Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – Plural strip – slat – or panel type – Portable
Patent
1992-11-13
1994-07-05
Purol, David M.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
Plural strip, slat, or panel type
Portable
52239, 403230, 403399, 403DIG10, A47G 500
Patent
active
053259041
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a partitioning system with vertical posts and horizontal connecting tubes, where panels be attached to the posts with connecting elements. The posts having a connecting bar which is perpendicular to the plane of the partition with a row of connecting bores. Cantilevered arm elements, which extend perpendicular with respect to the partition plane can be attached to the posts.
2. Description of Prior Art
In one known support arm system the panels connected with the posts do not form a unified flat surface. Here the posts are also put together from two profiled sections and form vertical separating seams in the visible area, which is increased by the distance between the panels attached to the posts, because the panels protrude also with respect to the support bars of the posts from the surfaces of the partitioning system. Moreover, securing elements which protrude from the surfaces of the partitioning system are required to connect the panels with the posts, Another disadvantage which greatly impairs the visual appearance of such partitioning system is in that, in their shape as simple bows of circular tube sections, the cantilevered arm elements do not adjoin the posts in accordance with the system and can also not be used as bases for the posts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is this object of this invention to provide a partitioning system where panels form a unified surface with posts and cantilevered arm elements can be used universally, such as for bases, for the posts. It is another object of this invention that no connecting elements between the panels and the posts be apparent on the visible side of the partition.
The above and other objects of this invention are attained in accordance with a connecting bar that has at least one support bar oriented in the plane of the partition. The connecting elements can be assembled from a threaded part which can be inserted into a bore of the connecting bar and from two screw sockets, which can be screwed on the threaded part from both sides of the post. The screw sockets have a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the bores and can be clamped to the connecting bar of the post. The screw sockets have, at a distance corresponding to the thickness of the cantilevered arm elements from the front facing the threaded part, a shoulder with a widened diameter. The cantilevered arm elements have vertical slits for receiving the support bars of a post and of a bore for the screw socket in the area outside of the shoulder where, when the cantilevered arm elements have been pushed on the post, the bore can be aligned with a bore of the connecting bar and the cantilevered arm element can be connected with the post with a connecting element. The panels can be fixed between the support bars of the posts and the shoulders of the screw sockets with connecting elements positioned on the posts.
The panels are covered by the support bars of the posts, so that a unified visible surface is created. The connecting elements fixed on the connecting bars of the posts are also covered, but they form receptacles for the panels together with the support bars of the posts, in which the panels are kept. A completely flush visible surface can be achieved in the partitioning system according to this invention, since the front ends, facing the posts of the panels have connecting shoulders, which are set back in relation to the visual side of the panel by the thickness of the support bars of the posts.
The cantilevered arm elements can also be fastened to a post with the connecting elements, where the support bars inserted into the slits of the cantilevered arm element define the protruding position of the cantilevered arm element from the post. The cantilevered arm element can be attached at any location on the post which is distinguished by a bore in the connecting bar. In this manner, the cantilevered arm elements can be used as a base for the post or as a bearing element for additions to the partitioni
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Leitner Martin
Purol David M.
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