US 12,012,748 B2
Partition bracket assembly
Scott Alexander Simpson, Auckland (NZ); Nigel Park, Auckland (NZ); and Oliver Barnett, Hamilton (NZ)
Assigned to BRACELOK IP LIMITED, Auckland (NZ)
Appl. No. 17/611,023
Filed by BRACELOK IP LIMITED, Auckland (NZ)
PCT Filed May 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/NZ2020/050042
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 12, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/231273, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 753507 (NZ), filed on May 14, 2019; and application No. 753529 (NZ), filed on May 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0298777 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 1/38 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 1/388 (2023.08) [E04B 2001/389 (2023.08)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bracket assembly for attachment to a partition wall, comprising:
a first attachment system for attaching the bracket to an upper surface of a partition wall;
a second attachment system for attaching the bracket to an upper structure;
a shaft; and
a sleeve comprising a hollow region for slidably receiving a portion of the shaft therein;
wherein the second attachment system is connectable to the sleeve and the first attachment system is connectable to the shaft,
wherein the shaft is longer than the sleeve and the shaft has a stop at each end and wherein in use the sleeve is slidable on the shaft between the stops to accommodate vertical displacements between the wall and the upper structure.