Patent ID: 9732551
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: E05D,E06B

Claim:
1. A panel assembly for a movable partition, comprising: a panel comprising a front side surface, a bottom surface, a top surface, a back side surface, a hinge retainer proximate each lateral side of the panel and extending at least partially along each lateral side from the bottom surface to the top surface, a flange of each hinge retainer extending along the back side surface toward a central region of the panel, and a channel defined between the flange of each hinge retainer and the back side surface of the panel; and a protective clip covering at least a portion of the bottom surface of the panel, the protective clip comprising a base member coupled to the bottom surface of the panel and a back portion coupled to the back side surface of the panel, the back portion of the protective clip comprising two tabs, each tab positioned within a corresponding channel of the panel between the flange of each hinge retainer and the back side surface of the panel and abutting against an inner surface of a corresponding flange of the hinge retainer, each tab separated from the back side surface of the panel within the corresponding channel.