Wall structure for hospital rooms

• US 3,924,374 A
• Filed: 06/07/1974
• Issued: 12/09/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jean Volper
• Original Assignee: Jean Volper
• Inventors: Volper, Jean
• Primary Examiner(s): Faw, Jr., Price C.
• Application Number:
  US05/477,518
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 52/243,241,122,238,281,495,496,584,615,620
• US Class Current: 52/243
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/821 Connections between two opposed surfaces (i.e. floor and ceiling) by means of a device offering a restraining force acting in the plane of the partition
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7498 Partitions for clean rooms
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/292 composed of insulating material and sheet metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/384 with a metal frame
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 3/08 Hospitals, infirmaries, or the like; Schools; Prisons

Abstract

The disclosure herein describes a wall structure for the quick mounting and dismounting of hospital operating rooms, which includes a plurality of adjacent panel units, a series of vertical posts disposed between successive panel units for securing the units thereto, fastening means for connecting the panel units to the vertical posts, anchoring means for securing the posts to the floor and ceiling structures of the room and resilient plinth means defining a longitudinal channel of Ushaped cross-section receiving therein the outer lower marginal edges of the sheets and the lower part of the vertical posts. The resiliency in the plinth means causes the opposite upstanding walls of the channel to be inwardly urged so that, after the panel units have been inserted in the plinth channel, an abutting pressure is exerted on these lower marginal edges of the sheets. The panel units consist of a pair of sheets arranged in spaced relationship forming between them a chamber in which is received a hardened foam plastic material; top, bottom and side spacing elements disposed between the inner marginal edges of the sheets extend completely around the periphery thereof to maintain the sheets in spaced relationship.

Claims

1. A wall structure especially adapted for hospital operating rooms comprising:

a. a plurality of adjacent panel units, each unit including;

i. a pair of sheets of rigid material arranged in spaced relationship so as to form a chamber therebetween;

ii. top, bottom and side spacing elements disposed between the inner marginal edges of the sheets and extending completely around the periphery thereof to maintain the sheets in spaced relationship;

each said side spacing element defining a Ushaped opened channel having centrally therein a longitudinal groove defined by a pair of spaced flange walls extending lengthwise of said channel, the opposing faces of said flange walls having thereon lengthwise corrugations;

iii. a hardened foaM plastic material received in said chamber;

b. a series of vertical posts disposed between successive panel units for securing said units thereto, each said post defining a U-shaped opened channel with the opposite side walls thereof in covering arrangements over the respective open sides of the U-shaped channels of the side spacing elements of two adjacent panel units, said side walls having a series of holes vertically spaced therealong;

c. fastening means extending through said holes and engagedly received in said groove for securing said panel units to said vertical posts;

d. first anchoring means for securing said posts to the floor structure of said rooms and second anchoring means for securing said posts to the ceiling structure of said rooms;

e. resilient plinth means defining a longitudinal channel of Ushaped cross-section receiving therein the outer lower marginal edges of said sheets and the lower part of said vertical posts;

the U-shaped channel of said resilient plinth means including a central recess in the bottom wall thereof;

a longitudinal bar received in said recess;

said first anchoring means further securing said bar and said resilient plinth means to the floor structure of the room;

said resilient plinth means including opposite upstanding walls inwardly urged toward each other due to the resiliency therein thereby providing an abutting pressure on said outer lower marginal edges of said sheets when received between said upstanding walls.

2. A wall structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said top and bottom spacing elements define U-shaped opened channels, the open side of which facing respectively the ceiling and floor structures of said rooms.

3. A wall structure as defined in claim 1, further comprising a pair of elongated cover plates extending over the open side and the opposite side thereto of said vertical posts so as to bridge said sheets over said vertical posts.

4. A wall structure as defined in claim 3, wherein the material of said sheets and said cover plates is aseptic.

5. A wall structure as defined in claim 1, further comprising neoprene material received in the U-shaped channel of said side spacing elements outside said groove.

6. A wall structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said second anchoring means are adjustable for various height differences between the upper end of the vertical posts and the ceiling structure.

7. A wall structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said bottom wall of said plinth means is transversely convex when not deflected to receive the lower edges of said panel units.

8. A wall structure especially adapted for hospital operating rooms comprising:

a. a plurality of adjacent panel units, each unit including;

i. a pair of sheets of rigid material arranged in spaced relationship so as to form a chamber therebetween;

ii. top, bottom and side spacing elements disposed between the inner marginal edges of the sheets and extending completely around the periphery thereof to maintain the sheets in spaced relationship;

each said side spacing element defining a U-shaped opened channel having centrally therein a longitudinal groove defined by a pair of spaced flange walls extending lengthwise of said channel, the opposing faces of said flange walls having thereon lengthwise corrugations;

iii. a hardened foam plastic material received in said chamber;

b. a series of vertical posts disposed between successive panel units for securing said units thereto, each said post defining a U-shaped opened channel with the opposite side walls thereof in covering arrangement over the respective open sides of the U-shaped channels of the side spacing elements of two adjacent panel units, said side walls having a series of holes vertically spaced therealong, c. fastening means extending through said holes and engagedly received in said groove for securing said panel units to said vertical posts;

d. first anchoring means for securing said posts to the floor structure of said rooms and second anchoring means for securing said posts to the ceiling structure of said rooms;

e. resilient plinth means defining a longitudinal channel of U-shaped cross-section receiving therein the outer lower marginal edges of said sheets and the lower part of said vertical posts;

said resilient plinth means including opposite upstanding walls inwardly urged toward each other due to the resiliency therein thereby providing an abutting pressure on said outer lower marginal edges of said sheets when received between said upstanding walls;

f. said top and bottom spacing elements define U-shaped opened channels, the open side of which facing respectively the ceiling and floor structures of said rooms;

g. the U-shaped channel of said resilient plint means includes a central recess in the bottom wall thereof;

a longitudinal iron bar being received in said recess; and

means for securing said bar and said resilient plinth means to the floor structure of the room.

9. A wall structure as defined in claim 8 wherein said bottom wall of said plinth means is transversely convex when not deflected to receive the lower edges of said panel units.