Decorative wall system

Abstract

A wall system consists of a metal supporting framework and multiple modular panels made of glass or other materials such as metal, wood and textile, secured thereupon. The metal framework is anchored at the top and bottom to a ceiling and a floor. It consists of horizontal upper and lower metal components to which are attached to vertically disposed flat metal supports that carry slidably attached metal support clips. The clips are adjustable in the vertical direction and can be set in place by set screws so as to hold the weight load of the decorative panels. Each set of horizontally disposed clips holds the weight of the horizontally disposed panels immediately above.

1 . A wall system configured for mounting a plurality of rectangular solid panels, comprising:
 a plurality of vertical support members;   at least three sets of two support clips slidably attached to first and second adjacent vertical support members;   each of the three sets of support clips having a front portion which projects horizontally outward from the vertical support members;   at least one guide pin extending vertically through the front portion of each of the support clips;   each of the plurality of rectangular solid panels having at least two cylindrical bores on an upper surface and at least two cylindrical bores on a lower surface, each of the cylindrical bores adapted to receive one of the guide pins whereby a first of the rectangular solid panels is secured upon first and second support clips of the first set of support clips and beneath the first and second support clips of the second set of support clips; and   a second of the rectangular panels being secured upon the first and second support clips of the second set of support clips and beneath the first and second support clips of the third set of support clips.   
     
     
         2 . The wall system of  claim 1  wherein the first and second of the plurality of rectangular solid panels are disposed so that the lower surface of the second rectangular solid panel is disposed directly above the upper surface of the first rectangular solid panel. 
     
     
         3 . The wall system of  claim 2  further wherein each of the support clips includes a body portion which encompasses one of the vertical support members and a front portion which projects horizontally outward from the body portion and through which the at least one guide pin extends. 
     
     
         4 . The wall system of  claim 3  wherein the front portions of the support clips are disposed between the first and second of the plurality of rectangular solid panels so that the at least one guide pin which projects through the front portion is disposed between one of the cylindrical bores in the lower surface of the second rectangular solid panel and one of the cylindrical bores in the upper surface of the first rectangular solid panel. 
     
     
         5 . The wall system of  claim 4  wherein each of the cylindrical bores in the upper surface and each of the cylindrical bores in the lower surface of each panel is a blind bore with a bottom surface adapted to be engaged by one end of the at least one guide pin. 
     
     
         6 . The wall system of  claim 4  wherein the body portion of each support clip includes a rectangular passageway through which one of the vertical support members is slidably received. 
     
     
         7 . The wall system of  claim 4  wherein the body portion of each support clip includes a locking structure for securing the support clip to a desired location on the vertical support member received therethrough. 
     
     
         8 . The wall system of  claim 4  wherein each support clip includes a buttress which is disposed between the front portion and the body portion of the support clip. 
     
     
         9 . The wall system of  claim 1  further comprising at least two side structural support members disposed between an elongated bottom support member and an elongated top support member. 
     
     
         10 . The wall system of  claim 9  wherein the plurality of vertical support members are disposed between the elongated bottom support member and the elongated top support member. 
     
     
         11 . The wall system of  claim 1  further including:
 a third of the plurality of rectangular solid panels disposed above the second rectangular solid panel so that the lower surface of the third rectangular plate is disposed directly above the upper surface of the second rectangular solid panel; and 
 the third rectangular solid panel having at least two cylindrical bores on a lower surface. 
 
     
     
         12 . The wall system of  claim 11  further including:
 at least a fourth set of two support clips slidably attached to the first and second vertical support members with at least one guide pin extending vertically through a front portion of the two support clips of the fourth set whereby the at least two cylindrical bores on a lower surface of the third rectangular solid panel is adapted to receive the guide pins from the third support clips and the at least two cylindrical bores on the upper surface of the third rectangular solid panel receive the guide pins from the two support clips of the fourth set of support clips whereby the third rectangular solid panel is secured between the third and fourth sets of support clips on each of the vertical support members. 
 
     
     
         13 . The wall system of  claim 1  further including at least a third vertical support member having a plurality of sets of two support clips and a plurality of rectangular solid panels disposed one above the other and secured between the second and the third vertical support members by the sets of two support clips. 
     
     
         14 . A method of mounting a plurality of rectangular solid panels of a wall system, comprising:
 providing at least first and second adjacent vertical support members;   securing a first set of two support clips each with a front portion which projects horizontally outward therefrom to the at least first and second adjacent vertical support members so that the two support clips of the first set are horizontally aligned with each other;   providing each of the plurality of rectangular solid panels with at least two cylindrical bores on an upper surface and at least two cylindrical bores on a lower surface; and   mounting a first of the rectangular solid panels to the front portion of the first set of support clips with a guide pin disposed between each of the front portions of the two support clips of the first set and the two cylindrical bores on the bottom surface of the first rectangular solid panel.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further including:
 inserting a guide pin into each of the at least two cylindrical bores on the upper surface of the first rectangular solid panel so that the guide pins project outward therefrom; and 
 slidably attaching the second set of two support clips each with a front portion which projects horizontally outward therefrom to the at least first and second adjacent vertical support members so that the two support clips of the second set are horizontally aligned with each other whereby the guide pins projecting out of the upper surface of the first rectangular solid panel are inserted into two cylindrical bores on a bottom surface of a second of the plurality of rectangular solid panels. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further including:
 inserting a guide pin into each of at least two cylindrical bores on the upper surface of the second of the plurality of rectangular solid panels so that the pins project outward therefrom; 
 slidably attaching a third set of two support clips, each with a front portion which projects horizontally outward therefrom, to the at least first and second adjacent vertical support members so that the two support clips of the third set are horizontally aligned with each other so that the guide pins projecting out of each of the at least two cylindrical bores on the upper surface of the second of the plurality of rectangular solid panels are inserted into a front portion of the third support clip. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14  further including supporting the first rectangular solid panel on the front portion of the two support clips of the first set. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further including supporting the second rectangular solid panel on the front portion of the two support clips of the second set of support clips. 
     
     
         19 . The wall system of  claim 18  further including:
 inserting guide pins into the cylindrical bores in the upper surface of the second solid panel and through the front portion of the third set of two support clips; 
 disposing a third rectangular solid panel with at least two circular cylindrical bores on an bottom surface and at least two circular cylindrical bores on an upper surface so that the guide pins in the upper surface of the second solid panel extend into the cylindrical bores in the bottom surface of the third solid panel. 
 
     
     
         20 . The wall system of  claim 19  further including:
 slidably attaching a fourth set of two support clip with a front portion which projects horizontally outward therefrom to the at least first and second adjacent vertical support members; and 
 inserting guide pins through the front portions of the fourth set and into the least two circular cylindrical bores on the upper surface of the third rectangular solid panel.