Polymer-based bracket system for metal panels
AssigneeAdvanced Architectural Products, LLC
InventorG. Matt Krause
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Abstract
A system for supporting exterior panels on a substrate of a building structure. The system has a plurality of polymeric bracket members, and each of the bracket members have at least one anchor section, at least one web section and at least one support section. The polymeric bracket members provide a thermal break from the exterior panel to the substrate of the building structure. A plurality of exterior cladding units are held in place by the bracket members. A plurality of vents are disposed between the panels and the exterior panels, and a plurality of vents are also disposed between the panels and the substrate, thereby forming a ventilation system.
Claims19
A polymeric bracket member comprising:
- a body section having an inner edge and an outer edge, with a distance between the inner edge and the outer edge defining a length, the body section having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- an anchor section integrally formed with and extending from the inner edge of the body section, the anchor section extending in a first direction above the first side of the body section, and also in a second direction below the second side of the body section, and in a direction opposite of the first direction, the anchor section having an interior side, the interior side being substantially planar;
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- a support section integrally formed with and extending from the outer edge of the body section, the support section extending in at least the second direction below the second side of the body section, and including an exterior surface, the exterior surface being substantially planar, and substantially parallel to the interior side of the anchor section, with the support section being configured so as to receive a fastener therethrough wherein a terminal end of at least one of the anchor section and the support section terminates in a taper reducing a thickness thereof.
A polymeric bracket member comprising:
- a pultruded elongated member formed from a plurality of glass fibers within a polymeric mix, the pultruded member having a substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration including:
- a body section having an inner edge and an outer edge, with a distance between the inner edge and the outer edge defining a length, the body section having a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- an anchor section integrally formed with and extending from the inner edge of the body section, the anchor section extending in a first direction above the first side of the body section, and also in a second direction below the second side of the body section, and in a direction opposite of the first direction, the anchor section having an interior side, the interior side being substantially planar;
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- a support section integrally formed with and extending from the outer edge of the body section, the support section extending in at least the second direction below the second side of the body section, and including an exterior surface, the exterior surface being substantially planar, and substantially parallel to the interior side of the anchor section,
- wherein, the body section includes a body thickness, the anchor section includes an anchor thickness and the support section includes a support thickness, with the support thickness being greater than that of the body thickness and the support thickness being greater than that of the anchor thickness, and
- wherein, a first fastener guide extends along a length of an exterior side of the anchor section and a second fastener guide extends along a length of the exterior surface of the support section, wherein the first fastener guide and the second fastener guide are parallel to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.