IP Library Granted Patent US 10,010,805
Granted Patent B2
US 10,010,805 · App. 15/357,107 · Granted Jul 3, 2018

System and method for constructing a set or a stage

Inventors: Noel Roger Maxam (Los Angeles, CA); Clark Leroy Maxam (Larkspur, CO)
Assignee: Emagispace, Inc.
A63J1/02E04B2/721E04B2/7405E04B2/7407E04B2/7416E04C2/521E04H3/24E04B2002/7461E04B2002/7479E04B2002/7488
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Patent No.
US 10,010,805
App. No.
15/357,107
Granted
Jul 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wall module assembly usable to make interchangeable scenery, the module comprising a first support member having a first end, a second end, a first main surface, and a second main surface, a second support member having a first end, a second end, a first main surface, and a second main surface, a plurality of panel members interchangeably and removably supported by at least one of the first support member and the second support member, adjacent at least one of the first main surface and the second main surface of the first and/or second support member, and a plurality of connection members supported by the first end of the first support member and configured to be removably received within openings formed in the second end of the second support member positioned adjacent to the first support member.

Claims (42)

1. A wall module assembly comprising:

a pair of monolithic panels, each of the panels comprising

an outer perimeter edge defined by a pair of substantially parallel side edges and a pair of substantially parallel top and bottom edges,

an inner perimeter edge defined by a second pair of substantially parallel side edges and a second pair of substantially parallel top and bottom edges that together define an opening in the panel, a body of the panel extending between the outer perimeter edge and the inner perimeter edge, and

a plurality of slot openings defined in the body of the panel and configured to extend at least partially through a thickness of the panel;

a plurality of internal support members configured to be interposed between and interconnect the pair of panels such that the pair of panels are spaced apart from each other, each of the internal support members comprising a first protrusion configured to at least partially extend through one of the slot openings in one of the panels and a second protrusion configured to at least partially extend through one of the slot openings in the other of the panels; and

a plurality of frame members configured to couple to and extend between the inner perimeter edges of the pair of panels to thereby define an inner perimeter frame in the wall module assembly, wherein the inner perimeter edge of the panels has one or more recessed edge portions, and wherein one or more of the plurality of frame members has one or more protrusions configured to couple to the one or more recessed edge portions to couple the frame members to the inner perimeter edges of the pair of panels and wherein one or more of the plurality of frame members has one or more slot openings that extend at least partially through the frame member, the one or more slot openings configured to at least partially receive a third protrusion defined on an end of one or more of the plurality of internal support members to thereby couple the one or more frame members to the one or more internal support members.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the opening is square.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the one or more frame members has a thickness that is substantially equal to a distance of the recessed edge portion from the inner perimeter edge, such that a top surface of the frame members substantially aligns with the inner perimeter edge of the panels in the assembled wall module.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a width of the frame members is substantially equal to a width of the internal support members.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the frame members has a protrusion at one end and a recessed edge portion at an opposite end, such that the protrusion of one frame member is configured to couple with the recessed edge portion of an adjacent frame member.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of internal support members comprises an opening such that once coupled to the pair of panels the plurality of internal support members define a passage through the assembled wall module configured to receive and support a cable, conduit, pole, or piping therethrough.

7. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising one or more extension members coupleable to one or both of the side edges and bottom edges of the monolithic panels to extend one or both of a width and a height of the wall module.

8. A wall module assembly comprising:

a pair of monolithic panels, each of the panels comprising

an outer perimeter edge defined by a pair of substantially parallel side edges and a pair of substantially parallel top and bottom edges,

an inner perimeter edge defined by a second pair of substantially parallel side edges and a second pair of substantially parallel top and bottom edges that together define an opening in the panel, a body of the panel extending between the outer perimeter edge and the inner perimeter edge, and

a plurality of slot openings defined in the body of the panel and configured to extend at least partially through a thickness of the panel;

a plurality of internal support members configured to be interposed between and interconnect the pair of panels such that the pair of panels are spaced apart from each other, each of the internal support members comprising a first protrusion configured to at least partially extend through one of the slot openings in one of the panels and a second protrusion configured to at least partially extend through one of the slot openings in the other of the panels;

a plurality of frame members configured to couple to and extend between the inner perimeter edges of the pair of panels to thereby define an inner perimeter frame in the wall module assembly;

a first plurality of connection members interposed between and coupled to a top end of the pair of monolithic panels such that a top portion of the first plurality of connection members protrudes past the top edges of the pair of monolithic panels, and

a second plurality of connection members interposed between and coupled to a bottom end of the pair of monolithic panels such that a base of the second plurality of connection members is generally aligned with the bottom edges of the pair of monolithic panels, wherein each of the second plurality of connection members is hollow and defines an opening in the base of at least one of the second plurality of connection members.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the first plurality of connection members include a row of separate and spaced apart protruding sections.

10. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the one or more extension members comprise a threaded screw that threadably couples to an insert, the insert configured to be fastened to the wall module, a distance of the threaded screw between the insert and a head of the screw being adjustable to adjust one or both of the width and the height of the wall module.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the head of the one or more extension members is coupleable to an extension panel having a length substantially equal to a length of the side edges or bottom edges of the monolithic panels.

12. The assembly of claim 7 , wherein the one or more extension members comprises an elongate tube and a sleeve member that extends over the elongate tube so that the elongate tube can telescopingly engage the sleeve member, the sleeve member configured to be fastened to the wall module, and a pin insertable through aligned openings in the elongate tube and sleeve member to couple the sleeve member to the elongate tube in a fixed position, a distance of the elongate tube between the sleeve member and a head of the elongate tube being adjustable to adjust one or both of the width and the height of the wall module.

13. A wall module assembly, comprising:

a pair of monolithic panels, each of the panels comprising

an outer perimeter edge,

an inner perimeter edge that defines an opening in the panel, a body of the panel extending between the outer perimeter edge and the inner perimeter edge, and

a plurality of slot openings defined in the body of the panel and configured to extend at least partially through a thickness of the panel;

a plurality of internal support members configured to be interposed between and interconnect the pair of panels such that the pair of panels are spaced apart from each other, each of the internal support members comprising a first protrusion configured to at least partially extend through one of the slot openings in one of the panels and a second protrusion configured to at least partially extend through one of the slot openings in the other of the panels;

one or more frame members configured to couple to and extend between the inner perimeter edges of the pair of panels so that a surface of the one or more frame members is substantially aligned with the inner perimeter edges to thereby define an inner perimeter frame in the wall module assembly; and

a first plurality of connection members interposed between and coupled to a top end of the pair of monolithic panels such that a top portion of the first plurality of connection members protrudes past the top end of the pair of monolithic panels, and

a second plurality of connection members interposed between and coupled to a bottom end of the pair of monolithic panels such that a base of the second plurality of connection members is generally aligned with the bottom end of the pair of monolithic panels, wherein each of the second plurality of connection members is hollow and defines an opening in the base of at least one of the second plurality of connection members.

14. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the inner perimeter edge of the panels has one or more recessed edge portions, and wherein the one or more frame members has one or more protrusions configured to couple to the one or more recessed edge portions to couple the frame members to the inner perimeter edges of the pair of panels.

15. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein the one or more frame members has one or more slot openings that extend at least partially through the frame member, the one or more slot openings configured to at least partially receive a third protrusion defined on an end of one or more of the plurality of internal support members to thereby couple the one or more frame members to the one or more internal support members.

16. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein each of the one or more frame members has a protrusion at one end and a recessed edge portion at an opposite end.

17. The assembly of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of internal support members comprises an opening such that once coupled to the pair of panels the plurality of internal support members define a passage through the assembled wall module configured to receive and support a cable, conduit, pole, or piping therethrough.

18. The assembly of claim 13 , further comprising one or more extension members coupleable to one or both of the side edges and bottom edges of the monolithic panels to extend one or both of a width and a height of the wall module.

19. The assembly of claim 18 , wherein the one or more extension members comprise a threaded screw that threadably couples to an insert, the insert configured to be fastened to the wall module, a distance of the threaded screw between the insert and a head of the screw being adjustable to adjust one or both of the width and the height of the wall module.

20. The assembly of claim 18 , wherein the one or more extension members comprises an elongate tube and a sleeve member that extends over the elongate tube so that the elongate tube can telescopingly engage the sleeve member, the sleeve member configured to be fastened to the wall module, and a pin insertable through aligned openings in the elongate tube and sleeve member to couple the sleeve member to the elongate tube in a fixed position, a distance of the elongate tube between the sleeve member and a head of the elongate tube being adjustable to adjust one or both of the width and the height of the wall module.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: MAN-TEL SYSTEMS, INC.
To: GEMCO DISPLAY AND STORE FIXTURES, LLC
Reel/Frame 072026/0138 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: ALPHA EDISON, L.P.
To: EMAGISPACE, INC.
Reel/Frame 054549/0779 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2020
From: EMAGISPACE, INC.
To: MAN-TEL SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 054550/0335 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2019
From: EMAGISPACE, INC.
To: ALPHA EDISON, L.P.
Reel/Frame 048093/0533 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2017
From: INSTA-PLACE LLC
To: EMAGISPACE, INC.
Reel/Frame 042345/0721 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2016
From: MAXAM, NOEL ROGER; MAXAM, CLARK LEROY
To: INSTA-PLACE LLC
Reel/Frame 040392/0733 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 14962959 · Dec 8, 2015
Continuation 14300020 · Jun 9, 2014
Continuation In Part 13606731 · Sep 7, 2012
Provisional Application 61837607 · Jun 20, 2013
Related Publication 20170065902A1 · Mar 9, 2017
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