Modular wall nesting system
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1. A nested wall module for use in a modular wall system, the nested wall module having at least one center-mounted panel mounted to opposing face-mounted panels, so that the center-mounted panel and at least one of the face-mounted panels are exposed as viewable surfaces of the modular wall system at the same time, the nested wall module comprising:
- a support frame having at least two upright supports that are each attached to one or more horizontal cross members;
a center-mounted panel secured within a channel of the one or more horizontal support members;
a pair of opposed face-mounted panels secured about the support frame and about the center-mounted panel, such that an exposed surface of at least one of the face-mounted panels is parallel to one of the exposed surfaces of the center-mounted panel, and such that the exposed surface of the at least one face-mounted panel extends further away from the support frame relative to the center-mounted panel; and
a nesting frame assembly coupling the center-mounted panel and the pair of face-mounted panels togetherwherein one of;
the center-mounted panel is nested within the pair of face-mounted panels;
orthe pair of face-mounted panels are nested within the center-mounted panel.
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Abstract
Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for incorporating face- and center-mounted panels into a single wall module to form nested wall modules. For instance, face-mounted panels can nest within the center-mounted panels. Additionally or alternatively, center-mounted panels can nest within the face-mounted panels to form windows.
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24 Claims
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1. A nested wall module for use in a modular wall system, the nested wall module having at least one center-mounted panel mounted to opposing face-mounted panels, so that the center-mounted panel and at least one of the face-mounted panels are exposed as viewable surfaces of the modular wall system at the same time, the nested wall module comprising:
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a support frame having at least two upright supports that are each attached to one or more horizontal cross members; a center-mounted panel secured within a channel of the one or more horizontal support members; a pair of opposed face-mounted panels secured about the support frame and about the center-mounted panel, such that an exposed surface of at least one of the face-mounted panels is parallel to one of the exposed surfaces of the center-mounted panel, and such that the exposed surface of the at least one face-mounted panel extends further away from the support frame relative to the center-mounted panel; and a nesting frame assembly coupling the center-mounted panel and the pair of face-mounted panels together wherein one of; the center-mounted panel is nested within the pair of face-mounted panels;
orthe pair of face-mounted panels are nested within the center-mounted panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A modular wall system incorporating nested wall modules, which include one or more face-mounted panels or one or more center-mounted panels, the system comprising:
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a plurality of wall modules coupled together to form a divider or wall providing a viewable surface; wherein; one or more wall modules of the plurality of wall modules comprise a nested wall module; and the nested wall module comprises; a pair of face-mounted panels coupled to and concealing an outside surface of a support frame, and a center-mounted panel mounted within a channel formed in one of;
(i) an inside surface of the support frame; and
(ii) a bracket coupled to the pair of face-mounted panels; anda nesting frame assembly securing the center-mounted panel and the pair of face-mounted panels together; wherein the center-mounted panel, and at least one of the pair of face-mounted panels are both viewable as part of the viewable surface of the divider or wall. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A nesting frame assembly, comprising:
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a plurality of nesting brackets, wherein at least two nesting brackets of the plurality of nesting brackets comprise mitered ends that define an angle of the nesting frame assembly; and one or more corner cinch assemblies sized and configured to each couple two nesting brackets of the plurality of nesting brackets together; wherein each bracket of the plurality of nesting brackets comprises; a panel channel sized and configured to hold an edge of a center-mounted panel therein; one or more cinch channels sized and configured to a corner cinch assemblies; and one or more engagement protrusions configured to couple one or more connectors; wherein at least one bracket of the plurality is configured to support a center-mounted panel on one side of the at least one bracket, and to support at least one face-mounted panel on another side thereof, so that both the center-mounted panel and face-mounted panel are supported by the same at least one bracket and are viewable as outside surfaces of a modular wall at the same time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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