System for dividing off areas of a room

Abstract

A device for dividing off areas of a space, with at least one ceiling rail and/or floor rail and/or wall rail which has at least two rail parts and with at least one web of film or fabric which can be connected to the ceiling rail and/or floor rail and/or wall rail, and at least the first rail part and at least the second rail part of a rail, which second rail part is adjacent to the first rail part, can be connected to one another and can be fixed in their position relative to one another. It is provided that adjacent rail parts can be connected positively and/or nonpositively to one another simply by mutual superpositioning of the rail parts in the lengthwise direction of the rail and by subsequently pressing the overlapping rail parts together in the transverse direction of the rails.

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       30 . Device for dividing off areas of a space, comprising:
 at least one ceiling rail, floor rail and wall rail, at least one of said rails being formed of at least two rail parts and   at least one web of film or fabric which is connectable to the rails,   wherein at least a first of said rail parts and at least a second of said rail parts are connectable and fixable in a selected position relative to one another simply by mutual superpositioning of the rail parts in a lengthwise direction of the rail and by subsequently pressing overlapping portions of the rail parts together in a transverse direction of the rails.   
   
   
       31 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the overlapping portions of the rail parts have interconnectable elements which, after being pressed together, preclude movement of the rail parts relative to one another in a lengthwise direction of the rail parts. 
   
   
       32 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the degree of overlapping of the rail parts is continuously adjustable and wherein the rail parts are connectable in any selected degree of overlapping. 
   
   
       33 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the overlapping rail parts are connected to one another by means of one of a catch, squeeze, clamp, and hook and loop connection. 
   
   
       34 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the first rail part has a base profile and the second rail part has a connecting profile which is complementary to the base profile, and wherein the base profile and the connecting profile have complementary connecting areas such that simply pressing together the overlapping base profile and connecting profile yields a connection therebetween. 
   
   
       35 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part have the same profile over the entire length thereof. 
   
   
       36 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the first rail part has at least one outwardly directed catch projection on a region of the rail part which is near the one of a ceiling, floor and wall in an installed state, and wherein the catch projection is connectable to a corresponding catch recess of the second rail part. 
   
   
       37 . Device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the first rail part has at least one inwardly directed catch recess in a region of the rail part which is away from one of the ceiling, floor and wall in an installed state, the catch recess of the first rail part being connectable to a corresponding catch projection of the second rail part. 
   
   
       38 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein the first rail part has at least one inwardly directed catch recess in a region of the rail part which is away from one of the ceiling, floor and wall in an installed state, the catch recess of the first rail part being connectable to a corresponding catch projection of the second rail part. 
   
   
       39 . Device as claimed in  claim 37 , wherein the catch projection and catch recess extend over the entire length of the rail part. 
   
   
       40 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein, in a connected state of the rail parts, in the overlapping region, an engagement slot for a tool is located between the rail parts. 
   
   
       41 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part has at least one adhesive tape which extends at least partially in the lengthwise direction of the rail part on the outside thereof. 
   
   
       42 . Device as claimed in  claim 41 , wherein the width of the adhesive tape extends at least over half the height of the rail part. 
   
   
       43 . Device as claimed in  claim 41 , wherein said at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part has a depression for accommodating the adhesive tape which extends in the lengthwise direction thereof and wherein the adhesive tape is located essentially superficially flush with the outer surface of said at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part within the depression. 
   
   
       44 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , further comprising at least one support rod for placement between at least one of the ceiling rail and the floor rail and between a pair of wall rails, wherein the support rod on one end has at least one connecting means for connection of the support rod to a complementary connecting means of the rails and wherein the connecting means of the support rod and the complementary connecting means of the rail are frictional connectable only by turning the support rod around its lengthwise axis in the profile of the rail to which it is being connected. 
   
   
       45 . Device as claimed in  claim 44 , wherein the support rod is pivotally connected to a fastening part on one end, the fastening part having said connecting means. 
   
   
       46 . Device as claimed in  claim 45 , wherein the connecting means of at least one of the support rod and the fastening part comprises at least one projection on at least one end and wherein the at least one projection is turnable into an engagement region of the complementary connecting means of the rail by turning the support rod of said at least one of the support rod and the fastening part around a lengthwise axis thereof. 
   
   
       47 . Device as claimed in  claim 46 , wherein the first rail part is U-shaped in a lengthwise direction with two opposite side walls and wherein the engagement region for the support rod is formed between opposite extensions which are provided on the inside of the side walls and of the rail part. 
   
   
       48 . Device as claimed in  claim 47 , wherein at least one of the projection on the end of the support rod, the projection on the end of the fastening part and the extensions have at least one feed bevel. 
   
   
       49 . Device as claimed in  claim 46 , wherein the projection is in the shape of an arc segment at least in regions thereof. 
   
   
       50 . Device as claimed in  claim 46 , wherein the projections are molded on opposite sides of the support rod, opposite projections being located in a common plane and spanning a cross-sectional area with two straight outer sides which are located oppositely parallel and with two arc segment-shaped outer sides which are located diagonally opposite. 
   
   
       51 . Device as claimed in  claim 50 , wherein the cross-sectional area has two diagonally opposite edges with outer sides which run essentially at a right angle to one another, after connecting the support rod to the rail by turning the support rod, at least the edges resting against the side walls of the rail. 
   
   
       52 . Device as claimed in  claim 50 , wherein a maximum width of the cross-sectional area corresponds essentially to a distance between adjacent side walls of the rail and a minimum width of the cross-sectional area is smaller than a distance between the extensions. 
   
   
       53 . Device as claimed in  claim 44 , wherein has at least one spring in the support rod at least one end, the spring acting in the lengthwise direction of the support rod. 
   
   
       54 . Device as claimed in  claim 31 , wherein the interconnectable elements comprise each side wall having a catch projection and a catch recess, and wherein the catch projections and catch recesses of adjacent side walls are located opposite each other in an installed state. 
   
   
       55 . Device as claimed in  claim 47 , wherein catch recesses are provided on the free end of the side walls and extensions in the region of the side walls and wherein the clearance distance between opposite side walls at the height of the catch recesses is greater than the clearance distance between the extensions. 
   
   
       56 . Device as claimed in  claim 55 , wherein each side wall on the outer side in the region between the catch projection and the catch recess has a depression for accommodating an adhesive tape. 
   
   
       57 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part is a plastic extrusion. 
   
   
       58 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , wherein at least one of the first rail part and the second rail part has at least one sealing means for contact against a respective one of the ceiling, floor and wall. 
   
   
       59 . Device as claimed in  claim 30 , further comprising at least one diagonal brace for detachable fastening between a wall rail and a ceiling rail or floor rail, wherein tension means for fixing the diagonal brace in the rails are captively held in both ends of the diagonal brace.