Vertically movable partitions

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EP 1 475 508 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	27.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/26

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/46

(21)	Application number: 04252489.2

(22)	Date of filing: 29.04.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E06B 9/06^(2006.01)

E06B 3/92^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

06.05.2003 US 430528
23.03.2004 US 806883

(71)	Applicant: Peterson, Miles E.
	Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2H8 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	Peterson, Miles E. Ottawa, Ontario K1M 2H8 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Jenkins, Peter David et al
	Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London, WC1N 2BF London, WC1N 2BF (GB)

(54)	Vertically movable partitions

(57) A partition, upwardly movable into storage position and downwardly movable into vertical, down position, to condon off areas or for sectioning usable space in a building. The partition comprises a plurality of similar trains (4) of elongated members (10). The members (10) of each train (4) are arranged to form a single pantograph forming longitudinally aligned rows of diamonds. The trains (4) are spaced laterally to form a partition plane and oriented so that the diamonds of the pantographs operate in a plane at a 90° angle to that partition plane. Bars (22) or panels are secured to corresponding members (10) in adjacent trains (4). Cables (28) are provided to raise and lower the trains (4) at a similar rate. When panels are used, they form a vertical wall when the pantographs are in elongated, down position.

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