Linear panel
AssigneeHunter Douglas Industries BV
InventorsMichiel Jacobus Johannes Langeveld, Lars Vejen-Jensen
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Abstract
A linear wall or ceiling panel comprising and formed from a woven or non-woven fibrous material. Preferably, the material is thermoformable and non-woven and comprises at least one of the group consisting of: bi-core polyester fibers: two different types of fibers having different melting points; a mixture of bi-core polyester fibers and non-bi-core (single core) polyester fibers. The panel is preferably shaped to provide means for mounting the panel to a carrier. Optionally, an end portion may be provided to cover the open longitudinal end of the linear panel.
Claims20
A linear wall or ceiling panel comprising:
- an elongate main panel portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the linear panel, the main panel portion comprising a base wall and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall;
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- first and second engagement flanges extending from the first and second sidewalls, respectively;
- wherein the linear panel is formed from a thermoformable non-woven fibrous material, the material comprising a plurality of polyester fibers, a first portion of the plurality of polyester fibers having a first melting temperature and a second portion of the plurality of the polyester fibers having a second melting temperature that is less than the first melting temperature.
A panel assembly, comprising:
- a carrier;
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- a linear panel configured to be coupled to the carrier to support the linear panel relative to a wall or ceiling, the linear panel comprising:
- an elongate main panel portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the linear panel, the main panel portion comprising a base wall and first and second sidewalls extending from the base wall;
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- first and second engagement flanges extending from the first and second sidewalls, respectively, the first and second engagement flanges configured to engage respective portions of the carrier to couple the linear panel to the carrier;
- wherein the linear panel is formed from a thermoformable non-woven fibrous material, the material comprising a plurality of polyester fibers, a first portion of the plurality of polyester fibers having a first melting temperature and a second portion of the plurality of the polyester fibers having a second melting temperature that is less than the first melting temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.