Iron sheet panel with horizontal groove for interior space partitioning
First Claim
1. An improved panel for use with a bracket and which, in use, forms a wall surface as part of an assembly for partitioning or dividing a space, defines a horizontal groove and is adapted to releasably, securely, receive, via the horizontal groove, said bracket, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a metal sheet having a front and a rear face, the front face defining said wall surface in use and said sheet defining a horizontal slot in use; and
a metal bolster secured to the rear face of said metal sheet to define, in combination with the metal sheet, said horizontal groove, wherein the bolster defines;
upper and lower planar portions abutting the sheet on opposite upper and lower sides of the slot;
upper and lower curved portions presenting, towards one another, spaced-apart convex surfaces, the upper curved portion extending from the upper planar portion and the lower curved portion extending from the lower planar portion; and
a channel portion defining a concave surface extending from the upper curved portion to the lower curved portion;
wherein the upper and lower planar portions and the channel portion are formed by bending or folding from a single piece of sheet metal.
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Abstract
An improved panel is disclosed. The panel is of the type for use with a bracket and which, in use: forms a wall surface as part of an assembly for partitioning or dividing a space; defines a horizontal groove; and is adapted to releasably, securely, receive, via the horizontal groove, said bracket. The improvement comprises a metal sheet and a metal bolster. The metal sheet has a front and a rear face, the front face defining said wall surface in use and said sheet defining a horizontal slot in use. The metal bolster is secured to the rear face of said metal sheet to define, in combination with the metal sheet, said horizontal groove.
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16 Claims
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1. An improved panel for use with a bracket and which, in use, forms a wall surface as part of an assembly for partitioning or dividing a space, defines a horizontal groove and is adapted to releasably, securely, receive, via the horizontal groove, said bracket, wherein the improvement comprises:
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a metal sheet having a front and a rear face, the front face defining said wall surface in use and said sheet defining a horizontal slot in use; and a metal bolster secured to the rear face of said metal sheet to define, in combination with the metal sheet, said horizontal groove, wherein the bolster defines; upper and lower planar portions abutting the sheet on opposite upper and lower sides of the slot; upper and lower curved portions presenting, towards one another, spaced-apart convex surfaces, the upper curved portion extending from the upper planar portion and the lower curved portion extending from the lower planar portion; and a channel portion defining a concave surface extending from the upper curved portion to the lower curved portion; wherein the upper and lower planar portions and the channel portion are formed by bending or folding from a single piece of sheet metal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for forming part of a wall surface of an assembly for partitioning or dividing a space and for suspending a cupboard from said wall surface, said system comprising:
- a panel including a metal sheet and a metal bolster, the metal sheet having a front and a rear face, the front face defining said part of said wall surface in use and said sheet defining a horizontal slot in use, and the metal bolster being secured to the rear face of said metal sheet to define, in combination with the metal sheet, said horizontal groove, wherein the bolster defines;
upper and lower planar portions abutting the sheet on opposite upper and lower sides of the slot;
upper and lower curved portions presenting, towards one another, spaced-apart convex surfaces, the upper curved portion extending from the upper planar portion and the lower curved portion extending from the lower planar portion; and
a channel portion defining a concave surface extending from the upper curved portion to the lower curved portion; and
a bracket adapted to be releasably, securely, received, via the horizontal groove, by said panel, and to have secured thereto said cupboard. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- a panel including a metal sheet and a metal bolster, the metal sheet having a front and a rear face, the front face defining said part of said wall surface in use and said sheet defining a horizontal slot in use, and the metal bolster being secured to the rear face of said metal sheet to define, in combination with the metal sheet, said horizontal groove, wherein the bolster defines;
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