Flattener apparatus for a movable wall system
US6571855B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2900/142
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention involves a flattener apparatus for a movable wall system that eliminates misalignment, drifting and binding of the wall panels in the extended wall-forming position. The flattener apparatus holds movable wall panels of a movable wall panel system in an extended aligned orientation along the length of the track thereof. The flattener apparatus includes a flattener member extending along a portion of the track. The flattener member has a base flange attached at the bottom of the track assembly and a relatively transverse guide flange depending vertically downward from the base flange. A sealing sweep extends along a portion of the top end of the movable wall panels. A guide pin protrudes from the top end of the movable wall panels. The sealing sweep and the guide pin define opposite sides of a vertical channel for receiving the guide flange portion of the flattener member as the wall panels are extended toward the portion of the track having the flattener member attached.
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