Apparatus and method for hanging architectural panels with concealed attachment points
AssigneeGordon Sales, Inc.
InventorImack Laydera-Collins
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Abstract
A wall and ceiling panel system which utilizes a concealed resilient beam for securing a panel to a wall or ceiling structure is disclosed. A wall and ceiling panel system having features of the present invention can comprise a panel configured for releasable attachment to a latching assembly. The latching assembly can comprise a resilient beam dynamically secured to a base bracket so as to allow the resilient beam to deflect relative to the base bracket during the panel installation and removal process. The panel can comprise a keyed flange having at least one locking slot configured to mate with the resilient beam, with the panel becoming secured to the latching assembly once the panel's key flange is mated with the resilient beam.
Claims26
A panel anchoring system comprising:
- a) a latching assembly comprising a resilient beam movably coupled to a base bracket so as to allow the resilient beam to deflect, wherein the resilient beam comprises two legs;
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- b) a panel comprising a keyed flange configured for releasable attachment to the resilient beam, the keyed flange having at least one locking slot, wherein the legs of the resilient beam are each generally parallel to a front surface of the panel when the panel is releasably attached to the resilient beam.
A panel anchoring system comprising:
- a) a latching assembly comprising a resilient beam movably coupled to a base bracket so as to allow the resilient beam to deflect, wherein the resilient beam comprises two legs, wherein the base bracket comprises a first projecting wall and a second projecting wall;
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- b) a panel comprising a keyed flange configured for releasable attachment to the resilient beam, the keyed flange having at least one locking slot, and wherein the keyed flange is configured to be removably inserted between the first projecting wall and the second projecting wall of the base bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.