Combination partition screen and hanging structure for use in a combination partition screen

• US 6,553,731 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2001
• Issued: 04/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yi-Cheng Hsueh
• Original Assignee: Yi-Cheng Hsueh
• Inventors: Hsueh, Yi-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): McDermott, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US09/832,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 748 Days
• Field of Search: 52/364, 52/365, 522/431, 522/39, 522/42, 524/79, 524/831, 524/751, 527/306, 524/811, 524/812, 527/80
• US Class Current: 52/239
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 5/0846 Display panels or rails with elongated channels; Sliders, brackets, shelves, or the like, slidably attached therein
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/7453 with panels and support posts, extending from floor to ceiling
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7483 Details of furniture, e.g. tables or shelves, associated with the partitions

Abstract

A combination partition screen includes at least two upright supports, each upright support having a plurality of longitudinal coupling portions in corners thereof and a plurality of spacers respectively mounted between each two adjacent upright supports to support partition panels, each spacer having a flat base wall, a flat bearing wall and a flat supporting wall respectively extended from the base wall, an upward stop flange extended from the flat bearing wall and adapted to hold with the flat base wall a partition panel on the flat bearing wall, a downward stop flange extended from the flat supporting wall and adapted to hold with the flat base wall a partition panel below the flat supporting wall, a downward locating flange extended from the flat bearing wall and defining with the flat supporting wall an elongated coupling chamber for hanging things, a flat positioning wall perpendicularly extended from an opposite side of the flat base wall on the middle, an elongated clamping wall extended from the flat positioning wall, and two coupling notches disposed on two ends of the flat positioning wall between the flat base wall and the flat positioning wall and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports.

Claims

1. A combination partition screen comprising:

at least two upright supports, said upright supports each comprising a longitudinally extended base, and at least two longitudinal coupling portions bilaterally disposed about one side of the base of each of said upright supports; and

a plurality of spacers respectively mounted between each two upright supports of said at least two upright supports to support partition panels between each two upright supports, said spacers each comprising an elongated flat base wall, an elongated flat bearing wall perpendicularly extended from a front side of said flat base wall, an upward stop flange extended from said elongated flat bearing wall and adapted to hold with said elongated flat base wall a partition panel on said elongated flat bearing wall, an elongated flat supporting wall perpendicularly extended from said flat base wall below said elongated flat bearing wall, a downward stop flange extended from said elongated flat supporting wall and adapted to hold with said elongated flat base wall a partition panel below said elongated flat supporting wall, a downward locating flange extended from said elongated flat bearing wall and defining with said elongated flat supporting wall an elongated coupling chamber, an elongated flat positioning wall perpendicularly extended from an opposite side of said elongated flat base wall on the middle opposite to said elongated flat bearing wall and said elongated flat supporting wall, an elongated clamping wall extended from said elongated flat positioning wall, and two coupling notches disposed at each end of said elongated flat positioning wall between said elongated flat base wall and said elongated flat positioning wall and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports.

2. The combination partition screen of claim 1 wherein said upright supports each comprise four coupling portions one of each said coupling portions being disposed in a corresponding corner around the respective base.

3. The combination partition screen of claim 1 wherein said spacers are respectively coupled between each two adjacent upright supports and supported on respective partition panels of different heights at different elevations.

4. The combination partition screen of claim 1 wherein said spacers each further comprise a first recessed portion provided in said elongated flat bearing wall between said elongated flat base wall and said upward stop flange at a top side and a second recessed portion in said elongated flat supporting wall between said elongated flat base wall and said downward stop flange at a bottom side for the mounting of packing strips.

5. A combination partition screen comprising:

at least two upright supports, said upright supports each comprising a longitudinally extended base, and at least two longitudinal coupling portions bilaterally disposed about one side of the base of each of said upright supports; and

a plurality of carriers respectively mounted between each two upright supports of said at least two upright supports to support partition panels between each two upright supports, said carriers each comprising a fiat center box corresponding to the width of said upright supports, two end coupling notches disposed at two ends of said center box and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports, and two spacer units at two sides of said center box and said end coupling notches, said spacer units each comprising an elongated flat base wall, an elongated flat bearing wall perpendicularly extended from a front side of said flat base wall, an upward stop flange extended from said elongated flat bearing wall and adapted to hold with said elongated flat base wall a partition panel on said elongated flat bearing wall, an elongated flat supporting wall perpendicularly extended from said flat base wall below said elongated flat bearing wall, a downward stop flange extended from said elongated flat supporting wall and adapted to hold with said elongated flat base wall a partition panel below said elongated flat supporting wall, a downward locating flange extended from said elongated flat bearing wall and defining with said elongated flat supporting wall an elongated coupling chamber, an elongated flat positioning wall perpendicularly extended from an opposite side of said elongated flat base wall on the middle opposite to said elongated flat bearing wall and said elongated flat supporting wall, an elongated clamping wall extended from said elongated flat positioning wall, and two coupling notches disposed at each end of said elongated flat positioning wall between said elongated flat base wall and said elongated flat positioning wall and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports.

6. The combination partition screen of claim 5 wherein said spacer units each further comprise a first recessed portion provided in the respective elongated flat bearing wall between the respective elongated flat base wall and the respective upward stop flange at a top side and a second recessed portion in the respective elongated flat supporting wall between the respective elongated flat base wall and the respective downward stop flange at a bottom side for the mounting of packing strips.

7. A combination partition screen comprising:

at least two upright supports, said upright supports each comprising a longitudinally extended base, and at least two longitudinal coupling portions bilaterally disposed about one side of the base of each of said upright supports;

a plurality of spacers respectively mounted between each two upright supports of said at least two upright supports to support partition panels between each two upright supports, said spacers each comprising an elongated flat base wall, an elongated flat bearing wall perpendicularly extended from a front side of said flat base wall, an upward stop flange extended from said elongated flat bearing wall and adapted to hold with said elongated flat base wall a partition panel on said elongated flat bearing wall, an elongated flat supporting wall perpendicularly extended from said flat base wall below said elongated flat bearing wall, a downward stop flange extended from said elongated flat supporting wall and adapted to hold with said elongated flat base wall a partition panel below said elongated flat supporting wall, a downward locating flange extended from said elongated flat bearing wall and defining with said elongated flat supporting wall an elongated coupling chamber, an elongated flat positioning wall perpendicularly extended from an opposite side of said elongated flat base wall on the middle opposite to said elongated flat bearing wall and said elongated flat supporting wall, an elongated clamping wall extended from said elongated flat positioning wall, and two coupling notches disposed at two ends of said elongated flat positioning wall between said elongated flat base wall and said elongated flat positioning wall and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports; and

at least one carrier respectively mounted between two adjacent upright supports of said at least two upright supports to support partition panels between two adjacent upright supports, said at least one carrier each comprising a flat center box corresponding to the width of said upright supports, two end coupling notches disposed at two ends of said center box and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports, and two spacer units at two sides of said center box and said end coupling notches, said spacer units each comprising an elongated flat base wall, an elongated flat bearing wall perpendicularly extended from a front side of the flat base wall of the respective spacer unit, an upward stop flange extended from the elongated flat bearing wall of the respective spacer unit and adapted to hold with the elongated flat base wall of the respective spacer unit a partition panel on the elongated flat bearing wall of the respective spacer unit, an elongated flat supporting wall perpendicularly extended from the flat base wall of the respective spacer unit below the elongated flat bearing wall of the respective spacer unit, a downward stop flange extended from the elongated flat supporting wall of the respective spacer unit and adapted to hold with the elongated flat base wall of the respective spacer unit a partition panel below the elongated flat supporting wall of the respective spacer unit, a downward locating flange extended from the elongated flat bearing wall of the respective spacer unit and defining with the elongated flat supporting wall of the respective spacer unit an elongated coupling chamber, an elongated flat positioning wall perpendicularly extended from an opposite side of the elongated flat base wall of the respective spacer unit on the middle opposite to the elongated flat bearing wall and elongated flat supporting wall of the respective spacer unit, an elongated clamping wall extended from the elongated flat positioning wall of the respective spacer unit, and two coupling notches disposed at each end of the elongated flat positioning wall between the elongated flat base wall and elongated flat positioning wall of the respective spacer unit and respectively coupled to two adjacent upright supports.

8. The combination partition screen of claim 7 wherein said spacers each further comprise a first recessed portion provided in the respective elongated flat bearing wall between the respective elongated flat base wall and the respective upward stop flange at a top side and a second recessed portion in the respective elongated flat supporting wall between the respective elongated flat base wall and the respective downward stop flange at a bottom side for the mounting of packing strips;

said spacer units of each of said at least one carrier each further comprise a first recessed portion provided in the respective elongated flat bearing wall between the respective elongated flat base wall and the respective upward stop flange at a top side and a second recessed portion in the respective elongated flat supporting wall between the respective elongated flat base wall and the respective downward stop flange at a bottom side for the mounting of packing strips.

9. The combination partition screen of claim 7 wherein said spacers are respectively coupled between each two adjacent upright supports and supported on respective partition panels of different heights at different elevations.