System for mounting wall panels to a wall

For use with a system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall, the system being of a type including a mounting structure connected in spaced relation from the existing wall for supporting wall panels, the improvement comprising a hook member including:

• a wall panel securing section to which a wall panel is secured prior to supporting the wall panel on the mounting structure,
• an L-shaped hook wall for slidably mounting the hook member to the mounting structure, the L-shaped hook wall including a first wall connected with and extending from the wall panel securing section, and a second wall extending at an angle from the first wall and spaced from the wall panel securing section by a first spacing distance so as to receive the mounting structure in a space between the L-shaped hook wall and the wall panel securing section after the wall panel securing section is secured to the wall panel,
• the wall panel securing section having a first height dimension, the second wall having a second height dimension and the first spacing distance always being less than the first and second height dimensions, and
• an adjustment and securing arrangement for adjusting a position of the mounting structure in the space, the adjustment and securing arrangement including a first opening in the first wall for receiving a set screw to adjust the position of the mounting structure in the space, and a second opening in the first wall for securing the hook member to the mounting structure,
• wherein, after the wall panel securing section is secured to the wall panel, the L-shaped hook wall is merely inserted over the mounting structure to hang the wall panel thereon.

A combination wall panel and hook member for mounting the wall panel to an existing wall in a system of a type including a mounting structure connected in spaced relation from the existing wall for supporting the wall panel, the combination wall panel and hook member comprising:

• a wall panel;
• and
• a hook member including:
• a wall panel securing section to which the wall panel is secured prior to supporting the wall panel on the mounting structure;
• an L-shaped hook wall for slidably mounting the hook member to the mounting structure, the L-shaped hook wall including a first wall movably connected with the wall panel securing section, and a second wall extending at an angle from the first wall and spaced from the wall panel securing section by a first spacing distance so as to receive the mounting structure in a space between the L-shaped hook wall and the wall panel securing section after the wall panel securing section is secured to the wall panel,
• the wall panel securing section having a first height dimension, the second wall having a second height dimension and the first spacing distance always being less than the first and second height dimensions, and
• an adjustment arrangement for adjusting a position of the first wall of the hook wall on the wall panel securing section so as to move the second wall toward and away from the wall panel securing section,
• wherein, after the wall panel securing section is secured to the wall panel, the L-shaped hook wall is merely inserted over the mounting structure to hang the wall panel thereon.

A combination wall panel and hook member for mounting the wall panel to an existing wall in a system of a type including a mounting structure connected in spaced relation from the existing wall for supporting the wall panel, the combination wall panel and hook member comprising:

• a wall panel;
• and
• a hook member including:
• a wall panel securing section to which the wall panel is secured prior to supporting the wall panel on the mounting structure;
• an L-shaped hook wall for slidably mounting the hook member to the mounting structure, the L-shaped hook wall including a first wall connected with and extending from the wall panel securing section, and a second wall extending at an angle from the first wall and spaced from the wall panel securing section by a first spacing distance so as to receive the mounting structure in a space between the L-shaped hook wall and the wall panel securing section after the wall panel securing section is secured to the wall panel,
• the wall panel securing section having a first height dimension, the second wall having a second height dimension and the first spacing distance always being less than the first and second height dimensions, and
• wherein, after the wall panel securing section is secured to the wall panel, the L-shaped hook wall is merely inserted over the mounting structure to hang the wall panel thereon, and
• an adjustment and securing arrangement for adjusting a position of the mounting structure in the space, the adjustment and securing arrangement including a first opening in the first wall for receiving a set screw to adjust the position of the mounting structure in the space, and a second opening in the first wall for securing the hook member to the mounting structure.