Panel systems and methods
OwnerCameron David Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
A panel for a surface covering system of a plurality of like panels, the panel comprising: a base layer; a first joint extrusion attached along a first edge of the base layer; a second joint extrusion attached along a second edge of the base layer, opposite the first edge; a covering layer covering at least part of the first joint extrusion and at least part of the second joint extrusion; wherein the first extrusion is configured to join to a second extrusion of an adjacent like panel, and the covering layer substantially conceals the first extrusion and the second extrusion when installed.
Claims20
A panel for a surface covering system of a plurality of like panels, the panel comprising:
- a base layer;
- a first joint extrusion attached to the base layer along a first portion of a perimeter thereof, the first joint extrusion configured to attach to a surface, support or structure;
- a second joint extrusion attached to the base layer along a second portion of the perimeter thereof, opposite the first portion;
- a decorative covering layer covering at least part of the first joint extrusion and at least part of the second joint extrusion;
- wherein the first extrusion is configured to join to a second extrusion of an adjacent like panel, and the decorative covering layer substantially conceals the first extrusion and the second extrusion when installed.
An acoustic surface covering system including a plurality of like panels, each panel including an acoustically absorbent base layer and a perforated covering layer.
A method of forming a panel for a surface covering system, including:
- a) providing a rigid base layer;
- b) attaching a first joint extrusion to the base layer along a first portion of a perimeter thereof;
- c) attaching a second joint extrusion to the base layer along a second portion of the perimeter thereof, the second portion being opposite the first portion;
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- d) attaching a decorative covering layer onto a front surface of the base layer and onto at least part of at least one of the first and second joint extrusions;
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- e) forming one or more holes in a base of the first joint extrusion, for attaching the first joint extrusion to an underlying support or structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.