US3794281A - Wall panel lateral support assembly and locking mechanism therefor - Google Patents

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US3794281A
US3794281A US00264098A US3794281DA US3794281A US 3794281 A US3794281 A US 3794281A US 00264098 A US00264098 A US 00264098A US 3794281D A US3794281D A US 3794281DA US 3794281 A US3794281 A US 3794281A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B91/00—Feet for furniture in general
    • 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
    • E04B2/7416—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 free upper edge, e.g. for use as office space dividers

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  • the T-shaped connectors are locked into the spaced slots by means of a latch mechanism which when rotated causes a finger detent thereon to engage the side of one of the partitions opposite that side of the partition engaging the bottom recess of the T-'shaped connector to thereby securely lock the partition between the finger detent and the adjacent T-shaped connector.
  • This invention relates to space dividing systems of the office partition type and more particularly to a locking mechanism for securing a lateral support to a free standing wall panel.
  • This invention relates to a locking mechanism which may be associated with T-shaped connector elements to provide positive locking of the T-shaped connectors to the slotted standard of the wall panel to thereby eliminate the possibility of inadvertent disassociation of the furniture piece or lateral support member from the free standing wall panel.
  • the foregoing is accomplished in accordance with the present invention by providing a locking mechanism for selectively locking a first member to a second member when one of the first and second members includes a plurality of linearly aligned slots therein spaced apart by partitions of uniform length.
  • the other of the first and second members having a plurality of linearly aligned T-shaped connectors extending therefrom and constructed and arranged to be received into the plurality ,of slots andbe retained at least partially behind the partitions which separate the slots.
  • the improvement of this invention provides a latch mechanism which is associated with theT-shaped connectors and includes aprojecting finger which is movable into one of the slots adjacent a partition edge on the opposite side of the partition from its associated and retained T-shaped connector to thereby prohibit relative movement'between the first and second members by locking the partition between the leg portion of the T- shaped connector and the projecting finger.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the interconnection of a free standing wall panel and a lateral sup port member
  • FIG. 2 is a partial side elevation view illustrating the interconnection of the support member with the wall panel prior to actuation of the locking mechanism
  • FIG. 3- is a side elevational view partly in section illustrating thelocking mechanism in a locked position
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevational view partly in section illustrating an alternative locking position for the locking mechanism of this invention
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the locking mechanism of this invention, in an unlatched position, taken along the line V V of FIG. 5; and 1 FIG. 6 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 5 illustrating the locking mechanism in a latched position.
  • FIG. 1 a conventional free standing wall panel 10 carrying at each vertical edge (only one edge illustrated) a mounting strip 12 in the form of a slotted standard.
  • Each side edge of the slotted standard includes a plurality of equidistantly spaced slots 14 extending for'the length thereof spaced apart by partitions 16 of uniform length.
  • the slots 14 are adapted to receive complementary- T-shaped connectors which'are normally secured to the rearward side edge of a furniture item such as a book-case, bookshelf or cabinetwhich is intended for mounting on the free standing wall panel.
  • the T-shaped connector elements may also be mounted to lateral support members for either supporting the free standing wall panel, or which when inverted, .can be employed to support a desk top, table or the like-on the free standing wall panel
  • a bracket I8 carrying a plurality of equidistantly shaped T -shaped connectors 20 is illustrated as being attached to a lateral floor support 22, which may be utilized to provide lateral support to a free standing wall panel when adjacent perpendicular or angular runs of wall panel are not available in sufficient quantity or are non-existent and hence unable to provide such lateral support.
  • the T-shaped connectors 20 are spaced a distance one from the other which is complementary to the space between adjacent slots 14 in the slotted standard 12.
  • the tops or cross member or portion 24 of the T-shaped connectors are" inserted into the slots 14 until the bracket 18 is flush against the face 25 of the slotted standard.
  • the bracket is then moved slightly downwardly permitting one side edge of each leg portion 26 of the T-shaped connector to contact an upper edge of each partition 16 thus causing the underside of one side of the cross member 24 to be hooked behind each of the associated partitions 16.
  • the latch mechanism of this invention is illustrated at 28 in FIG. 1.
  • the bracket 18 is adjustably secured to the lateral support member 22 by means of a clamping bar 30.
  • a pair of threaded bolts 32 extend through the lateralsupport member 22 and are threaded into a pair of threaded apertures 34 in the clamping bar 30.
  • the bolts 32 extend through elongated apertures 36 in the bracket 18 which allow for relative movement for positioning purposes between the bracket 18 and the lateral support 22 prior to the clamping bar being tightly secured by' the bolts 32'.
  • Adjacent its center portion the clamping bar 30 includes a two dimensional cut-out area at 38 which accommodates the latch member 28.
  • the clamping bar 30 is only about half as thick and half as wide in the area 38 and includes a center section 40 which overlies and retains the latch or locking mechanism 28.
  • the locking mechanism 28 is essentially L-shaped with a locking detent or finger 42 extending from the base portion of the L- shaped member and an actuating or finger lever 44 and stop 46 affixed to the upright portion of the L-shaped member.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 There are two modes with which the locking finger or detent 42 on the locking mechanism 28 can coact with an adjacent T-shaped connector to retain all of the T-shaped connectors of the series in a fixed relationship with its complementary slotted standard 12. These modes are respectively illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4. In the FIG. 3 mode, when the locking mechanism is moved from the FIGS. 2 and 5 position to the FIGS. 3
  • the locking finger or detent 42 causes one of the partitions 16 in the slotted standard to be imprisoned on both sides between the detent 42 and the leg portion 26 of the adjacent T-shapedconnector and thus restrains the partition from moving out of the notch defined by the upper edge of the bracket 18, the
  • detent 42 works within the same slot as its adjacent T-shaped connector andtherelationship between the position of the detent 42 and the furthest edge of the cross member 24 of the adjacent T-shaped connector 20 is such that the cross member 24 cannot be moved from its position behind a partition 16.
  • Relative movement is provided for between the bracket 18 and the lateral support 22 through the elongated slot 36 in order that the T-shaped connectors can be aligned with respect to complementary slots in the slotted standard when both the wall panel 10 and the bottom leg 22a of the lateral support are in contact with the floor, thus providing for the ability to insure substantial vertical orientation of the wall panel.
  • leg portion 22a of the lateral support 22 may be provided with a threaded aperture 50which when desired can receive a special-double ended set screw which has a flat end 54 and a conepointed end 56.
  • the cone pointed end may be used for carpeting installation so that the support is directed to the solid floor beneath the carpet while the flat end of the screw may be used on hard surface floors-such as tile, etc. to avoid marking the floor.
  • commercially available adjustable levelers can be threaded into the threaded bore 50, thus providing for an alternative adjustment method for the assembly.
  • a mechanism for securing and locking ,a lateral support member to a free standing wall panel which mechanism includes;
  • slotted post on said free standing wall panel, said slotted post including a plurality of equidistantly spaced slots of pr'edetermined length having partitions therebetween;
  • T-shaped connectors extending from said bracket, said Tshaped connectors being insertable' into said spaced slots and constructed and arranged through relative movement to confine the partitions between said slots within one side of said T-shaped connector;
  • locking means having a finger detent thereon associated with and movable relative to said T-shaped connectors to cause said finger detent to enter a slot adjacent to one of said T-shaped connectors to thereby lock said partitions confined by said .one T-shaped connector between said finger detent and said one T-shaped connector thereby prohibiting further relative movement between said lateral support member and said free standing wall panel;
  • a clamping bar adjustably securing said bracket to said lateral support, said clamping bar having a reduced central portion which overliesand retains said locking means for relative movement with respect to said bracket.
  • said latch mechanism associated with said T-shaped connectors, said latch mechanism including a projecting finger movable into one of said slots adjacent a partition edge on the opposite side of the partition from its retained T-shaped connector to thereby prohibit relative movement between said first and second members.

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US4193233A (en) * 1978-05-24 1980-03-18 Steelcase Inc. Adjustable panel stabilizer
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US4550893A (en) * 1982-04-30 1985-11-05 Herman Miller, Inc. Hanger clip for retaining a component to a slotted upright
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