-17 1977-12-06 Edson Tool & Manufacturing Company, Inc. Self-locking devices
US4616461A (en) * 1983-12-30 1986-10-14 United States Gypsum Company Wall panel attachment hook
US4964757A (en) * 1988-09-16 1990-10-23 Francesco Goggi Ecological panel for obtaining in particular bank defences by hinging it to identical panels
US5052164A (en) * 1989-08-30 1991-10-01 Plasteco, Inc. Method for manufacturing a panel assembly and structure resulting therefrom
WO2002075067A1 (en) * 2001-03-21 2002-09-26 Me. Tra. Metallurgica Supporting construction for movable walls and the like
US20040060253A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-04-01 Elsing Robert J. Latch-type tile mounting system
US20080222987A1 (en) * 2007-03-15 2008-09-18 Seavy Richard J Wall Panel
EP2895675A4 (en) * 2012-09-17 2016-07-20 Steelcase Inc CEILING HIGH WALL CONSTRUCTION
US9506247B2 (en) 2014-03-28 2016-11-29 Steelcase Inc. Transparent panel system for partitions
US20170254070A1 (en) * 2016-03-02 2017-09-07 Designstone Pty Ltd Wall Construction
ITUA20163495A1 (it) * 2016-05-17 2017-11-17 Gian Luca Lorenzoni Sistema di parete autoportante a montaggio/smontaggio semplificato.
IT201700079156A1 (it) * 2017-07-13 2019-01-13 Amx Automatrix S R L Struttura di cabina per stazioni di lavorazione, assemblaggio o controllo di pezzi
US10329759B2 (en) 2012-09-17 2019-06-25 Steelcase Inc. Floor-to-ceiling partition wall assembly
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US1808394A (en) * 1930-04-28 1931-06-02 J H Armstrong Screen door catch
US2722449A (en) * 1950-11-06 1955-11-01 Harley Frank Bernard Releasable fastenings for coupling or latching together two relatively movable members
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US965125A (en) * 1909-08-17 1910-07-19 Joseph E Terrell Latch.
US1808394A (en) * 1930-04-28 1931-06-02 J H Armstrong Screen door catch
US2722449A (en) * 1950-11-06 1955-11-01 Harley Frank Bernard Releasable fastenings for coupling or latching together two relatively movable members
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US4061371A (en) * 1976-02-17 1977-12-06 Edson Tool & Manufacturing Company, Inc. Self-locking devices
US4616461A (en) * 1983-12-30 1986-10-14 United States Gypsum Company Wall panel attachment hook
US4964757A (en) * 1988-09-16 1990-10-23 Francesco Goggi Ecological panel for obtaining in particular bank defences by hinging it to identical panels
US5052164A (en) * 1989-08-30 1991-10-01 Plasteco, Inc. Method for manufacturing a panel assembly and structure resulting therefrom
WO2002075067A1 (en) * 2001-03-21 2002-09-26 Me. Tra. Metallurgica Supporting construction for movable walls and the like
US20040060253A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-04-01 Elsing Robert J. Latch-type tile mounting system
US7178300B2 (en) * 2002-09-30 2007-02-20 Krueger International, Inc. Latch-type tile mounting system
US20080222987A1 (en) * 2007-03-15 2008-09-18 Seavy Richard J Wall Panel
EP2895675A4 (en) * 2012-09-17 2016-07-20 Steelcase Inc CEILING HIGH WALL CONSTRUCTION
US10329759B2 (en) 2012-09-17 2019-06-25 Steelcase Inc. Floor-to-ceiling partition wall assembly
US9506247B2 (en) 2014-03-28 2016-11-29 Steelcase Inc. Transparent panel system for partitions
US20170254070A1 (en) * 2016-03-02 2017-09-07 Designstone Pty Ltd Wall Construction
US10577794B2 (en) * 2016-03-02 2020-03-03 DesignStone Pty Ltd. Wall construction
ITUA20163495A1 (it) * 2016-05-17 2017-11-17 Gian Luca Lorenzoni Sistema di parete autoportante a montaggio/smontaggio semplificato.
IT201700079156A1 (it) * 2017-07-13 2019-01-13 Amx Automatrix S R L Struttura di cabina per stazioni di lavorazione, assemblaggio o controllo di pezzi
CN111749367A (zh) * 2020-06-08 2020-10-09 北京城建集团有限责任公司 一种钢结构装配式节点
CN111749367B (zh) * 2020-06-08 2021-12-21 北京城建集团有限责任公司 一种钢结构装配式节点

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