Support arrangement for covering elements of a building
AssigneeMasonry Support Systems Limited
InventorSean Coyle
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Abstract
A support arrangement for supporting covering elements on a soffit and/or a fascia of a building. The support arrangement has a backing member that is operable to receive covering elements and is formed at least partially from non-metallic material. The support arrangement further has an attachment means for attaching the support arrangement to a building or building component such that it forms a part of the building. The support arrangement is non-flammable and can easily receive fixings to fix covering elements thereto. Covering elements can be fixed to the support arrangement and then the arrangement can be attached to a building or building component such that the covering elements form a part of the soffit or fascia of the building.
Claims17
A support arrangement for supporting covering elements on a soffit and/or a fascia of a building, the support arrangement comprising a non-combustible backing member that is operable to receive covering elements and is formed at least partially from cementitious and non-metallic material, the support arrangement further comprising an attachment means for attaching the support arrangement to a building or building component such that the support arrangement forms a part of the building;
- wherein the attachment means comprises an elongate attachment channel, one or more fixing elements that are operable to fixedly engage with fixing means;
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- wherein the one or more fixing elements are movable relative to the attachment channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.