(19)
(11) EP 2 186 972 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
19.05.2010 Bulletin 2010/20

(21) Application number: 09176084.3

(22) Date of filing: 16.11.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E04H 17/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 18.11.2008 US 272987

(71) Applicant: Young, Ronald A.
Mooresville NC 28117 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Young, Ronald A.
    Mooresville NC 28117 (US)

(74) Representative: VALEA AB 
Lindholmspiren 5
417 56 Göteborg
417 56 Göteborg (SE)

   


(54) Security partition system and universal clip for such system


(57) A security partition system (10) comprises an assembly of components, including:
a) a vertical post ((12a; 12b) having at least one vertical slot (14),
b) a panel (16) comprising evenly spaced horizontal and vertical wires (18, 20) bordering square openings, and
c) a clip (24) for connecting the panel to the post. The clip comprises:
(i) a front plate (26) having a finger (28a; 28b) projecting rearwardly from one side thereof and being configured and dimensioned to span the gap between and to overlap the vertical wires (20) bordering one of the panel openings along an edge of the panel, with the finger arranged outside of the edge;
(ii) a back plate (30) configured and dimensioned to span the gap between and to overlap the horizontal wires (18) bordering the same panel opening; and
(iii) a fastener (34, 36) for interconnecting and urging the back and front plates (30; 26) together, with the finger being received in the vertical slot (14) in the post (12) to thereby connect the panel to the post.







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