U.S. patent number 3,685,227 [Application Number 04/838,971] was granted by the patent office on 1972-08-22 for plinth and/or framing elements for partitions and partitions applying such elements.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Incormac S.A.. Invention is credited to Jean Grisard, Marcel A. Grisard.
United States Patent |
3,685,227 |
Grisard , et al. |
August 22, 1972 |
PLINTH AND/OR FRAMING ELEMENTS FOR PARTITIONS AND PARTITIONS
APPLYING SUCH ELEMENTS
Abstract
Plinth and/or framing element comprising a U-shaped section the
width of which is lower than, but substantially equal to the
thickness of the partition, the outer face of the median wall of
said U-shaped section having two L-shaped ribs.
Inventors: |
Grisard; Jean (Waterloo,
BE), Grisard; Marcel A. (Waterloo, BE) |
Assignee: |
Incormac S.A. (Zoug,
CH)
|
Family
ID: |
25278528 |
Appl.
No.: |
04/838,971 |
Filed: |
July 3, 1969 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
52/242;
52/481.2 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04B
2/82 (20130101); E04B 2/7854 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
E04B
2/82 (20060101); E04B 2/78 (20060101); E04B
2/76 (20060101); E04b 002/62 (); E04b 002/74 () |
Field of
Search: |
;52/238,241,242,398,399,400,498-502,235,120,737-739 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Murtagh; John E.
Claims
What we claim is:
1. In a partition, a longitudinal beam having a substantially
U-shaped cross-section and comprising a transverse wall, two outer
side walls and two inner side walls, each of said inner side walls
being located close to a separate outer side wall, the distances of
the inner side walls from their adjacent outer side walls being the
same, each of said inner side walls being substantially L-shaped in
cross-section and having a limb extending parallel to the adjacent
outer side wall and a limb extending parallel to said transverse
wall and away from the adjacent outer side wall, ribs carried by
said transverse wall and forming two parallel channels and ribs
carried by said outer side walls and forming two parallel channels,
each of said channels having a substantially U-shaped
cross-section, the two first-mentioned channels extending along
opposed lateral edges of said transverse wall, the two
second-mentioned channels extending along lateral edges of said
outer side walls, said channels having openings directed towards
the outside of said beam, ribs carried by said outer side walls
being located between the outer side walls, and ribs carried by
said transverse wall being located on the side of said transverse
wall opposed to the outer side walls.
2. A longitudinal beam in accordance with claim 1, wherein said
ribs have chamfered edges to increase the width of the channel
openings.
3. In combination with the longitudinal beam of claim 1, a
partition wall, a bracket connected to said wall and extending into
the space between said two inner side walls, and two L-shaped
framing elements, each of said L-shaped framing elements having a
limb extending into a separate one of the first-mentioned channels
and another limb extending parallel to said wall and engaging a
lateral surface thereof.
4. In combination with the longitudinal beam of claim 1, two
L-shaped framing elements, each of said L-shaped framing elements
having a limb extending into a separate one of the first-mentioned
channels and another limb, a U-shaped member having side legs
engaging the second-mentioned channels, and a glazed wall extending
between the other limbs of said framing elements and said side
walls.
Description
This invention relates particularly to the important problem of the
rational execution of framing elements for partitions and similar
walls, said framing elements being generally provided by plinths
and framing strips, but without any detrimental effect on the
construction of any other part of such framings.
This problem is mainly critical due to the irregularities of the
partitions, the grounds, the ceilings, the false ceilings, the
walls and the like between which the partitions must be adjusted.
Thus, it is important to provide means and elements allowing a
relatively large tolerance without any detrimental effect upon the
stability, the resistance and also and principally the esthetic
appearance of the partition.
It is also important to provide means and elements which may be
produced in a large amount by economical industrial processes and
materials, e.g., by extrusion.
To solve correctly this problem, it is also necessary that said
elements should permit the execution of any partition either opaque
and without jack, with jack and maximum glazing, with jack and
opaque walls, with maximum glazing and jack and the like. In other
words, it is important to provide of means and elements having a
universal character, i.e., they must be rationally applicable in
any embodiment substantially with the same technical effects and
advantages.
Finally, it is also necessary that these means and elements may be
used not only for the production of plinths and framing strips, but
it is also important that they could be effectively applied for
making joinings with adjoining walls and partitions.
An object of the present invention is the provision of elements and
means meeting advantageously all the above requirements.
One object of the invention is the provision of a plinth and/or
framing element particularly conditioned for this purpose.
Another object of the invention consists in providing cooperation
of such plinth and/or framing element with the constituting
adjoining elements of the lower or upper portions of the
partition.
Finally, still another object of the invention relates to the
partitions themselves whatever they are, but using the said plinth
and/or framing elements.
According to the invention this plinth and/or framing element is
characterized in that it comprises substantially a U-shaped section
the width of which is lower than, but substantially equal to the
thickness of the partition, the outer face of the median wall of
said U-shaped section having two L-shaped ribs, thereby defining
two preferably projecting grooves directed outwardly and adjoining
to said median wall.
This plinth and/or framing element may be provided in varying
shapes and may comprise complementary characteristics. The
essential features as well as all the modifications and
applications will be more clearly apparent from the following
detailed description of some non limitative embodiments with
reference to the attached drawings in which:
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a length of a plinth and/or
framing element according to the invention in a simplified
arrangement;
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a length of a plinth and/or
framing element according to the invention in a more complex
embodiment;
FIGS. 3, 4, 5 and 6 show vertical sections of the upper and lower
portions respectively of different partitions using the plinth
and/or framing elements according to FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 shows a cross-section of a joining between a wall and a
partition.
As shown as diagrammatically as possible in FIG. 1 without any
limitation as regards the exact shape or dimensions, a
characteristic element according to the invention consists
substantially in the combination of a profiled section 1 the
cross-section of which is U-shaped; the back or outer face of the
median wall 2 has two substantially L-shaped ribs 3, 4 defining two
deep grooves 5, 6 respectively the inlet of which, in the direction
of the arrows F5 and F6, is perpendicular to the direction F1 of
the inlet of the body 1. The relative position of the L-shaped ribs
3,4 may be varied. In addition, the intermediate wall 2 may, if
desired, extend beyond the lateral sides 7, 8 respectively of the
body 1.
The more complete embodiment of FIG. 2 shows again all the
characteristic parts of the diagrammatic embodiment of FIG. 1, the
same references relating to equivalent elements. Complementarily to
the said diagrammatic embodiment, the median wall 2 has two more
mutually opposite L-shaped ribs 9, 10 upon the front or inner face.
In addition, on their inner faces, the side walls 7, 8 have, at the
level of their longitudinal bordering edges, an L-shaped rib 11, 12
respectively, thereby defining two deep grooves the inlet of which,
in the direction of arrows F11 and F12, is parallel to the inlet in
the direction of arrow F1 of the body 1 of the element.
In this embodiment, the longitudinal free edges of grooves 5, 6,
11, 12 are bevelled inwardly and bevelled edges of the ribs 3, 4,
11, 12 are extended by a small internal rib 13, 14, 15, 16
respectively having a generally triangular section forming gripping
elements.
Of course, it will be possible to complete the characteristic
elements of the invention by any other auxiliary arrangements in
accordance with the applications being made or the type of
partitions with opaque or transparent elements to which said
elements are applied as bordering elements.
By way of example, FIG. 3 shows the application of elements
according to FIG. 2 for the provision of bordering elements for
opaque partitions without jack. In this embodiment, the partition
proper 17 is suspended to the ceiling or the false ceiling. The
plinth elements 18, 19 and the framing elements 20, 21 are made of
generally L-shaped sections a beveled flange of which is introduced
into the grooves 13, 14 respectively of the bordering elements,
whereas the gripping and fastening elements of the partition
generally represented by 22, 23 are bearing through their suitably
profiled elements in the grooves defined respectively by ribs 9,
10.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a partition having a large glazed
surface indicated at 24, said glazed surface overtopping an opaque
surface represented generally by 25, these glazed and opaque
surfaces being joined through the intermediary of a profiled
section 26 and covering beads 27 having suitable shapes and sizes,
said elements being preferably in accordance with those described
by way of example in the Belgian Patent No. 592,242 in the names of
Jean Joseph Arthur Grisard and Marcel Jean Arthur Grisard.
The glazed portion 24 is completed by inner hiding members 28
having a generally U-shaped section and the two side legs 29, 30 of
which are bordered by beveled thickened parts 31, 32 respectively
engaging grooves 11, 12 of the characteristic elements according to
the invention. The plinth elements 18, 19 and the framing elements
20, 21 are fastened as described in the previous example.
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment similar to that of FIG. 3, but
introducing the use of jacks 33. The constituting elements of the
plinths and the framing strips are similar to those described in
the embodiments of FIGS. 3 and 4, the same reference numbers
relating to the same or equivalent elements.
FIG. 6 shows a combination of the elements of FIGS. 4 and 5, since
it pertains to the formation of a wall comprising a transparent
portion and an opaque portion, said wall using jacks indicated at
30. In this Figure also, the same reference numbers relate to the
same or equivalent elements relative to the embodiment of the
previous Figures.
In these embodiments, it will be observed that the projecting
portion 34 of grooves 5, 6 functions as a support for the overlying
wall element.
Finally, FIG. 7 shows the application of a characteristic element
according to FIG. 2 for making a joint between a partition with a
maximum glazing and a wall shown diagrammatically at 35.
In fact, the outer ribs 3, 4 of the characteristic section
according to the invention are correctly applied against the wall
35 and the elements 36 similar to the above described plinth and
framing elements may be here used as finishing elements between the
wall and the partition.
Of course, the applications could be multiplied in accordance with
the distribution of the transparent and opaque surfaces as well as
in accordance with the shape and the sizes and the relative
position of the constituting elements or portions of the
partitions.
The invention covers all its applications provided that use is made
of one or a plurality of characteristic elements such as previously
described.
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