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An interior wall for a transportable building module which includes a frame, a floor associated with the frame, a roof associated with the frame, and at least one exterior wall associated with the frame. The interior wall includes lower horizontal support members rigidly secured to the floor and upp

An interior wall for a transportable building module which includes a frame, a floor associated with the frame, a roof associated with the frame, and at least one exterior wall associated with the frame. The interior wall includes lower horizontal support members rigidly secured to the floor and upper horizontal support members flexibly associated with the frame. A plurality of spaced apart vertical support members are secured therebetween. Wall panels preferably gypsum panels are secured to the vertical support members, and preferably are provided with reinforcement across an outer surface of same and joints therebetween. Exemplary of preferred reinforcing mediums are fiberglass fabric adhesively secured across the panels and joints, or a flexible polymeric film produced in situ across the panels and the joints. Flexible association of the wall with an upper portion of the frame may be achieved by use of individual flexible brackets or a plurality of flexible brackets to which horizontal connectors are secured. A ceiling grid, per se, may be secured to flexible brackets around the periphery of same with the upper wall support members secured to the ceiling grid. A module including interior walls according to the present invention may be transported for hundreds of miles without structure damage to the walls or panels secured thereto.

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1. In a transportable building structure including a frame, a floor secured to said frame, a roof secured to said frame, and at least one exterior wall secured to said frame, an interior wall comprising: (a) at least one lower horizontal support member rigidly secured to said floor; (b) wall mou

1. In a transportable building structure including a frame, a floor secured to said frame, a roof secured to said frame, and at least one exterior wall secured to said frame, an interior wall comprising: (a) at least one lower horizontal support member rigidly secured to said floor; (b) wall mounting means secured to said frame adjacent to an upper end of same, said wall mounting means including a flexible portion; (c) at least one upper horizontal support member united with said flexible portion of said wall mounting means; (d) a plurality of spaced apart vertical studs rigidly secured between said lower and upper support members; and (d) a plurality of wall panels secured to said vertical studs so that during transport of said structure, said flexible portion of said wall mounting means will flex and dissipate stresses applied to said wall and minimize any damage thereto. 2. An interior wall as defined in claim 1 wherein said wall mounting means comprises a plurality of brackets secured to said frame, said brackets having a flexible leg, said at least one upper horizontal wall support member being united with said flexible legs. 3. An interior wall as defined in claim 2 wherein said at least one upper horizontal support member is secured directly to said bracket legs. 4. An interior wall as defined in claim 2 wherein a further horizontal member is secured to said flexible legs and said at least one upper wall support member is secured to said further horizontal member. 5. An interior wall as defined in claim 1 wherein said panels are reinforced across an outer exposed surface of same. 6. An interior wall as defined in claim 5 wherein a reinforcing fabric is adhesively secured across said panels and the joints therebetween. 7. An interior wall as defined in claim 5 wherein a flexible polymer film is produced in situ across the outer surface of said panels and the joints therebetween. 8. An interior wall as defined in claim 6 wherein said panels are gypsum board. 9. An interior wall as defined in claim 7 wherein said panels are gypsum board. 10. An interior wall for a transportable building structure which includes a frame, a floor secured to said frame, a roof secured to said frame and at least one exterior wall secured to said frame, comprising: (a) a plurality of brackets secured to said frame about at least a portion of the periphery of said structure, said brackets having a depending leg with an outer free end; (b) a ceiling grid secured around the periphery of same to said outer free ends of said brackets; (c) at least one upper horizontal wall support member secured to said ceiling grid; (d) at least one lower horizontal wall support member secured to said floor; (e) vertical wall support members secured in spaced relation between said upper and lower wall support members; and (f) wall panels secured to said vertical support members, whereby during transport of said structure said wall will flex about said outer free ends of said brackets. 11. An interior wall as defined in claim 10 wherein further panels are secured to said grid to define a ceiling. 12. An interior wall as defined in claim 10 comprising further a layer of insulation on a side of said wall opposite said panels. 13. An interior wall as defined in claim 10 wherein said panels are gypsum panels and wherein said gypsum panels are secured to said vertical wall support members with self-threading fastening means. 14. An interior wall as defined in claim 13 wherein further, a reinforcing means is applied across said gypsum panels and the joints therebetween to reinforce said panels and to impede at least a substantial majority of said fastening means against withdrawal. 15. An interior wall as defined in claim 14 wherein said reinforcing means is a fabric adhesively secured to said panels. 16. An interior wall as defined in claim 14 wherein a flexible polymeric film is produced in situ across said panels and the joints therebetween. 17. An improved interior wall for a transportable building module which includes a skeletal steel support frame, a reinforced concrete floor secured to said frame, a roof secured to said frame and at least one exterior wall secured to same frame, comprising: (a) U-shaped support means rigidly secured to said concrete floor; (b) a plurality of brackets secured to said frame, said brackets having a leg extending inwardly with respect to said frame and having a terminal free generally flexible end; (c) U-shaped support means associated with outer free ends of said brackets; (d) wall studs received between said upper and lower U-shaped support means and secured thereat; (e) wall panels secured to said studs with self-threading fastening means; and (f) means to reinforce said wall panels and impede withdrawal of said fastening means, whereby during transit of said module, stress induced on said wall will be dissipated by flexure of said outer free ends of said brackets without damage to said wall and said reinforcing means will preclude damage to said panels. 18. An interior wall as defined in claim 17 wherein said brackets are spaced apart around at least a portion of said frame, and wherein at least one further element is secured to said outer free ends of said brackets along said frame and said U-shaped support means are secured thereto. 19. An interior wall as defined in claim 17 wherein said brackets are spaced apart around at least a portion of said frame and further comprising a plurality of crossing members defining a ceiling grid, a portion of said ceiling grid being secured to said brackets and said U-shaped support means being secured to a portion of said ceiling grid. 20. An interior wall as defined in claim 17 wherein said wall is an interior partition wall, and wherein wall panels are secured to opposite sides of said wall studs. 21. An interior wall as defined in claim 17 wherein said panels are gypsum board, said fastening means are countersunk into same and said reinforcing means is a fabric adhesively secured across said panels, said adhesive entering said counter sinks and impeding withdrawal of said fastening means. 22. An interior wall as defined in claim 17 wherein said panels are gypsum board, said fastening means are countersunk into same and said reinforcing means is a polymer film produced in situ thereacross.