Adjustable cubicle system

• US 6,742,307 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2002
• Issued: 06/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bam Ideas, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ross Adam Cole Briskman
• Inventors: Briskman, Ross Adam Cole
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SLACK, NAOKO N
• Application Number:
  US10/075,414
• Publication Number:
  US 20030150180A1
• Time in Patent Office: 838 Days
• Field of Search: 522/39, 522/207, 52/364, 52/365, 524/812, 52/361, 312/245, 312/246, 312/205, 108/60, 211/184
• US Class Current: 52/36.1
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/7435 Glazing details
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7468 using magnets
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7483 Details of furniture, e.g. tables or shelves, associated with the partitions
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/7488 Details of wiring

Abstract

The present invention recites a system for forming individual work areas within an open area. The system includes a spine wall extending vertically from a surface of the open area. A first work surface extends along and substantially perpendicular to one side of the spine wall. The first work surface has a length substantially equal to a length of the spine wall. A divider wall is positioned atop the first work surface and releasably connected to the spine wall at any point along the length of the spine wall for forming cubicles of desired size. An extension wall is releasably connected to the dividing wall for extending an area of cubicles formed on either side of the dividing wall.

Claims

1. A system for forming individual work areas within an open area, said system comprising:

a) a spine wall extending vertically from a surface of the open area;

b) a first work surface extending along and substantially perpendicular to one side of said spine wall, said first work surface having a length substantially equal to a length of said spine wall;

c) a divider wall positioned atop said first work surface and releasably connected to said spine wall at any point along the length of said spine wall for forming cubicles of desired size; and

d) an extension wall releasably connected to said dividing wall for extending an area of cubicles formed on either side of the dividing wall.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a second work surface positioned on a side of said spine wall opposite said first work surface, said second work surface having a length substantially equal to a length of said spine wall.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of dividing walls each of said dividing walls being releasably connected to said spine wall at any point along the length of said spine wall and on either side of said spine wall for forming a plurality of cubicles of desired size on either side of said spine wall wherein each side of the spine wall is independent of the other.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a plurality of extension walls, each extension wall being releasably connected to a respective one of said plurality of dividing walls for extending an area of cubicles formed on either side of said respective extension wall.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein said plurality of dividing walls each include means for releasably connecting an edge thereof to said spine wall.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of dividing walls each further include a leg extending therefrom on a side opposite said connecting means, said leg extending below said respective one of said first and second work surfaces and against a floor surface of the open area for providing additional support to said system.

7. The system of claim 2, further comprising an extension wall releasably connected to said dividing wall for extending an area of cubicles formed on either side of the dividing wall.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein each of said plurality of extension walls includes a work surface extending therefrom, said work surface being at a height equal to a height of said first work surface.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein respective ones of said plurality of extension walls include a compartment and a retractable screen, wherein said retractable screen is movable between a first position housed within said compartment and a second extended position being releasably connected to one of said first end wall, said second end wall and an adjacent extension wall for enclosing a cubicle area formed by said system.

10. The system according to claim 1, further comprising first and second end walls positioned on opposite ends of said spine wall and extending perpendicular to said spine wall for providing additional support to said spine wall.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of dividing walls each of said dividing walls being releasably connected to said spine wall at any point along the length of said spine wall for forming a plurality of cubicles of desired size.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of extension walls, each extension wall being releasably connected to a respective one of said plurality of dividing walls for extending an area of cubicles formed on either side of said respective extension wall.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said extension wall is able to receive wires and cables therethrough and includes an electrical outlet therein for providing power to an electrical device within a cubicle formed by the system, the wires extending through said extension wall providing power to said electrical outlet.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said extension wall includes a work surface extending therefrom, said work surface being at a height equal to a height of said first work surface.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein said extension wall includes a compartment and a retractable screen, wherein said retractable screen is movable between a first position housed within said compartment and a second extended position being releasably connected to one of said first and second end walls for enclosing a cubicle area formed by said system.

16. The system according to claim 1, wherein said dividing wall includes means for releasably connecting an edge thereof to said spine wall.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said dividing wall further includes a leg extending therefrom on a side opposite said connecting means, said leg extending below said first work surface and against a floor surface of the open area for providing additional support to said system.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said dividing wall further includes a C shaped clamp connected between said dividing wall and said leg, said C shaped clamp positioned to receive said work surface therein for providing added stability to said dividing wall.

19. The system according to claim 1, wherein said spine wall includes means for releasably connecting fixtures thereto.

20. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a runway extending along an underside of said work surface for receiving cables and wires therein thereby providing data signals and power to cubicles formed by the system.

21. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a runway extending along an underside of said work surface for receiving cables and wires therein thereby providing data signals and power to said extension wall.

22. The system according to claim 1, wherein the work surface is formed by first and second work sections mated together to form a continuous work surface.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein each of the first and second work sections include first and second serpintine ends, said first end of said first work section mating with said second end of said second work section.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein said first end of both said first and second work sections include a recessed portion extending along a length thereof and said second end of both said first and second work sections include a protrusion extending along a length thereof, said protrusion of said second work section being received by said recess in said first work section.

25. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a cabinet releasably secured to said spine wall.

26. The system according to claim 25, wherein said cabinet includes first and second telescoping sections to adjust a length of said cabinet based upon a size of a cubicle in which it is positioned.

27. The system according to claim 26, wherein at least one of said first and second telescoping sections include a recess on a side thereof and said cabinet further comprises at least one ledge moveably extending from said recess in a respective one of said first and second telescoping sections to provide a length adjustable shelf within said cubicle.

28. A system for forming individual work areas within an open area, said system comprising:

a) a spine wall extending vertically from a surface of the open area;

b) a first work surface extending along and substantially perpendicular to one side of said spine wall, said first work surface having a length substantially equal to a length of said spine wall;

c) a divider wall positioned atop said first work surface and releasably connected to said spine wall at any point along the length of said spine wall for forming cubicles of desired size; and

d) a support member extending between said dividing wall and the surface of the open area for providing additional support to said system.

29. The system according to claim 28, wherein said support member is a leg.