MANUFACTURER
CLARIDGE PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT, INC.
P.O. Box 910
Harrison, Arkansas 72602-0910
Tel: (870) 743-2200
Fax: (870) 743-1908
E-mail: claridge@claridgeproducts.com
Web site: http://www.claridgeproducts.com
Established in 1947, Claridge is the world's largest manufacturer of chalkboards
and bulletin boards. In addition, Claridge makes display and trophy cases, directory
boards, easels, LCS dry erase writing systems, erasers, magnetic scheduling
boards, speaker's stands, wood lecture units with matching credenzas, and many
other items for home, school and office use.
Through the years Claridge has maintained high quality in its lines of chalkboards
and bulletin boards, while adding innovative features, maintaining competitive
pricing, and expanding the product lines to become a single source supplier.
With the largest manufacturing plants in the industry and an in-house engineering
department, Claridge can supply your needs from start to finish - from specifications
and drawings to the finished product.
PRODUCT PRESENTATION
CLARIDGE HORIZONTAL SLIDING UNITS
Claridge horizontal sliding units are highly functional, multi-purpose units
that can double the writing and visual display area of your wall space. Multiple
panel installations allow presentations to be prepared in advance.
Standard Horizontal Sliding Unit installations consist
of:
- Two, three or four tracks
- Two, three or four sliding panels
- Fixed back panel
Sliding Panels and Fixed Back Panel options include:
- Porcelain enamel steel writing surface with either LCS Markerboard or Vitracite
Chalkboard
- Tackable panels of Claridge Cork, Hook-Fab, Fabricork, Designer Fabric
or Tan Nucork
- Glass beaded projection screen
- Any combination of the above
Features:
- Trim and panel edging are extruded aluminum, satin anodize finish
- Sliding panels are top-suspended and glide easily over aluminum track on
molded nylon rollers
- Standard height is 4’0”; lengths up to 24’0”
- Approximately 3/8” between sliding panels
Horizontal Sliding Unit Options:
- Color anodize or powder coat paint finish aluminum
- Units can be manufactured for ceiling to floor installation, or anywhere
in between - no cost, no obligation quotation
- Component parts only - sliding panels with track, guide channel and hardware
- no housing
- Special fabrics or customer supplied materials in sliding panel and / or
back panel
Architect’s Specification
Furnish and install where shown on shop drawings, Horizontal Sliding Units
manufactured by Claridge Products and Equipment, Inc., Harrison, Arkansas. Sliding
panels to be (architect to select from 24 gauge LCS markerboard or 24 gauge
Vitracite chalkboard writing surface, or Claridge Cork, Fabricork, Hook- Fab,
Designer Fabric or Tan Nucork tackboard surface). Fixed back panel to be selected
by architect from any of the above materials or any combination of these. Color
charts available on request. Typical sliding panel make-up for Markerboards
and Chalkboards consists of 24 gauge steel face sheet, 3/8” honeycomb
core, with steel backing. Typical back panel make-up for Markerboards and Chalkboards
consists of 24 gauge steel face sheet, 3/8” particleboard core with .002
foil backing. Typical panel make-up for sliding panels and/or back panels for
tackboard consists of 1/4” Claridge Cork with burlap back on hardboard,
Fabricork, Hook-Fab, Designer Fabric on cork underlay on hardboard, or Tan Nucork
on hardboard. Frame and exposed metal members to be extruded aluminum in etched
and anodized satin finish (color anodize or powder coat finishes optional),
with all corners reinforced with angles to strengthen frame. Nylon ball bearing
rollers at top of unit and nylon guide rollers at bottom of unit to be of sufficient
size and number to eliminate vibration and provide smooth and quiet operation
of the panels.