Fastener arrangement for securing an edge cap to an upstanding wall panel
US4949519A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B2/7416
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A space dividing wall panel system having a non-metallic edge cap which is channel shaped in cross section, including a bight and first and second depending leg portions. The edge cap is attached to an outer edge of a wall panel by a plurality of metallic spring clips which are fixed to the outer edge. Each spring clip includes first and second upstanding leg portions having flanged ends which define a plurality of spaced teeth. The dimension between the depending leg portions of the edge cap is less than the dimension between the teeth of the upstanding leg portions, such that the edge cap may be forced downwardly over the spring clips, causing the upstanding leg portions of each spring clip to flex inwardly such that the teeth non-destructively bite into the edge cap and resist dis-assembly.
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