Clip, system comprising such a clip, and use of such a clip
AssigneeEtex Services NV
InventorJoost SEGERS
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Abstract
The method of mounting of boards makes use of clips, which comprise a plate (4), a first, second and a third hook extending from a front surface (10) of the plate (4), and a plurality of apertures (12) arranged in the plate (4). A first clip is mounted to the frame (3). A first and a second board (2) are arranged adjacent to each other and relative to a first clip such that the first hook thereof supports the first board, and that the second hook thereof supports the second board. A further clip (1) is arranged and mounted to the frame in a different orientation than the first clip at a second longitudinal side of the first and/or second board (2). A third board is then arranged, such that the third hook of said first or further clip supports the third board.
Claims15
A method of mounting a plurality of boards to a frame that has been fixed to a wall, wherein use is made of clips, which comprise a plate (4), a first, second and a third hook (9) extending from a front surface (10) of the plate, and a plurality of apertures (12) arranged in the plate (4), wherein said plate (4) has a length (L) and a width (W), said width extending between a first longitudinal side (6) and a second longitudinal side (8) of the plate, wherein an imaginary line (I) halfway the width divides the plate into a first section (5) and a second section (7);
- wherein said method comprises the steps of:
- a) mounting a first clip (1) to the frame (3) by arranging a fastener (13) in an aperture (12) in the first section (5) of the plate;
- b) arranging a first and a second board (2), in particular a cementitious board adjacent to each other and relative to a first clip such that the first hook thereof is in engagement with a first longitudinal side of the first board, and that the second hook thereof is in engagement with a first longitudinal side of the second board;
- c) arranging a further clip (1) at an opposite, second longitudinal side of the first and/or second board (2), wherein the further clip (1) is arranged in a different orientation than the first clip;
- d) mounting the further clip (1) to the frame (2) by arranging a fastener (13) in an aperture (12) in the second section of the plate (6), and
- e) arranging a third board (2) along either the first or the second longitudinal side of the first and second board (2), wherein the third hook (9b) of said first clip or further clip (1) is in engagement with a longitudinal side of the third board.
A system (20), comprising a frame (3), a plurality of boards (2), in particular cementitious boards, such as fiber cement sidings, and a plurality of clips, wherein said clips are mounted to the frame, and wherein longitudinal sides of the boards are engaged with hooks of said clips,
- wherein said plurality of boards comprise a first and a second board (2) in a first row and a third board in a second row below or above said first row, wherein the plurality of said boards is arranged in a staggered configuration, such that a lateral end of the first board is not aligned with a lateral end of the third board,
- wherein said clips comprise:
- a plate (4) having a length (L) and a width (W), said width extending between a first longitudinal side (6) and a second longitudinal side (8) of the plate, wherein an imaginary line (I) halfway the width divides the plate into a first section (5) and a second section (7);
- at least three hooks (9) extending from a front surface (10) of the plate and configured to engage with an edge (11) of the board and distributed in the length direction (15) of the plate (4), wherein a first and second hook (9, 9a) comprises an opening (16) that is directed towards the first longitudinal side (6) of the plate (4), and defining a hook of a first type (9a);
- and wherein a third hook (9, 9b) comprises an opening (16) that is directed towards the second longitudinal side (8) of the plate (4), and defining a hook of a second type (9b), and
- a plurality of apertures (12) that are arranged in the plate (4) for mounting the plate (4) to the frame (3), wherein at least one aperture is arranged in the first section (5) and at least one aperture is arranged in the second section (6) of the plate, wherein the plate (4) is mounted to the frame (3) by means of at least one fastener (13),
- wherein said clips comprise a first clip and a further clip that are mutually orientation in different directions,
- wherein the first clip and the further clip are arranged so the first hook of the first clip and the second hook of the further clip are respectively in engagement with the first and second longitudinal side of the first board, and so that the second hook of the first clip and the first hook of the further clip are respectively in engagement with the first and second longitudinal side of the second board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.