Enclosure system

Abstract

A modular enclosure system comprising a plurality of detachably interconnected wall panels, each comprising a rectangular frame that includes upper and lower transverse beams and spaced apart side-forming elements attached to the upper and lower transverse beams where each of the side-forming elements comprise a coupling device for detachably interconnecting the frame to a similar side-forming element of an adjacent wall panel frame with at least one locking spline in sliding engagement with each inter panel coupling in the system for securing adjacent wall panels together.

1 . An enclosure system comprising, 
 a plurality of detachably interconnected wall panels, each comprising, 
 a rectangular frame including, 
 upper and lower transverse beams,  
 spaced apart side-forming elements attached to the upper and lower transverse beams, each of said elements comprising coupling means for detachably interconnecting the frame to an adjacent wall panel, and  
 
 a locking spline in sliding engagement with the coupling means for securing adjacent wall panels together.  
   
   
   
       2 . The enclosure system of  claim 1  and further including, 
 a floor having means for receiving each of the wall panels, and    a top secured to the upper transverse beams and adapted to cover the enclosure formed by the interconnected wall panels.    
   
   
       3 . The enclosure system of  claim 1  where each of the side-forming elements comprise, 
 spaced apart legs and    an irregularly contoured bulkhead interconnecting the legs.    
   
   
       4 . The enclosure system of  claim 3  and further including, 
 a first channel disposed between the legs having a planar bottom surface.    
   
   
       5 . The enclosure system of  claim 4  where at least a portion of the bulkhead is parallel with the planar bottom surface of the first channel.  
   
   
       6 . The enclosure system of  claim 4  where at least a portion of the bulkhead is disposed at an angle to the planar bottom surface of the first channel.  
   
   
       7 . The enclosure system of  claim 3  and further including, 
 a second channel disposed in the coupling means, said second channel having parallel sides defined by a portion of one leg of the coupling means included in a first frame and a portion of one leg of the coupling means included in a second adjoining frame, 
 said second channel having, 
 a bottom surface comprising a portion of the bulkhead of the coupling means included in the first frame, and  
 
 coplanar grooves in the parallel sides,  
   a spline plate slidably disposed in the coplanar grooves of the second channel, and    screw means threadingly engaged with the spline plate and adapted for contact with the bottom surface of the second channel.    
   
   
       8 . An enclosure system comprising, 
 a plurality of detachably interconnected wall-forming panels,    a floor underlying the wall-forming panels,    coupling means for interconnecting the panels, said coupling means each including first and second elongated members that form the respective sides of adjacent panels each of which elongated members include a bulkhead adapted to interlock with the bulkhead of the other elongated member, and    locking means engaging the bulkhead of at least one of the elongated members for securing said members together.    
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8  where at least a portion of each bulkhead is perpendicular to the plane of panels adjacent to the panel containing the bulkhead.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 8 , where at least a portion of each bulkhead is disposed at an angle to the plane of at least one of the panels adjacent to the panel containing the bulkhead.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 8  where at least one of the panels has a closable opening therein.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 8  where the floor includes channel means in which the panels are seated.