Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – With lifting or handling means for primary component or... – Position adjusting means; e.g. – leveling
Patent
1999-10-08
2000-08-01
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
With lifting or handling means for primary component or...
Position adjusting means; e.g., leveling
52241, 522381, E04B 282
Patent
active
060948728
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus is provided that includes a floor channel having a floor-engaging flange and a raised flange with an aperture. A partition has a leveler assembly including a threaded leveling glide that can be rotated for adjusting the height of the partition relative to a floor surface. The leveling glide includes a shaft that extends through the aperture and further includes a head positioned below the raised flange that is larger than the aperture so that the head cannot be pulled through the aperture. The leveling glide also includes an upper end section positioned above the floor channel, and each of the head, the shaft, and the upper end section have non-circular cross sections shaped so that they can be engaged by tools to rotate and adjust the leveling glide. Also provided is a method of (a) providing a floor channel having a floor-engaging flange and a raised flange with an aperture, (b) providing a partition having a leveler assembly that includes a threaded leveling glide with a shaft extended through the aperture, a head positioned below the raised flange that is larger than the aperture, and an upper end section positioned above the floor channel where the shaft, the head, and the upper end section are each shaped so for engagement by a tool, and (c) selectively engaging one of the shaft, the head, or the upper end section of the leveling glide with a tool to rotationally adjust the height of the partition relative to the floor surface.
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Corl, III Robert W.
Jeffers Robert E.
Throndset Steven J.
Ward David E.
Friedman Carl D.
McDermott Kevin
Steelcase Development Inc.
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