Flexible wall system

Abstract

A partition having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a lattice structure upon movement of abutting faces away from each other, a pair of supports at opposite ends of said core and connected to respective ones of said faces, said supports being self-supporting to provide rigidity to said core whereby said supports may be moved apart to expand said lattice and extend the length of said partition.

1 . A partition having a core formed from a plurality of laminar panels of a flaccid material and each panel having a pair of oppositely directed major faces, adjacent faces of said panels being inter-connected to provide a lattice structure upon movement of abutting faces away from each other, a pair of supports at opposite ends of said core and connected to respective ones of said faces, said supports being self-supporting to provide rigidity to said core whereby said supports may be moved apart to expand said lattice and extend the length of said partition.  
     
     
         2 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said supports are flexible and may be folded into a tubular configuration.  
     
     
         3 . A partition according to  claim 2  including fasteners on said supports to maintain said tubular structure.  
     
     
         4 . A partition according to  claim 3  wherein said fasteners are loop and hook fasteners.  
     
     
         5 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said lattice structure defines a plurality of parallel voids oriented on the longitudinal axis of said panels.  
     
     
         6 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said panels are formed from paper.  
     
     
         7 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said panels are formed from a non-woven material.  
     
     
         8 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said non-woven material is a plastic.  
     
     
         9 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said panels are formed from a composite material.  
     
     
         10 . A partition according to  claim 9  wherein said composite material includes a plastic and paper.  
     
     
         11 . A partition according to  claim 10  wherein said composite material is a paper laminated to a plastic film.  
     
     
         12 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said supports are formed from a felt panel.  
     
     
         13 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said supports are formed from a non-woven material.  
     
     
         14 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said panels have a major dimension of between 0.5 and 3 metres.  
     
     
         15 . A partition according to  claim 14  wherein said panels have a major dimension of between 1 and 2 metres.  
     
     
         16 . A partition according to  claim 1  wherein said panels have a width of between 10 and 100 centimetres.  
     
     
         17 . A partition according to  claim 16  wherein said width is 30 and 45 centimetres.