Structure for the creation of room dividing walls particularly for operating theatres and the like

Claim 1

A structure for the creation of room dividing walls or for the lining of pre-existing walls, particularly for operating theatres and the like, said structure comprising a plurality of uprights, each upright comprising two C-shaped sections set against one another and having oppositely directed wings, means for anchoring said uprights, respectively, to the ceiling and the floor of a room being partitioned, said anchoring means including means for adjusting the height of said uprights, stiffening cross beams connecting, respectively, adjacent ones of said uprights, front lining panels arranged adjacent to one another and against said connected uprights, and means for securing adjacent ones of a pair of said panels to the adjacent wings of said uprights including centering means for centering panels with respect to said uprights and affixing means affixing said panels to said uprights, said centering means being separate from said affixing means and both said centering and said affixing means being attached to said C-shaped section, said lining panels having provided therein centering slots and affixing holes for connection, respectively, to said centering means and said affixing means, said affixing means including reversible elastic restraining members capable of being deformed upon passing through said affixing holes, the affixing means securing the lining panels to the C-shaped sections.