Modular wall nesting system
First Claim
1. A nested wall module for use in a modular wall system, the nested wall module having a nested object mounted therein, the nested object being nested within a pair of opposing face-mounted panels and a center-mounted panel, so that the nested object, center-mounted panel, and at least one of the face-mounted panels are viewable in the modular wall system simultaneously, 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;
the center-mounted panel secured within the support frame;
the 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 an exposed surface of the center-mounted panel, and such that the exposed surface of the center-mounted panel is recessed from the exposed surface of the at least one face-mounted panel; and
the nested object being nested within the pair of opposing face-mounted panels and the center-mounted panel by being secured via done or more nesting frame assemblies to the pair of face-mounted panels and to the center-mounted panel, wherein the nested object is supported directly by the center-mounted panels attached to the one or more nesting frame assemblies, and not supported directly by any of the upright supports or horizontal cross members of the support frame, wherein the center-mounted panel is transparent, such that the nested object, the center-mounted panel, and the at least one face-mounted panel are viewable in the nested wall module simultaneously.
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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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29 Claims
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1. A nested wall module for use in a modular wall system, the nested wall module having a nested object mounted therein, the nested object being nested within a pair of opposing face-mounted panels and a center-mounted panel, so that the nested object, center-mounted panel, and at least one of the face-mounted panels are viewable in the modular wall system simultaneously, 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; the center-mounted panel secured within the support frame; the 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 an exposed surface of the center-mounted panel, and such that the exposed surface of the center-mounted panel is recessed from the exposed surface of the at least one face-mounted panel; and the nested object being nested within the pair of opposing face-mounted panels and the center-mounted panel by being secured via done or more nesting frame assemblies to the pair of face-mounted panels and to the center-mounted panel, wherein the nested object is supported directly by the center-mounted panels attached to the one or more nesting frame assemblies, and not supported directly by any of the upright supports or horizontal cross members of the support frame, wherein the center-mounted panel is transparent, such that the nested object, the center-mounted panel, and the at least one face-mounted panel are viewable in the nested wall module simultaneously. - 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 and one or more nested objects mounted behind the one or more face-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 from the one or more face-mounted panels, the pair of face-mounted panels being coupled to and concealing an outside surface of a support frame that comprises at least two upright supports that are each attached to one or more horizontal cross members; a center-mounted panel mounted within an opening in the face-mounted panels, an exposed surface of the center-mounted panel being recessed from exposed surface of the pair of face-mounted panels; a nested object of the one or more nested objects mounted between the pair of face-mounted panels; and one or more nesting frame assemblies securing the nested object, the center-mounted panel, and at least one of face-mounted panels together, such that the nested object is supported directly by at least one of the center-mounted panel or the face-mounted panels mounted to the one or more nesting frame assemblies, and the nested object is not supported directly by any frame members of the support frame; wherein the nested object, the center-mounted panel, and at least one of the pair of face-mounted panels are viewable simultaneously as part of the divider or wall. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 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 receive and hold a longitudinal edge of a transparent center-mounted panel therein; one or more cinch channels sized and configured to receive a corner cinch assembly; and each nesting bracket is configured to couple to the center-mounted panel via the panel channel and opposing face-mounted panels via one or more engagement protrusions; wherein at least one bracket of the plurality of nesting brackets is configured to support the 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 the center-mounted panel is viewable through an opening in at least one of the face-mounted panels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A nested wall module for use in a modular wall system, the nested wall module having at least one center-mounted panel mounted to a pair of opposed 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 simultaneously, 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; the center-mounted panel secured within a channel of the one or more horizontal support members; the 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 exposed surface of the center-mounted panel is recessed from the exposed surface of the at least one face-mounted panel; a nesting frame assembly coupling the center-mounted panel and the pair of face-mounted panels together; and a nested object mounted via a nesting frame assembly between the pair of face-mounted panels and to the center-mounted panel; wherein the center-mounted panel is nested within the pair of face-mounted panels. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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