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US 10,697,183 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for a wall panel system
AssigneeAssociated Architectural Products, Inc.
InventorT. Richard Ferguson
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a wall panel system having a plurality of wall panels arranged within a framework. The wall panels may include a plurality of retention devices releasably engaging the framework to position the wall panels relative to the wall panel system. One or more of the retention devices may be actuated to engage and disengage from the framework. The wall panel system may include trim releasably engaging the framework.
Claims15
A wall panel system comprising:
- a framework defined by a plurality of first rails and a plurality of second rails to define a plurality of cells, and one or more projection clips attached to at least one of the plurality of first rails and the plurality of second rails, wherein the one or more projection clips includes an inwardly extending flange defining a space from a wall;
- a plurality of panels having a front face and a rear face defined by an outer periphery, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels is received within at least one of the plurality of cells;
- the rear face of at least one panel of the plurality of panels include a first retention device engaging at least one of the one or more projection clips, and wherein the first retention device includes a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein when in the deployed position the first retention device includes a portion deployed into the space defined by the inwardly extending flange of the at least one of the one or more projection clips;
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- wherein the first retention device is a magnetically actuated pin extending linearly between the stowed position and the deployed position.
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A wall panel system comprising:
- a framework defining a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells includes one or more projection clips engaging one or more rails, wherein the one or more projection clips includes an inwardly extending flange defining a space from a wall;
- a plurality of panels having a front face and a rear face defined by an outer periphery, wherein at least one of the plurality of panels is received within at least one of the plurality of cells;
- at least one panel of the plurality of panels includes a retention device releasably engaging at least one clip of the one or more projection clips, wherein the retention device includes a magnetically actuated portion deployed into the space defined by the inwardly extending flange of the at least one clip of the one or more projection clips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.