Adjustable wall system

Abstract

An adjustable wall system comprising horizontal and vertical members for forming a frame. Panels including mounting elements for being removably mounted to two adjacent vertical members of the frame thus forming a wall run. The vertical members include protrusions to be mounted by the mounting elements. The vertical and horizontal members may be provided with mutually mating locators. Surface mounting elements are provided to be mounted to a surface, the vertical members are mounted to these elements. A region of the vertical members is exposed between adjacent panels. This region can be used to mount display members and the like thereto or be used as a spacer. Levelers are used to bolt the freestanding wall runs to the floor. Perpendicular tabs on the horizontal members are used to connect them to other horizontal members creating dividing wall runs on straight wall runs. Angular or curved brackets are used to shape the wall run accordingly.

1 . An adjustable wall system comprising:
 a frame comprising plurality of free standing vertical members mounted along their longitudinal lengths to a plurality of horizontal members along both sides of the longitudinal lengths of said horizontal members; and   wall-runs comprising a plurality of panels mounted to said frame, said panels comprising mounting elements near the lateral edges thereof for being mounted on two adjacent said vertical members,   wherein when said panels are mounted to said vertical members they expose a region of a said vertical member between two adjacent panels.   
   
   
       2 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 1 , wherein said exposed region comprises auxiliary-member mounting elements for mounting auxiliary members thereto. 
   
   
       3 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 2 , wherein said auxiliary members are selected from the group consisting of display members merchandising hardware, shelves, decorative fixtures, lights, beams, construction members and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       4 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 2 , wherein said exposed region comprises a spacer. 
   
   
       5 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of wall runs. 
   
   
       6 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 5 , wherein said at least one said wall run is in a substantially perpendicular relationship to another said wall run. 
   
   
       7 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 1 , wherein said wall run comprises a straight configuration. 
   
   
       8 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 1 , wherein said wall run comprises an angular configuration. 
   
   
       9 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 1 , wherein said wall run comprises a curved configuration. 
   
   
       10 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 1 , wherein said horizontal members and said vertical members comprise respective mutually mating locators. 
   
   
       11 . An adjustable wall system comprising:
 a plurality of longitudinal horizontal members;   a plurality of longitudinal vertical members for being mounted to said horizontal members, each of said vertical members comprising a panel-receiving members; and   a plurality of panels, each said panel comprising a gripping elements near the edge thereof for being removably mounted to said panel-receiving elements of two adjacent said vertical members.   
   
   
       12 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 11 , wherein said panel gripping members comprise a resilient member and another adjacent surface. 
   
   
       13 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 12 , wherein said vertical member panel-receiving members comprise a protrusion, said resilient member and said surface configured to grip said protrusion therebetween by way of said resilient member acting against said protrusion and said surface. 
   
   
       14 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 11 , wherein when said panels are mounted to said vertical members a region defined by said vertical members is exposed between two adjacent panels. 
   
   
       15 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 14 , wherein said exposed region comprises auxiliary-member mounting elements for mounting auxiliary members thereto. 
   
   
       16 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 15 , wherein said auxiliary members are selected from the group consisting of display members merchandising hardware, shelves, decorative fixtures, lights, beams, construction members and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       17 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 14 , wherein said exposed region comprises a spacer. 
   
   
       18 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 11 , wherein said horizontal members and said vertical members comprise respective mutually mating locators. 
   
   
       19 . An adjustable wall system comprising:
 a plurality of longitudinal vertical members, each of said vertical members comprising a mounting side for being mountable to a surface and an opposite panel-receiving side; and   a plurality of panels, each said panel comprising mounting elements for removably mounting said panel to said panel-receiving side of said vertical members,   whereby when mounting said vertical members to said horizontal members and said panels to said vertical members a wall is thus formed.   
   
   
       20 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 19  further comprising surface-mounting elements mountable to a surface, said vertical members mountable to said surface mounting elements. 
   
   
       21 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 20 , wherein said vertical member comprises a mounting side for mounting to said surface-mounting elements, a said vertical member mounting side and a said surface-mounting element comprising respective mutually mating locators. 
   
   
       22 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 20 , wherein said surface mounting element comprises a Z-formed clip comprising a surface mounting portion and a vertical member mounting portion. 
   
   
       23 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 19 , wherein said vertical members comprising a panel-receiving members. 
   
   
       24 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 23 , wherein said panel-receiving members comprise protrusions. 
   
   
       25 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 23 , wherein said panel mounting elements comprise a resilient member and another adjacent surface for fitting therebetween a said panel-receiving member when said panel is mounted to a said vertical member, said resilient member being biased against said panel-receiving member and towards said adjacent surface. 
   
   
       26 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 25 , wherein said adjacent-surface is shoulder formed by said panel and said panel-receiving members comprise lateral protrusions. 
   
   
       27 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 19 , wherein said panel mounting elements comprise an element selected from the group consisting of clipping elements and gripping elements. 
   
   
       28 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 19 , wherein when said panels are mounted to said vertical members a region defined by said vertical members is exposed between two adjacent panels. 
   
   
       29 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 28 , wherein said exposed region comprises auxiliary-mounting elements for mounting auxiliary members thereto. 
   
   
       30 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 29  wherein said auxiliary members are selected from the group consisting of display members merchandising hardware, shelves, decorative fixtures, lights, beams, construction members and combinations thereof. 
   
   
       31 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 19 , wherein said exposed region comprises a spacer. 
   
   
       32 . An adjustable wall system according to  claim 19 , wherein said surface comprises a wall surface. 
   
   
       33 . A longitudinal vertical member for an adjustable wall system comprising a backing surface for mounting said vertical member thereto and panels mountable to said vertical members for forming a wall when assembled, said vertical member comprising:
 a mounting side for being mounted to the backing surface; and   a panel-receiving side opposite said mounting side comprising panel-receiving protrusions and a central portion therebetween.   
   
   
       34 . A vertical member according to  claim 33 , wherein said panel-receiving protrusions is opposite lateral protrusion extending from a main body of said vertical member. 
   
   
       35 . A vertical member according to  claim 34 , wherein said main body extends from said mounting side. 
   
   
       36 . A vertical member according to  claim 35 , wherein said protrusions receive respective panels. 
   
   
       37 . A vertical member according to  claim 33 , wherein said central portion is exposed when said respective panels are mounted thereto. 
   
   
       38 . A vertical member according to  claim 37 , wherein said exposed central portion comprises auxiliary-member receiving elements for receiving an auxiliary member. 
   
   
       39 . A vertical member according to  claim 37 , wherein said exposed central portion comprises a spacer. 
   
   
       40 . A vertical member according to  claim 33 , wherein said backing surface comprises a surface selected from the group consisting of a wall, a horizontal member, a surface-mounting element and a combination thereof. 
   
   
       41 . A vertical member according to  claim 33 , further comprising locators for being mounted a predetermined area of said backing surface. 
   
   
       42 . A panel for mounting to an adjustable wall system comprising a frame comprising vertical members mounted to a backing surface, said panel comprising:
 opposite faces, lateral edges and top and bottom ends;   at least one mounting element mounted to one said face near at least one said later edge;   a surface formed at said one face and being adjacent to said mounting element;   wherein said mounting element is so biased towards said adjacent surface as to wedge a portion of the frame therebetween when mounting said panel to the frame.   
   
   
       43 . A panel according to  claim 42 , wherein said portion of the frame is a portion of the vertical member. 
   
   
       44 . A panel according to  claim 43 , wherein said vertical member portion comprises a protrusion. 
   
   
       45 . A panel according to  claim 42 , wherein said mounting element extends from said panel and comprises a free end forming a shoulder. 
   
   
       46 . A panel according to  claim 45  further comprising an intrusion, said mounting element comprising a tail end being fitted into said intrusion. 
   
   
       47 . A panel according to  claim 42 , further comprising mounting elements at both said lateral edges thereof. 
   
   
       48 . A panel according to  claim 47 , further comprising mounting elements near both said top and bottom ends. 
   
   
       49 . A panel according to  claim 42 , wherein said backing surface comprises a surface selected from the group consisting of a wall, a horizontal member, a surface-mounting element and a combination thereof.