System for mounting wall panels to a wall structure
OwnerHenry H. Bilgeinventor
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Abstract
A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall structure, includes a plurality of wall panels, each wall panel having a main panel section and hook walls at edges of the main panel section, with the main panel section and each hook wall having a U-shaped cross-sectional profile. There are also a plurality of fastening extrusions. Each fastening extrusion includes a securing section for securing the fastening extrusion to the existing wall structure, and a retaining wall structure at one end of the securing section, the retaining wall structure including a recess which receives one hook wall of the wall panel.
Claims11
A system for mounting wall panels to an existing wall structure, comprising:
- a plurality of wall panels, each wall panel having a main panel section and hook walls at edges of the main panel section, with the main panel section and each hook wall having a U-shaped cross-sectional profile, with the U-shaped cross-sectional profiles at opposite sides of each wall panel being open in facing relation to each other;
- a plurality of fastening extrusions, each fastening extrusion including:
- a securing section for securing the fastening extrusion to the existing wall structure, and
- a first retaining wall structure near one end of the fastening extrusion and adjacent the securing section, the first retaining wall structure including a recess which opens in a first direction and receives one said hook wall of said wall panel, and
- a second retaining wall structure near another end of the fastening extrusion, the second retaining wall structure including a recess which opens in a second direction opposite to said first direction and receives one said hook wall of another said wall panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.