Patent ID: 6581345
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: E04B,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
A track concealment system for use with a movable wall system, the movable wall system having a track defining an elongated passageway extending the length of the track and a track opening in communication with the passageway and extending the length of the passageway, the track positioned adjacent to a ceiling defining a ceiling opening in communication with the track opening and extending the length of the passageway; at least one movable wall having an upper end; at least one trolley slidingly disposed within the passageway of the track; and a connecting member attached to the upper end of the movable wall at one end and extending through both the track opening and the ceiling opening to engage the trolley at a second end, the track concealment system comprising:a pair of ceiling elements disposed within the ceiling to define a portion of the ceiling opening, each of said ceiling elements having an edge and sized to conceal a portion of the track; and a pair of brackets each having a first portion attachable to the track and a second portion configured to support said edge of a corresponding one of said ceiling elements such that said edge of said ceiling element is adjacent the connecting member thereby concealing the track.