Patent ID: 6609339
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
An assembly of coupled wall panels, comprising:a first wall panel having a first face; a second wall panel having a corresponding second face; a first coupling member depending from said first face at a point thereon and extending outwardly therefrom, wherein the thickness of said first coupling member measured along at least a first axis perpendicular to said first face is less than the amount that said first coupling member is spaced from said first wall panel along said first axis; a second coupling member depending from said second face and having an extension portion extending outwardly therefrom along said first axis, and terminating in an end of said second coupling member, the length of said extension portion being adapted so that said extension portion extends beyond said first coupling member; and a spring coupling mechanism for coupling said second coupling member and said first coupling member together, said spring coupling mechanism having a first spring disposed so that relative movement between said coupling members in the direction of said first axis compresses said first spring.