Room divider system for an exhibition booth

Abstract

A portable, freestanding room divider system comprises first and second sidewall partitions extending from one or more rear wall partitions to define exhibition booths. Each rear wall and side wall partition has a plurality of wall panels hinged together in a series. The rear wall partition includes first and last wall panels with end panels that have keyholes on opposites sides and an end support with wheels. An end wall panel of each sidewall partition has studs that engage the keyholes to secure the sidewall partition to the rear wall partition. At least some of the wall panels of the rear and sidewall partitions have feet projecting outward therefrom with wheels. A foot on each sidewall has a stand which raises and lowers the wheels with respect to the floor to control movement of the sidewall.

1 . A portable, freestanding room divider system for defining an exhibition booth comprising: 
 a rear wall partition having a plurality of wall panels connected in a first series by hinges, a first wall panel and a last wall panel in the first series each having a first side with a first pair of keyholes and an opposite second side with a second pair of keyholes, a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of wall panels wherein the plurality of feet have wheels thereon for supporting the rear wall partition on a floor, a first end support attached transversely to the first wall panel, and a second end support attached transversely to the last wall panel, the first and second end support each having two wheels for engaging the floor; and    a pair of sidewall partitions which are shorter than the rear wall partition and releasably connected to different ones of the first wall panel and the last wall panel thereby defining three sides of the exhibition booth, wherein each sidewall partition includes a plurality of sidewall panels connected in a second series by hinges, a first sidewall panel in the second series has a first vertical edge from which a pair of studs project and releasably engage two of the keyholes in the rear wall partition, and a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of sidewall panels with a wheel thereon for supporting the respective sidewall partition on the floor.    
   
   
       2 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the first wall panel and the last wall panel each has another pair of keyholes in an outer edge.  
   
   
       3 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the first and second pairs of keyholes in the first wall panel are on a remote side of the end support from an adjacent wall panel in the series; and the first and second pairs of keyholes in the last wall panel are on a remote side of the end support from an adjacent wall panel in the series.  
   
   
       4 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  the first wall panel and the last wall panel each has an end plate fixedly attached to a vertical edge and the keyholes are located in the end plate and one of the first end support and the second end support that is attached to the end plate.  
   
   
       5 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein the first wall panel has at least one slot for receiving a connector on a pipe for pipe and drape staging; and the last wall panel has at least one slot for receiving a connector on a pipe for pipe and drape staging.  
   
   
       6 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein a last sidewall panel in the series further comprises a surface with a pair of keyholes in an exposed edge.  
   
   
       7 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein a last sidewall panel in the series of each sidewall partition further comprises a support stand which in a first position engages the floor to raise the wheels of a foot connected to the last sidewall panel above the floor, and in a second position the support stand enables the wheels to engage the floor.  
   
   
       8 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein first wall panel further comprises a first connector for interlocking with an adjacent rear wall partition; and the last wall panel each has a second connector for interlocking with another adjacent rear wall partition.  
   
   
       9 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein first wall panel has a handle attached thereto.  
   
   
       10 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 1  wherein first sidewall panel has a handle attached thereto.  
   
   
       11 . A portable, freestanding room divider system for defining an exhibition booth comprising: 
 a first rear wall partition having a plurality of wall panels connected in a series by hinges, a first wall panel and a last wall panel in the series each having a section along an outer edge that has two opposing sides each with a first connector element, a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of wall panels and having wheels thereon for supporting the rear wall partition on a floor, and a first end support extending transversely outward from the first wall panel and a second end support extending transversely outward the last wall panel, wherein each of the first end support and second end support has a pair of wheels for engaging the floor; and    a first sidewall partition connected to the first wall panel and a second sidewall partition connected to the last wall panel thereby defining three sides of the exhibition booth, wherein the first and second sidewall partitions each includes a plurality of sidewall panels connected in a series by hinges, a first sidewall panel in the series has second connector element that releasably engages one of the first connector elements on the rear wall partition, and a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of sidewall panels with at least one wheel thereon for supporting the respective sidewall partition on the floor, wherein a last sidewall panel in the series has a support stand that in a first position engages the floor to resist movement of the sidewall and in a second position allows the sidewall to move on the floor.    
   
   
       12 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein the support stand in the first position raises wheels, on a foot attached to the last sidewall panel, above off the floor and in the second position allows those wheels to engage the floor.  
   
   
       13 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein the first sidewall partition and the second sidewall partition are less than half the height of the rear wall partition.  
   
   
       14 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein the section along an outer edge of each of the first wall panel and the last wall panel is formed by an end plate fixedly attached to the respective wall panel.  
   
   
       15 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein the first connector element comprises a pair of keyholes; and the second connector element comprises a pair of studs that are releasably received in a pair of keyholes.  
   
   
       16 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein the first wall panel and the last wall panel each has a surface with two keyholes.  
   
   
       17 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein the section along an outer edge of the first wall panel has at least one slot for receiving a connector of a pipe used in pipe and drape staging; and the section along an outer edge of the last wall panel has at least one slot for receiving a connector of a pipe used in pipe and drape staging.  
   
   
       18 . The portable, freestanding room divider system recited in  claim 11  wherein a last sidewall panel in the series further comprises a pair of keyholes in an exposed edge.  
   
   
       19 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 11  wherein first wall panel further comprises a first component of connector for interlocking to an adjacent rear wall partition; and the last wall panel each has a second component of connector for interlocking to another adjacent rear wall partition.  
   
   
       20 . A portable, freestanding room divider system for defining a plurality of exhibition booths in a room comprising: 
 a plurality of rear wall partitions extending end to end in a line, each rear wall partition having a plurality of wall panels connected in a series by hinges, a first wall panel and a last wall panel in the series each having a pair of keyholes on opposite sides of a section along an outer edge, a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of wall panels and having wheels thereon for engaging a floor of the room, and a separate end support extending transversely outward from the first wall panel and the last wall panel with and having a pair of wheels for engaging the floor; and    a plurality of pairs of sidewall partitions extending transversely from opposite sides of the plurality of rear wall partitions, each sidewall partition including a plurality of sidewall panels connected in a series by hinges, a first sidewall panel in the series has a first vertical edge from which a pair of studs project and engage two of the keyholes in a rear wall partition, and a plurality of feet projecting outward from at least some of the plurality of sidewall panels with a wheel thereon for supporting the respective sidewall partition on the floor.    
   
   
       21 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 20  wherein a last sidewall panel in the series of each sidewall partition further comprises a support stand which in a first position engages the floor to raise the wheels of the foot connected to the last sidewall panel above the floor, and in a second position the support stand enables the wheels to engage the floor.  
   
   
       22 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 20  wherein a last sidewall panel in the series of each further comprises a pair of keyholes in an exposed edge.  
   
   
       23 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 20  further comprising a connector for interlocking adjacent rear wall partitions together.  
   
   
       24 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 20  wherein first wall panel of each rear wall partition has a handle attached thereto.  
   
   
       25 . The portable, freestanding room divider system as recited in  claim 20  wherein each first sidewall panel has a handle attached thereto.