IP Library Granted Patent US 8,615,936
Granted Patent B2
US 8,615,936 · App. 13/594,617 · Granted Dec 31, 2013

Modular wall system

Inventors: Eberhard Von Hoyningen Huene (Hudson, CA); Michael Salzman (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA); Anneke Struis (Coteau-du-Lac, CA)
Assignee: Allsteel Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,615,936
App. No.
13/594,617
Granted
Dec 31, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A moveable and demountable wall panel system for defining an office space with a plurality of wall panels disposable in a substantially upright manner between a floor and a ceiling each having respectively a series of uppermost and lowermost deviations. The system includes at least one prefabricated frameless panel, the top edge of each panel being provided with a ceiling track configured for being removably insertable into a corresponding ceiling rail. The system also includes a bottom floor channel associated with each corresponding panel and being configured for operatively resting against the floor opposite to the ceiling rail. The system also includes first and second height adjustment assemblies associated with each panel and insertable into a corresponding bottom floor channel.

Claims (22)

1. A wall panel of a moveable and demountable wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room, the wall panel comprising:

a frameless panel having a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back, the frameless panel defining a top portion toward the top and a bottom portion toward the bottom of the frameless panel;

an upper clamp assembly secured to the front and the back of the frameless panel at the top portion of the frameless panel;

a ceiling track extending in a lengthwise direction between the right and left sides of the frameless panel along the top of the frameless panel, the ceiling track being secured to the upper clamp assembly and configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, the ceiling track defining a pair of longitudinal grooves for slidably receiving a corresponding pair of projecting elements of the ceiling rail;

a lower clamp assembly secured to the front and the back of the frameless panel at the bottom portion of the frameless panel such that the clamp assembly is configured to support the weight of the frameless panel; and

a first adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly and configured to expand or contract in height to selectively raise or lower the frameless panel upon actuation of the first adjustment mechanism.

2. The wall panel of claim 1 , further comprising a bottom floor channel receiving the first adjustment mechanism and extending in a lengthwise direction between the right and left sides of the panel along the bottom of the frameless panel, the bottom floor channel being configured to be placed on the floor to support the first adjustment mechanism.

3. The wall panel of claim 2 , further comprising a connecting plate for removably connecting the bottom floor channel to an adjacent floor channel, the connecting plate configured to align the wall panel to an adjacent, second wall panel that is substantially similar to the wall panel.

4. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the ceiling track extends along substantially all the top of the frameless panel.

5. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the bottom floor channel extends along substantially all the bottom of the frameless panel.

6. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the lower clamp assembly is pivotally connected to the first adjustment mechanism.

7. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a first leg and a second leg, the first and second legs being pivotally connected relative to one another.

8. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment mechanism includes a first substantially vertical member having inner threads and outer threads and a second substantially vertical member having outer threads, the second member being telescopically received in the first member such that upon relative rotation between the first and second members the second member is telescopically extended from the first member.

9. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment mechanism is configured to be actuated using a power tool.

10. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment mechanism is configured to be actuated using a manual tool.

11. A wall panel of a moveable and demountable wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room, the wall panel comprising:

a frameless panel having a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a front, and a back, the frameless panel defining a top portion toward the top and a bottom portion toward the bottom of the frameless panel;

an upper clamp assembly secured to the front and the back of the frameless panel at the top portion of the frameless panel, the upper clamp assembly including a ceiling track extending in a lengthwise direction between the right and left sides of the frameless panel along the top of the frameless panel, the ceiling track being configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, the ceiling track defining a pair of longitudinal grooves for slidably receiving a corresponding pair of projecting elements of the ceiling rail;

a lower clamp assembly secured to the front and the back of the frameless panel at the bottom portion of the frameless panel such that the clamp assembly is configured to support the weight of the frameless panel; and

a first adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly and configured to expand or contract in height to selectively raise or lower the frameless panel upon actuation of the first adjustment mechanism.

12. The wall panel of claim 11 , wherein the ceiling track extends along substantially all the top of the frameless panel.

13. The wall panel of claim 11 , wherein the first adjustment mechanism includes a first substantially vertical member having inner threads and outer threads and a second substantially vertical member having outer threads, the second member being telescopically received in the first member such that upon relative rotation between the first and second members the second member is telescopically extended from the first member.

Assignments (5)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.; ALLSTEEL LLC; HEARTH & HOME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; HNI CORPORATION
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 073934/0826 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL, INC.; ALLSTEEL LLC; HEARTH & HOME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC; HNI CORPORATION
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 073937/0013 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 7, 2025
From: ALLSTEEL INC.
To: ALLSTEEL LLC
Reel/Frame 072499/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2012
From: VON HOYNINGEN HUENE, EBERHARD; SALZMAN, MICHAEL; STRUIS, ANNEKE
To: EBERHARD VON HEUNE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Reel/Frame 029470/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2012
From: EBERHARD VON HEUNE & ASSOCIATES, INC.; VON HOYNINGEN HEUNE, EBERHARD
To: ALLSTEEL INC.
Reel/Frame 029470/0719 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13581254
Provisional Application 61331588 · May 5, 2010
Related Publication 20120317894A1 · Dec 20, 2012