US 11,913,269 B2
Vertical folding wall partition and method of deploying same
Mark McDonald, Beaconsfield (CA)
Assigned to SKYFOLD INC., Baie-d'Urfe (CA)
Filed by Skyfold Inc., Baie d'Urfe (CA)
Filed on May 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/872,587.
Application 16/872,587 is a division of application No. 15/707,451, filed on Sep. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,683,689.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/397,481, filed on Sep. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0270923 A1, Aug. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. E05D 15/26 (2006.01); E05F 15/605 (2015.01); E06B 3/48 (2006.01); E06B 3/94 (2006.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E04B 2/82 (2006.01); E04B 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 15/262 (2013.01) [E04B 2/82 (2013.01); E04B 9/001 (2013.01); E04B 9/008 (2013.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05F 15/605 (2015.01); E06B 3/48 (2013.01); E06B 3/483 (2013.01); E06B 3/94 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of deploying a foldable wall partition stored within a cavity of a ceiling, comprising:
lowering foldable panel assemblies from the cavity via a moving mechanism, the moving mechanism including a hanger and link arms operatively coupling the panel assemblies to the hanger, each panel assembly unfolding from a stacked relationship within the cavity to an upright orientation while being lowered from the cavity; and
lowering cover panels from a stored position within the cavity until the cover panels are disposed in a deployed position, the cover panels include at least two cover panel rows that are horizontally spaced apart within the cavity, the at least two cover panel rows being respectively displaced between the stored position and the deployed position, the at least two cover panel rows of the cover panels, when in the deployed position, extending in a common horizontal plane and being substantially coplanar with the ceiling to conceal the cavity therein;
wherein the link arms and the cover panels are independently pivotable relative to each other to provide access to the cavity.