Demountable frame and panel

Claim 1

A device for providing erectable and demountable, wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or a similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising: a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each having a generally rectangular cross-section and having defined therein at least one, open-ended groove, extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends, said grooves have a generally dove-tailed cross-section which widens in the direction toward the interior of said clamping bar; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device including an elastic band over which an end of said foil may be wrapped and which is pressed into said at least one groove of said clamping bars for connecting said foil with said clamping bars, said elastic band being pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis, but parallel thereto for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element, including a generally rectangular base plate and at least two self-retaining, elongated strips having bent, lateral edges extending from and connected to said base plate, which are inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars sesurely together, said strips being receivable within said groove generally below said band also received in said groove.

Claim 2

A device for providing erectable and demountable, wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or a similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising: a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each having a generally rectangular cross-section and having defined therein at least one, open-ended groove, extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends, said grooves have a generally dove-tailed cross-section which widens in the direction toward the interior of said clamping bar; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device including an elastic band over which an end of said foil may be wrapped and which is pressed into said at least one groove of said clamping bars for connecting said foil with said clamping bars, said elastic band being pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis, but parallel thereto for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element, including a generally rectangular base plate and at least two self-retaining, elongated strips having bent, lateral edges extending from and connected to said base plate, which are inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars sesurely together, said strips being receivable within said groove generally below said band also received in said groove.

Claim 10

A device for providing erectable and demountable, wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising; a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each formed with at least one groove extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device, including an elastic band adapted to be wrapped with an end of said foil and pressed into at least one groove of said clamping bars for connecting said foil with said clamping bars, said elastic band being pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis but parallel thereto for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element including a base plate having two opposite sides, each having a notched edge, at least two self-retaining elongated strips disposed opposite one another and integrally connected to one of said notched edges of said base plate, which are inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars securely together, said strips being receivable within said groove, generally below said band also received in said groove, said strips having portions forming bent, lateral edges, the depth of which correspond to the depth of said grooves in said clamping bars, and at least one triangular piece connected at one said with said base plate and including means for mounting an anchoring member thereto.

Claim 11

A device for providing erectable and demountable, wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising; a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each formed with at least one groove extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device, including an elastic band adapted to be wrapped with an end of said foil and pressed into at least one groove of said clamping bars for connecting said foil with said clamping bars, said elastic band being pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis but parallel thereto for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element including a base plate having two opposite sides, each having a notched edge, at least two self-retaining elongated strips disposed opposite one another and integrally connected to one of said notched edges of said base plate, which are inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars securely together, said strips being receivable within said groove, generally below said band also received in said groove, said strips having portions forming bent, lateral edges, the depth of which correspond to the depth of said grooves in said clamping bars, and at least one triangular piece connected at one said with said base plate and including means for mounting an anchoring member thereto.

Claim 12

A device for providing erectable a and demountable, wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising: a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each formed with at least one groove extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device, including an elastic band adapted to be wrapped with an end of said foil and pressed into said at least one groove of said clamping bars for connecting said foil with said clamping bars, said elastic band being pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis but parallel thereto for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element including a square-shaped base plate having two opposite sides, each having a notched edge, two elongated strips disposed opposite one another and integrally-connected to one of said notched edges of said base plate and extending generally upwardly therefrom, two elongated strips disposed opposite one another, each integrally-connected to one of the other opposite sides of said base plate and extending outwardly from the center of said base plate, said strips having portions forming bent, lateral edges, the depth of which correspond to the depth of said grooves in said clamping bars, and being inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars securely together, said strips being receivable within said groove, generally below said band also received in said groove.

Claim 13

A device for providing erectable a and demountable, wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising: a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each formed with at least one groove extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device, including an elastic band adapted to be wrapped with an end of said foil and pressed into said at least one groove of said clamping bars for connecting said foil with said clamping bars, said elastic band being pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis but parallel thereto for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element including a square-shaped base plate having two opposite sides, each having a notched edge, two elongated strips disposed opposite one another and integrally-connected to one of said notched edges of said base plate and extending generally upwardly therefrom, two elongated strips disposed opposite one another, each integrally-connected to one of the other opposite sides of said base plate and extending outwardly from the center of said base plate, said strips having portions forming bent, lateral edges, the depth of which correspond to the depth of said grooves in said clamping bars, and being inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars securely together, said strips being receivable within said groove, generally below said band also received in said groove.

Claim 14

A device for providing erectable and demountable wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising: a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each formed with at least one groove extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device, including an elastic band adapted to be wrapped with an end of said foil and pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis but parallel thereto, for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element including a square-shaped base plate having two opposite sides, each having a notched edge, two elongated, self-retaining strips disposed opposite one another and integrally-connected to one of said notched edges of said base plate and extending generally upwardly therefrom, which are inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars securely together said strips being receivable within said groove generally below said band also received in said groove, said strips having portions forming bent, lateral edges, the depth of which correspond to the depth of said grooves in said clamping bars, and pairs of triangles integrally-connected to said base plate at opposite portions thereof, each of said pairs of triangles including two, connected triangles forming an integral unit, said triangles being adapted to be bent into a pyramid.

Claim 15

A device for providing erectable and demountable wall-like structures, using a mountable and removable arresting device for a foil or similar thin covering material for making temporary or permanent coverings, encasings, spatial partitions, and the like, comprising: a plurality of self-supporting, elongated, longitudinally-extending clamping bars, each formed with at least one groove extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis thereof and having ends; a foil of thin covering material; an arresting device, including an elastic band adapted to be wrapped with an end of said foil and pressed into said groove in a transverse direction to its longitudinal axis but parallel thereto, for holding said foil in tight engagement with said clamping bars; and at least one connection clamping element including a square-shaped base plate having two opposite sides, each having a notched edge, two elongated, self-retaining strips disposed opposite one another and integrally-connected to one of said notched edges of said base plate and extending generally upwardly therefrom, which are inserted into the ends of said at least one groove for frictional engagement therewith and for connecting said plurality of clamping bars securely together said strips being receivable within said groove generally below said band also received in said groove, said strips having portions forming bent, lateral edges, the depth of which correspond to the depth of said grooves in said clamping bars, and pairs of triangles integrally-connected to said base plate at opposite portions thereof, each of said pairs of triangles including two, connected triangles forming an integral unit, said triangles being adapted to be bent into a pyramid.