Patent ID: 6167937
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A partition wall panel assembly comprising: a partition wall panel including opposite walls, said opposite walls each having a lower end disposed near a floor surface; and a seal setting mechanism carried by said partition wall panel and positioned between said opposite walls, said seal setting mechanism including: first and second cross-members pivotally interconnected with said partition wall panel said first and second cross-members being piovotally interconnected; a first force transfer member pivotally interconnected to and extending downwardly from said first cross-member; a second force transfer member pivotally interconnected to and extending downwardly from said second cross-member; and a sealing member interconnected with said first and second force transfer members; whereby when said cross-members are pivoted, said seal setting mechanism causes said first and second force transfer members to move said sealing member between a first position, in which said sealing member is held away from the floor surface, and a second position, in which said sealing member is held against the floor surface to thereby secure said partition wall panel with respect to the floor surface.