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Panel structures and mounting therefore

  • US 7,406,802 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2004
  • Issued: 08/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A panel structure comprising:

  • a flexible panel having a first side edge and a second side edge, the first and second side edges being opposing edges of the flexible panel;

    first and second edge strips, the first edge strip cooperating with the first side edge of the flexible panel and the second edge strip cooperating with the second side edge of the flexible panel, the first and second edges strips each having at least one mounting member receiving area provided thereon, the at least one mounting member receiving area being dimensioned to receive a mounting member therein; and

    a biasing member having first and second opposed ends, the first end of the biasing member being attached to the first edge strip and the second end of the biasing member being attached to second edge strip to maintain the panel in a flexed configuration,wherein each of the first and second edge strips has a panel receiving recess extending from an edge thereof, the panel receiving recess having opposed side walls, the opposed side walls being spaced apart from one another at a distance which is slightly larger than the thickness of the flexible panel, whereby the flexible panel can be easily inserted into the panel receiving recess,wherein each of the first and second edge strips has an arcuate channel is provided therein, the arcuate channel being spaced from the panel receiving recess and positioned proximate to an edge of the strip,wherein a longitudinal slot extends from the arcuate channel to the edge of the strip, the longitudinal slot being dimensioned such that the spacing between side surfaces of the longitudinal slot is less than the diameter of the arcuate channel,wherein an enlarged receiving cavity is provided proximate the mounting member receiving area, the enlarged receiving cavity extending from the arcuate channel and intersecting the longitudinal slot.

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