Corner construction system and method of installing same
AssigneeATAS International, Inc.
InventorsKevin Connor, Theodorus A. Bus
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Abstract
The present application discloses a wall panel and corner construction system for installation onto a building structure, and methods for installing same.
Claims21
1-16. (canceled)
A corner construction system adapted for installation onto a structure, the structure having a corner, a first wall, and a second wall, the first and second walls meeting at and each extending away from the corner, the corner construction system comprising:
- a corner bracket comprising a corner protrusion having a first side, a second side, and a distal end, wherein the distal end comprises a bend,
- a first wall panel having an end and an exterior, and a second wall panel having an end and an exterior,
- wherein when the corner bracket, first wall panel, and second wall panel are attached to the structure, the corner protrusion is adjacent to and overlies the corner of the structure, the end of the first wall panel is located adjacent to the first side of the corner protrusion, the end of the second wall panel is located adjacent to the second side of the corner protrusion, and the bend of the corner protrusion remains exposed to the exterior of the first wall panel and the exterior of the second wall panel.
A method of installing a corner construction system onto a structure, the structure having a corner, a first wall, and a second wall, the first and second walls meeting at and each extending away from the corner, the method comprising:
- attaching a corner bracket to the structure such that a corner protrusion of the corner bracket is located adjacent to and overlies the corner of the structure, the corner protrusion extends away from the first wall and the second wall to a distal end having a bend;
- attaching a first wall panel having an end and an exterior to the first wall such that the end of the first wall panel is located adjacent to a first side of the corner protrusion and the bend of the corner protrusion remains exposed to the exterior of the first wall panel;
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- attaching a second wall panel having an end and an exterior to the second wall such that the end of the second wall panel is located adjacent to a second side of the corner protrusion that opposes the first side thereof and the bend of the corner protrusion remains exposed to the exterior of the second wall panel.
A corner bracket for use in a corner construction system that includes a first wall panel and a second wall panel, the corner construction system being adapted for installation onto a structure, the structure including a first wall adjoining a second wall to form a corner, the corner bracket comprising
- a corner protrusion having a distal end, a first side extending from the distal end to a first proximal end, and a second side opposite the first side and extending from the distal end to a second proximal end;
- a first flange extending outwardly from the first proximal end of the first side of the corner protrusion, the first flange including a first flat portion and a first protruding portion;
- and
- a second flange extending outwardly from the second proximal end of the second side of the corner protrusion, the second flange including a second flat portion and a second protruding portion;
- wherein the first side and the second side of the corner protrusion are integrally connected at the distal end of the corner protrusion, creating a bend at the distal end of the corner protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.