Methods of fastening a wall panel to a wall, kits, and wall assemblies
AssigneeAnenda Systems Inc.
InventorsKenneth Nathan Sharpe, Anthony Richard Belisle, Daniel Colin Meier
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Abstract
A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, according to one illustrative embodiment, comprises coupling a retaining body to a mounting body mounted on an outer surface of the wall adjacent a side edge of the wall panel. Coupling the retaining body to the mounting body may comprise coupling a first connector on an inner surface of the retaining body to a second connector on the mounting body, and positioning a retainer on the retaining body against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall. Kits and wall assemblies according to other illustrative embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims23
A method of fastening a wall panel to a wall, the method comprising:
- when an inner surface of the wall panel faces towards an outer surface of the wall with an air space between the outer surface of the wall and the inner surface of the wall panel, positioning a first retainer against a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall, wherein the first retainer is on a first retaining body having:
- an inner surface facing towards the outer surface of the wall;
- and
- an outer surface opposite the inner surface of the first retaining body, the outer surface of the first retaining body defining a channel in fluid communication with the air space to allow moisture to escape the air space.
A kit comprising:
- a wall panel comprising an inner surface;
- and
- a retaining body comprising a retainer and having:
- an inner surface;
- and
- an outer surface opposite the inner surface of the retaining body, the outer surface of the retaining body defining a channel,
- wherein when the inner surface of the wall panel faces towards an outer surface of a wall, when an air space is between the inner surface of the wall panel and the outer surface of the wall, and when the retainer retains a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall with the inner surface of the retaining body facing towards the outer surface of the wall, the channel is in fluid communication with the air space to allow moisture to escape the air space.
A wall assembly comprising:
- a wall panel comprising an inner surface facing towards an outer surface of a wall, the wall panel spaced apart from the outer surface of the wall and defining an air space between the outer surface of the wall and the inner surface of the wall panel;
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- a first retaining body comprising a first retainer retaining a retaining surface on the wall panel to fasten the wall panel to the wall, the first retaining body having:
- an inner surface facing towards the outer surface of the wall;
- and
- an outer surface opposite the inner surface of the first retaining body, the outer surface of the first retaining body defining a channel in fluid communication with the air space to allow moisture to escape the air space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.