Linking kit for panel structures

• US 20080307724A1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Armstrong World Industries Incorporated
• Inventors: Krantz-Lilienthal, Eric, Newcomer, Stephen M., Hough, Paul A.
• Application Number:
  US12/154,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20080307724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 52/222
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/0414 being foldable, curvable or rollable
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 9/34 Grid-like or open-work ceilings, e.g. lattice type box-like modules, acoustic baffles E04B9/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 5/128 the pin having a recess or through-hole engaged by a securing member

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an accent system which is supported and/or hung from the primary building structure. The system includes a group of accent structures and kits for spacing and linking the accent structures.

Claims

1. An accent system comprising:

first and second accent structures, the first and second accent structures each having a panel and at least one edge strip which cooperates with an edge of the panel; and

a linking kit for attaching the edge strips of the first and second accent structures to one another whereby the accent structures are attached to one another in an end-to-end relation.

2. The accent system of claim 1, comprising a third accent structure having a panel and edge strip combination, wherein the linking kit attaches the third accent structure in side-to-side relation with at least one of the first or second accent structures.

3. The accent system of claim 2, whereby the first, second and third accent structures are grouped relative one another in more than one axis.

4. The accent system of claim 3, wherein the axes include the longitudinal and transverse axes.

5. The accent system of claim 3, wherein the linking kit includes a single hinge which attaches the first and second accent structures to one another.

6. The accent system of claim 5, wherein the hinge includes first and second hinge members and a linking rod, the linking rod attaching the first and second hinge members to one another.

7. The accent system of claim 6, wherein each hinge member includes an edge strip attachment portion and at least one hollow cylinder.

8. The accent system of claim 6, wherein the hinge members and linking rod are locked to the edge strip via a retaining clip.

9. The accent system of claim 1, wherein the linking kit includes a dual hinge.

10. The accent system of claim 9, wherein the dual hinge includes pairs of first and second hinge members.

11. The accent system of claim 10, wherein the pairs of first and second hinge members are contiguously positioned in side-to-side relation, thereby providing no space therebetween.

12. The accent system of claim 10, wherein the pairs of first and second hinge members are separated by a spacer.

13. The accent system of claim 10, wherein the pairs of first and second hinge members are attached to one another via a linking rod.

14. The accent system of claim 10, wherein each of the first and second hinge members includes an edge strip attachment portion and at least one hollow cylinder.

15. The accent system of claim 1, wherein the linking kit is positioned proximate the outside edge of two adjacent edge strips.