Patent Publication Number: US-6336298-B1

Title: Partition composition

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a partition composition, especially to a partition composition, which has module-fashion design and can be easily assembled or disassembled to comply with large or small space. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The conventional partition composition is generally assembled with groundwork frame composed a plurality of stubs on floor or between floor and ceiling. Afterward, baffle plates are arranged to cover the openings of the frame by nail or screw, thus finishing partition composition for house or office. However, the assembling of the conventional partition composition is cumbersome, especially when the assembled partition composition is modified to accommodate doors or windows. The conventional partition composition is often disassembled destructively for a new layout. The disassembled partition composition generally can not be recycled for new usage. Therefore, the cost of arranging partition composition is high. 
     Moreover, the conventional partition composition is generally designed for space separation. Therefore, the furniture such as bookshelf, table, chest or cabinet is placed on floor. Otherwise, the furniture is arranged in a destructive way. For example, the hang-up chest, wall lamp, dressing table and towel rail is fixed on partition composition by nail or screw. In other word, the conventional partition composition can not provide versatile arrangement for furniture or office utility. Moreover, the electric conduit and socket can not be conveniently changed position on the conventional partition composition once being allocated. 
     It is an object of the present invention to provide a partition composition unit comprising two supportive poles of hollow tubular shape and cross-shaped cross-section, an outer baffleplate, and a center baffleplate. Optionally, at least one supportive pole is configured as a corner pier. Therefore, the partition composition based on the partition composition unit can be easily assembled and disassembled. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a partition composition unit by which the household or office utility can be easily assembled thereon. 
     It is still another object of the present invention to provide a partition composition unit by which the electrical conduit and switch for computer and telecommunication can be easily assembled thereon. 
     It is still another object of the present invention to provide a partition composition unit by which part of the partition can be easily modified and removed to save cost. 
     The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which: 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 shows the exploded view of the partition unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 2 shows the perspective view of the partition unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 3 shows the perspective view of the partition unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 4 shows the perspective view of the partition unit according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
     FIG. 5 shows the first application of the partition composition according to the present invention; 
     FIG. 6 shows the second application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 7 shows the third application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 8 shows the fourth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 9 shows the fifth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 10 shows the sixth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 11 shows the seventh application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 12 shows the eighth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 13 shows the ninth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 14 shows the tenth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 15 shows the eleventh application of the partition composition according to the present invention. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     The partition composition according to the present invention comprises a plurality of partition units. FIG. 1 shows the exploded view of the partition unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the perspective view of the partition unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The partition unit  1  comprises two supportive poles  10 , two outer baffleplates and a center baffleplate  12 . 
     The supportive poles  10  are erectly arranged between floor and ceiling in household and office application, or on the floor in exhibition application. The supportive pole  10  is cross-shape hollow tube with two lateral wings  100  and two panels  101  (front and rear sides). The width of the two lateral wings  100  is smaller than the separation between the two panels  101  such that steps  102  are formed. Each supportive pole  10  has hole  103  for conductive wire. The lateral wing  100  has a plurality of coupling holes  104  near the step  102  and the panel  101  has a plurality of through holes  105 . 
     The outer baffleplate  11  has a plurality of hooks  110  or other coupling means corresponding to coupling holes  104  on the inner sides facing the supportive poles  10  such that the outer baffleplate  11  is retained on the steps  102  on the lateral side thereof. The outer baffleplate  11  is bridged between two supportive poles  10  by locking the hooks  110  into the coupling holes  104  such that an interspace is formed between two outer baffleplates  11 . Moreover, the thickness of the outer baffleplate  11  is slightly larger than the projecting height of the panel  101  with respect to the lateral wing  100  such that the panel  101  is indented when the outer baffleplates  11  are assembled on the supportive poles  10 . The indentation of the panel  101  can provide aesthetic visual effect. 
     The center baffleplate  12  is placed in the interspace between the two supportive poles  10  and the two outer baffleplates  11 . The center baffleplate  12  may adopt soundproof material and is provided a baseboard  120  at the bottom thereof in advance. 
     To complete a partition arrangement for house or office, a user can assemble a partition unit  1  comprising two supportive poles  10 , two outer baffleplates  11 , and a center baffleplate  12 , or with an additive baseboard  120 . Afterward, the partition composition is finished by assembling a plurality of partition units  1 , thus providing a partition for house or showground. To disassemble the partition composition, a user can part the partition composition into a plurality of partition units  1  in reversed order. Therefore, the inventive partition composition provides versatile application with reduced cost. 
     FIG. 3 shows the perspective view of the partition unit  1 ′ according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The partition unit  1 ′ comprises one hollow supportive pole  10 , one L-shape pier  13 , two outer baffleplates  11  and a center baffleplate  12 . The L-shape pier  13  has two wing portions  130  and corresponding steps  131 . Two adjacent partition units  1 ′ are bridged by one L-shape pier  13  to form an L-shaped partition composition. FIG. 3 shows the perspective view of the partition unit  1 ″ according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. The pier  13  is cross shape with four wing portions  130  and corresponding steps  131 . Therefore, four adjacent partition units  1 ″ are bridged by one cross shape pier  13  to form a cross shaped partition composition. 
     The hole  103  of the supportive pole  10  can be used to accommodate wiring as shown in FIG.  3 . Moreover, the through holes  105  of the panel  101  can be optionally provided with power socket  20 , telephone line or telecommunication socket  21 , coaxial cable socket  22 , power switch  23  corresponding to the practical usage. 
     Moreover, the through holes  105  of the panel  101  allows the engagement of hook  30  to hang business utility or household utility thereon. FIG. 5 shows the application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a table  31  is hung on two supportive poles  10 . FIG. 6 shows the second application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a bolster  32  has upper and lower reinforced glass plates  320  and a hollow interspace therebetween to contain a lamp  321 . The bolster  32  can be hung on two supportive poles  10  for supportive function and provide romantic feeling by the lamp  321 . FIG. 7 shows the third application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a hang-up chest  33  is hung on the supportive poles  10 . The hang-up chest  33  comprises two transparent glass plates  330  on two lateral sides thereof, a glass door  331  on front side thereof, opaque top plate  332  and bottom plate  333  on top and bottom sides thereof. The bottom of the top plate  332  and the top of the bottom plate  333  are provided with sanding glass plates  334  containing a lamp  335  therein to provide pleasing lightening. FIG. 8 shows the fourth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a wardrobe  34  comprising lateral plate  341 , hanging rod  342  is retained on the supportive poles  10 . FIG. 9 shows the fifth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a dressing table  36  with layer utility is arranged on the supportive pole  10 . FIG. 10 shows the sixth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a supportive rack  390  is arranged on the supportive pole  10  and a water sink  39  with conduit is arranged on the supportive rack  390 . FIG. 11 shows the seventh application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a wall lamp  37  is hung on the supportive pole  10 . FIG. 12 shows the eighth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, a plurality of upright plates  400  are fixed on the supportive pole  10  to enhance the stability of the partition composition. Moreover, a plurality of horizontal plates  401  are provide to form a composite chest  40 . FIG. 13 shows the ninth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, an external rack  43  is assembled with the inventive partition composition. Afterward, a hang-up chest  41  and a horizontal plate  42  are arranged on the assembly according to user&#39;s need. In a word, light utilities can be hung on the inventive partition composition according to user&#39;s need. The inventive partition composition has versatile usage and pleasing outlook. 
     When the partition composition requires to be modified, the pier  13  and supportive pole  10  can be disassembled and moved to change the partition. FIG. 14 shows the tenth application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, to assemble a door  38  or glass window on the partition composition, a set of outer baffleplate  11 , center baffleplate  12  and baseboard  120  are disassembled from the partition composition, then a door  38  is easily arranged on the supportive pole  10 . The disassembled material can be reused to save resource. 
     More particularly, the outer baffleplate  11  can be decorated with wooden cover, thin brick or wall cloth with user&#39;s favor pattern. The panel  101  of the supportive pole  10  can be covered with covering plate to hide the unused through holes  105  to keep integrality of the partition composition. Moreover, the inventive partition composition can also be used to three dimensional space division beside the above mentioned application. FIG. 15 shows the eleventh application of the partition composition according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the supportive pole  10  is hung by steel rods and the outer baffleplate  11  is retained on the supportive pole  10  such that lamps can be arranged on the outer baffleplate  11  and more broad usage can be provided. 
     Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have suggested in the foregoing description, and other will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.