Combined noise seal and retainer for panel
US4703598A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B2003/6258
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A privacy wall for joining a floor and ceiling, which wall includes a lower panel projecting upwardly from the floor, and a privacy panel extending vertically between the ceiling and the upper edge of the lower panel. The privacy panel has upper and lower edges supported within retainers confined within recesses defined by support tracks. The upper and lower retainers are identical but reversely vertically oriented relative to the respective recesses. Each retainer includes a central base wall and pairs of first and second legs projecting outwardly in opposite directions to define first and second oppositely oriented channels which accommodate the edge of the privacy panel therein. The first legs are short and inclined inwardly so that the lower edge of the panel can be sealingly accommodated therebetween. The second legs are of greater length and have sideward flanges adjacent the ends thereof. The upper retainer is oriented with the second legs projecting downwardly, with the deflected second legs being sealingly engaged with opposite sides of the privacy panel.
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