IP Library Granted Patent US 8,613,168
Granted Patent B2
US 8,613,168 · App. 13/594,657 · Granted Dec 24, 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 8,613,168
App. No.
13/594,657
Granted
Dec 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wall panel of a moveable and demountable frameless 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 includes a frameless panel, an upper clamp assembly, a ceiling track configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, a lower clamp assembly, a first height adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly, a second height adjustment mechanism, and a bottom floor channel receiving the first height and second height adjustment mechanisms.

Claims (25)

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;

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;

a first height adjustment mechanism defining a height and secured to the lower clamp assembly and configured to transition between a collapsed state and an expanded state to change in height to selectively modify a vertical position of the frameless panel;

a second height adjustment mechanism defining a height and configured to transition between an collapsed state and an expanded state to change in height to selectively modify a vertical position of the frameless panel independent of the first height adjustment mechanism; and

a bottom floor channel receiving the first and second height adjustment mechanisms 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 and second height adjustment mechanisms.

2. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the ceiling track defines a pair of longitudinal grooves for slidably receiving a corresponding pair of projecting elements of the ceiling rail.

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

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

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

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

7. The wall panel of claim 1 , wherein the first height 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 second member.

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

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

10. The wall panel of claim 1 , further comprising an electrical outlet assembly that is configured to be mounted to the bottom floor channel, the electrical outlet assembly including a bottom cover secured to the bottom channel and housing an outlet, a mounting bracket secured to the outlet, and a conduit feed assembly configured to connect to an electrical source.

11. The wall panel of claim 1 , further comprising a rail and tile system secured to the frameless panel through apertures formed in the frameless panel.

12. 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 secured to the upper clamp assembly and configured to be removably inserted into 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;

a first height adjustment mechanism defining a height and secured to the lower clamp assembly and configured to transition between a collapsed state and an expanded state to change in height to selectively modify a vertical position of the frameless panel;

a second height adjustment mechanism defining a height and configured to transition between an collapsed state and an expanded state to change in height to selectively modify a vertical position of the frameless panel independent of the first height adjustment mechanism; and

a bottom floor channel receiving the first and second height adjustment mechanisms 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 and second height adjustment mechanisms.

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 In Part PCTCA2011000541 · May 5, 2011
Provisional Application 61331588 · May 5, 2010
Related Publication 20120317895A1 · Dec 20, 2012