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US 2017/0362824 A1Published application
Wall cladding system and method
AssigneeFry Reglet Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Timko, Mark E. Brinkman
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Abstract
A wall cladding system includes a vertical support, a horizontal support, and a panel. The panel has a peripheral edge that abuts a first side surface of the vertical support and a top surface of the horizontal support. In various examples, a portion of the vertical support overlaps a portion of the horizontal support.
Claims20
A wall cladding system for installation on a mounting surface, the system comprising:
- a panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge, and a right side edge;
- a vertical support configured to be mounted on the mounting surface and comprising a body with a surface defining a vertical expansion groove configured to receive one of the left side edge and right side edge of the panel;
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- a lower horizontal support configured to be oriented on the mounting surface so as to extend substantially perpendicular to the vertical support, wherein the horizontal support comprises a body with a surface defining a horizontal expansion groove configured to receive the bottom edge of the panel.
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A method of installing a wall cladding system comprising:
- securing at least one lower horizontal support to a mounting surface, wherein the at least one lower horizontal support defines a lower horizontal expansion groove;
- securing at least one vertical support to the mounting surface, wherein the at least one vertical support defines a vertical expansion groove;
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- mounting a first panel such that a lower edge of the first panel abuts the lower horizontal support adjacent to the horizontal expansion groove and a side edge of the first panel abuts the vertical support adjacent to the vertical expansion groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.