Building Veneer System
AssigneeTalus Systems, LLC
InventorHarold C. Attebery, II
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Abstract
A veneer product and system includes a body having an aesthetic front surface and a back surface for installation adjacent the building. The body has a top side and a bottom side and a bracket attached to body and projecting away from the back surface of the body, the bracket further comprising a first end adjacent the top side for attachment to the building and a first protrusion for positioning the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a second end having a second protrusion for positioning the bottom of the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a bottom projection adjacent the bottom side for engagement with a second body to retain the bottom end of the veneer product.
Claims20
A veneer product for attachment to a building, comprising:
- a body having an aesthetic front surface and a back surface for installation adjacent the building, a top side and a bottom side;
- a bracket attached to body and projecting away from the back surface of the body, the bracket further comprising:
- a pair of first ends adjacent the top side for attachment to the building and a pair of first protrusions for positioning the back surface a predetermined distance from the building,
- a pair of second ends each having a second protrusion for positioning a second portion of the back surface a predetermined distance from the building and a lower projection adjacent the bottom side for engagement with a second body to retain the bottom end of the veneer product, and
- a connector for connecting one of the two pairs of ends.
A system for providing a weather resistant veneer cladded building, the system comprising:
- a building having an exterior surface;
- a weather resistant barrier applied to the exterior surface of the building;
- a starter strip secured to the exterior surface of the building and lapped by the weather resistant barrier;
- at least two veneer products provided over the weather resistant barrier and attached to the exterior surface of the building, each veneer product comprising
- a body with an aesthetic front surface and a back surface, a top side and a bottom side;
- a bracket attached to body and projecting away from the back surface of the body, the bracket further comprising a first end adjacent the top side for attachment to the building and a first protrusion for positioning the back surface a predetermined distance from the exterior surface of the building and a second end having a second protrusion for positioning a second portion of the back surface a predetermined distance from the exterior surface of the building and a bottom projection adjacent the bottom side for engagement with an adjacent veneer product to retain the bottom end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.