Angled wall connector bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10626601-B2
Application number	US-201715741375-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2017
Priority date	Jun 10, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

A connector bracket is used to connect a second wall module to a first wall module at an intermediate position between opposing sides of the first wall module. The connector bracket can include a first connector plate, having one or more tabs extending therefrom, that connects to a vertical bracket of the second wall module and a second connector plate that connects to a horizontal support member of the first wall module. The connector bracket can additionally include a transition plate connected between the first connector plate and the second connector plate. The connector bracket can allow for the two wall modules to be connected together at right angles, obtuse angles, or acute angles, depending on the orientation and/or configuration of the connector bracket, the second connector bracket, and/or the transition bracket.

First claim

I claim:

1. A connector bracket for use in connecting two wall modules together, comprising:
a first connector plate having first and second tabs extending therefrom that are configured to attach to a vertical bracket of a first wall module;
one or more second connector plates configured to be attached to one or more horizontal support members of a second wall module; and
a transition plate connected between the first connector plate and the one or more second connector plates,
wherein the first tab and the one or more second connector plates extend at least partially in the same direction, and
wherein the second tab and the one or more second connector plates extend at least partially in opposite directions.

2. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the first connector plate and the one or more second connector plates extend from the transition plate in opposite directions.

3. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the two tabs extend in opposing directions.

4. The connector bracket of claim 3 , wherein the two tabs extend from diagonally opposing quadrants of the first connector plate.

5. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the first connector plate and the transition plate are oriented at a 90° angle relative to one another.

6. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second connector plates and the transition plate are oriented at a 90° angle relative to one another.

7. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second connector plates comprise a first second connector plate and a second second connector plate.

8. The connector bracket of claim 7 , wherein each of the first second connector plate and the second second connector plates comprises one or more attachment openings configured to receive a fastener.

9. The connector bracket of claim 8 , wherein the one or more attachment openings in the first second connector plate are offset from the one or more attachment openings in the second second connector plate.

10. The connector bracket of claim 8 , wherein each of the first second connector plate and the second second connector plate comprises one or more access openings.

11. The connector bracket of claim 10 , wherein the one or more access openings in the first second connector plate are offset from the one or more access openings in the second second connector plate.

12. The connector bracket of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the access openings in the first second connector plates is aligned with an attachment opening in the second second connector plate.

13. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the transition plate extends from the first connector plate at a non-right angle.

14. The connector bracket of claim 1 , wherein the one or more second connector plates are parallel to one another and extend from the transition plate at a non-right angle.

15. A modular wall system, comprising:
a first wall module comprising one or more vertical brackets and one or more horizontal support members connected to the one or more vertical brackets, wherein at least one of the one or more vertical brackets comprises a channel therein;
a second wall module comprising one or more vertical brackets and one or more horizontal support members connected to the one or more vertical brackets; and
a connector bracket configured to connect the first wall module and the second wall module together, the connector bracket comprising:
a first connector plate having two tabs extending in opposing directions from diagonally opposing quadrants of the first connector plate, the two tabs being configured to be received within the channel of the at least one of the one or more vertical brackets of the first wall module and to engage opposing sides of the channel, and
one or more second connector plates configured to be attached to the one or more horizontal support members of the second wall module.

16. The modular wall system of claim 15 , wherein the connector bracket further comprises a transition plate connected between the first connector plate and the one or more second connector plates.

17. The modular wall system of claim 16 , wherein the first connector plate and the one or more second connector plates extend from the transition plate in opposite directions.

18. The modular wall system of claim 16 , wherein the first connector plate and the transition plate are oriented at a 90° angle relative to one another.

19. The modular wall system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more connector plates and the transition plate are oriented at a 90° angle relative to one another.

20. The modular wall system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more second connector plates comprise two second connector plates.

Assignees

• Dirtt Environmental Solutions

Inventors

• Gosling Geoff

Classifications

• E04B2/7438 Primary

  with adjustable angular connection of panels to posts · CPC title

• E04B2/7425 Primary

  Details of connection of panels (E04B2/7427 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E04B2002/7446

  Post-like profiles for connecting panels at an angle · CPC title

• E04B2001/405

  Fixed Constructions · mapped topic

• E04B2001/389

  Brackets · CPC title