Patent ID: 7913466
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A panel structure comprising: a flexible panel having a first side edge and a second side edge, the first and second side edges being opposing edges of the flexible panel; first and second edge strips, the first edge strip cooperating with the first side edge of the flexible panel and the second edge strip cooperating with the second side edge of the flexible panel, the first and second edge strips each having at least one mounting member receiving area provided thereon, the at least one mounting member receiving area being dimensioned to receive a mounting member therein; and a biasing member having first and second opposed ends, the first end of the biasing member being attached to the first edge strip and the second end of the member being attached to the second edge strip to maintain the panel in a flexed configuration; wherein each of the first and second edge strips has a panel receiving recess and an arcuate channel extending from an edge thereof, the panel receiving recess and the arcuate channel being spaced from one another, and wherein each of the first and second edge strips has a first longitudinally extending edge and a second longitudinally extending edge, each of the first and second longitudinally extending edges having an opening which extends at least substantially the entire length of its respective longitudinally extending edge, the first and second longitudinally extending edge openings of each edge strip being positioned on opposing longitudinally extending edges, whereby said biasing member is received in at least one of said openings.