US 12,305,388 B2
Cap for a temporary wall system providing fire barrier protection
Bruce Bickford, Cushing, ME (US); Darrell Flagg, Turner, ME (US); William Randall, Brunswick, ME (US); and Amelia Cutler, Scarborough, ME (US)
Assigned to STARC SYSTEMS, INC., Brunswick, ME (US)
Filed by STARC SYSTEMS, INC., Brunswick, ME (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/097,773.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/389,461, filed on Jul. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0018777 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. E04B 2/82 (2006.01); E04B 2/74 (2006.01); E04G 21/24 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 2/821 (2013.01) [E04B 2/7403 (2013.01); E04G 21/243 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barrier system for partitioning a space, comprising:
a plurality of interlocking panels forming a modular wall;
wherein the interlocking panels are assembled laterally adjacent to each other in the modular wall;
wherein a connection of laterally adjacent interlocking panels in the modular wall is made through a joint formed by a first tongue and groove assembly; and
a plurality of cap panels forming a modular ceiling;
wherein the cap panels are assembled laterally adjacent to each other in the modular ceiling;
wherein a connection of the cap panels of the modular ceiling to the interlocking panels of the modular wall is made through a joint formed by a second tongue and groove assembly;
wherein each cap panel comprises a groove extending adjacent a first edge of the cap panel, wherein said groove is configured to engage with a tongue provided on the top edge of the interlocking panel; and
wherein each cap panel further includes:
a further tongue at a second edge of the cap panel which extends perpendicular to the first edge of the cap panel; and
a further groove a third edge of the cap panel which extends perpendicular to the first edge of the cap panel.