Panel assembly, panel system including the panel assembly, and method thereof

A panel system comprising:

• a hanging horizontal beam mountable to a structural support;
• at least one locking peg;
• and
• a panel assembly that is hangable on the hanging horizontal beam and comprising:
• a first panel having a front side and a back side, and a plurality of spaced first through holes extending between the front side and the back side;
• and
• a first back support having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and secured to the back side of the first panel, the first side of the first back support confronting the back side of the first panel, and
• wherein the first back support includes, on the first side, a plurality of first blind holes that each align with one of the plurality of first through holes,
• wherein the first back support and the hanging horizontal beam are complementarily configured so that the hanging horizontal beam is engagable with the first back support,
• wherein the locking peg securable to the first back support using one of the plurality of first blind holes,
• wherein the locking peg has a locking mechanism at one end and is configured to extend through a first through hole, among the plurality of first through holes, and extend into and secure to a first blind hole, among the plurality of first blind holes, aligned with the first through hole, and
• wherein the locking peg is configured to extend outwardly from the front side of the first panel when fully seated in the first blind hole.

A method of assembling and hanging a panel assembly comprising:

• a first panel having a front side and a back side, and a plurality of spaced first through holes extending between the front side and the back side;
• a first back support having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and secured to the back side of the first panel, the first side of the first back support confronting the back side of the first panel;
• a second panel having a front side and a back side, and a plurality of spaced through holes extending between the front side and the back side thereof;
• a second back support having a first side and a second side opposite the first side thereof, and secured to the back side of the second panel, the first side of the second back support confronting the back side of the second panel,
• wherein the first back support includes, on the first side thereof, a plurality of first blind holes that each align with one of the plurality of first through holes,
• wherein the second back support includes, on the first side thereof, a plurality of second blind holes that each align with one of the plurality of second through holes,
• wherein each of the plurality of first and second blind holes are configured to receive a peg extending through the respective one of the plurality of first and second through holes,
• wherein the method comprises the steps of:
• providing first and second linking beams;
• providing a hanging horizontal beam;
• mounting the hanging horizontal beam to a structural support;
• securing together the upper and lower back support using the first and second linking beams;
• hanging the assembled panel assembly on the hanging horizontal beam,
• wherein the first back support and the hanging horizontal beam are complementarily configured so that the first back support engages and hangs from hanging horizontal beam.