Integrated reconfigurable wall system
First Claim
1. A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
- a) at least one wall module having a front and rear surface and top, bottom, right side and left side edges, said at least one wall module having;
i) a vertical end frame disposed adjacent to each of said right and left side edges, each vertical end frame having a first vertically extending flange and a spaced apart second vertically extending flange thereon, each of said first vertically extending flange and said second vertically extending flange having a beaded portion, the beaded portion on one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange extending toward the front surface of the wall module and the beaded portion on the other of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange extending toward the rear surface of the wall module;
ii) a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between said vertical end frames at said right and left side edges; and
iii) an aesthetic surface affixed to said stringers; and
b) a removable connecting strip having a pair of spaced apart flexible arms, each arm having a beaded portion thereon, the beaded portion of one of said arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange on said vertical end frame and the beaded portion of the other of said arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of a corresponding opposed vertically extending flange on a separate vertical end frame of a second wall module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim or a connection post to hold one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange together, the beaded portions of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange fitting inside the arms of said connecting strip to hold said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange together thereby releasably connecting said at least one wall module to the other of said second wall module, wall bracket, finishing trim or connection post.
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Abstract
A movable reconfigurable wall system having at least one module having a front and rear surface, the at least one module having: vertical end frames disposed at least at its side edges, each the vertical end frame having a vertically extending flange directed toward the front surface and a vertically extending flange directed toward the rear surface; a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between the pair of vertical end frames; and an aesthetic surface affixed to the stringers; and a removable connecting strip, the connecting strip adapted to affix about one of the two flanges on one of the vertical end frames and join the one of the two flanges to a corresponding flange on one of a second module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim or a connection post.
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56 Claims
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1. A movable reconfigurable wall system comprising:
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a) at least one wall module having a front and rear surface and top, bottom, right side and left side edges, said at least one wall module having; i) a vertical end frame disposed adjacent to each of said right and left side edges, each vertical end frame having a first vertically extending flange and a spaced apart second vertically extending flange thereon, each of said first vertically extending flange and said second vertically extending flange having a beaded portion, the beaded portion on one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange extending toward the front surface of the wall module and the beaded portion on the other of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange extending toward the rear surface of the wall module; ii) a plurality of horizontal stringers affixed between said vertical end frames at said right and left side edges; and iii) an aesthetic surface affixed to said stringers; and b) a removable connecting strip having a pair of spaced apart flexible arms, each arm having a beaded portion thereon, the beaded portion of one of said arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange on said vertical end frame and the beaded portion of the other of said arms being adapted to connect releasably to the beaded portion of a corresponding opposed vertically extending flange on a separate vertical end frame of a second wall module, a wall bracket, a finishing trim or a connection post to hold one of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange together, the beaded portions of said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange fitting inside the arms of said connecting strip to hold said first vertically extending flange or said second vertically extending flange and said opposed vertically extending flange together thereby releasably connecting said at least one wall module to the other of said second wall module, wall bracket, finishing trim or connection post. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A movable reconfigurable wall module having one or more tiles mounted thereto, and sufficient depth so that a multimedia component is mounted flush with at least one of the one or more tiles and enclosed within the wall module, the movable reconfigurable wall module comprising:
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a first vertical end frame, the first vertical end frame having a height, and further having a depth defined by a distance between a front side and a back side of the first vertical end frame; a second vertical end frame, the second vertical end frame having a depth that is defined by a distance between a front side and a back side of the second vertical end frame, the depth being at least as large as the depth of the first vertical end frame; a plurality of horizontal frame stringers that interconnect the first and second vertical end frames; a plurality of tiles snap-fit mounted to the horizontal frame stringers so as to provide at least a portion of a surface to the wall module; and a multimedia center suspended between the first and second vertical frames and adjacent to the one or more tiles; wherein; an outward-most facing surface of the multimedia center is co-planar with outward-most facing surfaces of the one or more tiles; at least one of the horizontal stringers in the plurality comprises a first receiving feature for receiving one or more wall accessories; the first receiving feature is accessible from outside of the first or second affixed tiles; the first receiving feature comprises a first edge that aligns with an edge of the first tile and a second edge that aligns with an edge of the second tile. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A movable reconfigurable wall module comprising:
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a first wall module having a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent a left edge of the first wall module and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent a right edge of the first wall module; a first plurality of horizontal stringers interconnecting the first vertical end frame of the first wall module and the second vertical end frame of the first wall module; a first tile affixed through a snap-fit connection to one or more of the first plurality of horizontal stringers and at least a second tile affixed through a snap-fit connection to a horizontal stringer of the first wall module or a second, adjacent wall module; and a first media panel physically integrated within the first wall module between the first vertical end frame and the second vertical end frame, and adjacent to both the first and second tiles; wherein; a front face of the first media panel is coplanar with both of the first and second tiles; the front face of the first media panel extends at least from the first vertical end frame of the first wall module to the second vertical end frame of the first wall module, and thereby spans the first and second vertical end frame without any intervening surfaces between the first media panel and the first and second vertical end frames; at least one of the horizontal stringers in the plurality comprises a first receiving feature for receiving one or more wall accessories; the first receiving feature is accessible from outside of the first or second affixed tiles; and the first receiving feature comprises a first edge that aligns with an edge of the first tile and a second edge that aligns with an edge of the second tile. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A movable reconfigurable wall module comprising:
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a first wall module having a first vertical end frame disposed adjacent a left edge of the first wall module and a second vertical end frame disposed adjacent a right edge of the first wall module; a first plurality of horizontal stringers interconnecting the first vertical end frame of the first wall module and the second vertical end frame of the first wall module; at least one of the first plurality of horizontal stringers comprising a first receiving feature for receiving one or more wall accessories; a plurality of tiles affixed to one or more of the first plurality of horizontal stringers, wherein; the first receiving feature is accessible from outside of the affixed tile; and a first media panel physically integrated within the first wall module wall, wherein an outward-most facing surface of the multimedia center is co-planar with outward-most facing surfaces of the tiles; at least one of the horizontal stringers in the first plurality comprises a first receiving feature for receiving one or more wall accessories; the first receiving feature is accessible from outside of the first or second affixed tiles; the first receiving feature comprises a first edge that aligns with an edge of the first tile and a second edge that aligns with an edge of a second tile. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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Specification