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Operable Partitions Glossary of Terms
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Remote Stack. A storage arrangement by which panels are located THUMB BOLT: A positive, sliding latch located on the
remotely from the wall’s installed position. Applications for remote top of a double pass door for the purpose of maintaining
stacking are common in situations when the same panels may be used the door in a closed position while panels are being
in multiple installed locations for reconfi guring a room into various extended or retracted.
sizes; or when space or other room constraints do not allow panels to
be stored in the same room in which they are used. Remote stacking TOP SEALS: Flexible vinyl material used for
may be used for all Individual Panel (Curve & Diverter and Multi- deadening and absorbing sound while also preventing
Directional) wall systems. light from escaping over the top of a panel / wall. KWIK-
WALL top seals feature two (2) fi ngers of fl exible vinyl
STACK DEPTH: A calculation determining the amount of space with a center bulb installed on both sides of the panel
required to stack the panels at a pre-determined location. See listing and adjusted to compress between the top of the panel
under STACK. and the bottom of the track. Also referred to as Fixed
Sweep Tops.
STANDARD VINYL: Vinyl wall covering which is applied to the
exterior surface of a panel. Standard vinyl consists of Class A rated, TRACK: An integral component of an operable wall’s
reinforced vinyl weighing not less than 15 ounces per lineal yard, and suspension system, consisting of straight runs of
is always included in the base price of KWIK-WALL operable wall aluminum or steel, and fabricated intersections to allow
systems. See listing under FINISH. carriers to negotiate turns. Track may be supported by
Direct or Drop Rod Mounting. KWIK-WALL utilizes
STC (SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS): A single number rating four (4) standard track designs for use with all fi ve (5)
system which measures the sound insulation value of a partition, types of panel operations:
door or window. The STC rating permits specifi ers to rank the sound
transmission loss or noise reduction performance of wall systems: i.e., Type 425 Aluminum Track. Extruded from
the higher the STC rating, the more effective is the sound insulation. aluminum alloy, Type 425 track utilizes grooves and
See listing under ASTM. interlocking pins for positive alignment of adjacent
track sections during installation. An integral-mounting
fl ange is included when used in conjunction with Drop
STRUCTURAL ACOUSTICAL BACKER: An acoustical substrate, Rod Mounting.
which is pressure laminated to a steel sheet substrate to form an
enhanced and stronger unit. Most commonly refers to gypsum board Type 850 Aluminum Track. Extruded from
which is pressure laminated to the underside of a steel skin as found aluminum alloy, Type 850 track utilizes grooves and
in STEEL PANEL (3000 Series) construction. See listing under interlocking pins for positive alignment of adjacent
ACOUSTICAL SUBSTRATE. track sections during installation. An integral-mounting
fl ange is included when used in conjunction with Drop
SUBSTRATE: See listing under ACOUSTICAL SUBSTRATE. Rod Mounting.

SUSPENSION SYSTEMS: Refers to the system employed for Type 850 Curve & Diverter Steel Track. An
“suspending” the panels overhead, thereby making the wall readily extruded aluminum bracket using a steel tread surface,
moveable. The two (2) major components of the suspension Type 850 track utilizes grooves and interlocking pins
system are the carriers, which are attached to the panels and the for positive alignment of adjacent track sections during
track, which is attached to a structural support overhead. The installation. An integral-mounting fl ange is used with
track may be supported by Direct Mounting to a wood header or drop rod brackets and can only be attached using Drop
Drop Rod Mounting from overhead structural steel by adjustable Rod Mounting.
suspended rods. See listing under DIRECT MOUNTING, DROP ROD
MOUNTING and CARRIERS. Type 850 Steel Track. Fabricated from .215” (5 mm)
thick structural steel, Type 850 Steel Track includes
SWEEPS: Refers to Fixed Top or Bottom Seals. See listing under drop rod brackets and can only be attached using Drop
BOTTOM SEALS and TOP SEALS. Rod Mounting.

TACKABLE SURFACE: Refers to a panel construction consisting
of a substrate that accepts thumb tacks. Tackable substrates include
gypsum, cork or mineral fi ber board. In addition, KWIK-WALL offers
a “magnetic” tack surface that consists of an underlying steel skin
suitable for accepting magnets.

TANDEM CARRIER: See listing under CARRIER.
THRUST BEARING: A lateral load “roller” type bearing which
allows a Multi-Directional carrier to rotate with little or no resistance.
See listing under CARRIER.

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