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US 2026/0286994 A1Published application
Z-clip or furring strip with angled base for depth alignment
AssigneeWexford Innovations, LLC
InventorPatrick DORAN
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Abstract
A furring strip, or other similar element, has a back side that is angled relative to the front face. A wedge is designed to be used with the furring strip, where the wedge has an angle that matches the angle of the back side of the furring strip. Thus, the wedge can be slid under the furring strip at a desired position to angle the furring strip in its use position, while allowing the furring strip to be vertically offset from the wall. The system provided by the furring strip and wedge can quickly and easily set furring strips on a substrate to a vertical reference plane, thus providing an easy fit for a wall panel, or other such applications, to be subsequently attached thereto.
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A system for creating a planar mounting surface, comprising:
- an element spanning a length, the element having a front face, a back face, a top side and a bottom side, the back face forming a first angle with respect to the top side, the front face forming a second angle with respect to the top side, and a difference of the first angle and the second angle defining an element back face angle;
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- a wedge having a wedge back side configured to be positioned against a substrate, with at least a portion of the wedge back side being disposed between the back face of the element and the substrate, and a wedge front side configured to be slidable along the back face of the element, wherein:
- the wedge back side and the wedge front side form a wedge angle to provide a continuously increasing thickness along a length of the wedge from a tip end toward a distal end thereof;
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- the wedge includes a slot extending along a portion of the length of the wedge from the tip end thereof, the slot extending through the wedge from the wedge back side to the wedge front side, wherein the slot is configured to receive a fastener therethrough for securing the element to the substrate.
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A system for creating a planar mounting surface, comprising:
- a furring strip spanning a length, the furring strip having a front face, a back face, a top side and a bottom side, the back face forming a first angle with respect to the top side, the front face forming a second angle with respect to the top side, and a difference of the first angle and the second angle defining a furring strip back face angle;
- a wedge having a wedge back side configured to be positioned against a substrate, with at least a portion of the wedge back side being disposed between the back face of the furring strip and the substrate, and a wedge front side configured to be slidable along the back face of the furring strip, wherein:
- the wedge back side and the wedge front side form a wedge angle to provide a continuously increasing thickness along a length of the wedge from a tip end toward a distal end thereof;
- the back face is continuous and linear about an entirety of the back face;
- the wedge angle matches the furring strip back face angle;
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- the wedge includes a slot extending along a portion of the length of the wedge from the tip end thereof, the slot extending through the wedge from the wedge back side to the wedge front side, wherein the slot is configured to receive a fastener therethrough for securing the furring strip to the substrate.
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A method for creating a planar mounting surface, comprising:
- disposing an element on a substrate, the element spanning a length and having a front face, a back face, a top side and a bottom side, the back face forming a first angle with respect to the top side, the front face forming a second angle with respect to the top side, and a difference of the first angle and the second angle defining an element back face angle;
- disposing a portion of a wedge between the element and the substrate, the wedge having a wedge back side positioned against the substrate, the wedge having a wedge front side slidable along the back face of the element to adjust a vertical displacement of the element from the substrate, wherein the wedge back side and the wedge front side form a wedge angle to provide a continuously increasing thickness along a length of the wedge from a tip end toward a distal end thereof;
- inserting a fastener through a slot in the wedge, the slot extending along a portion of the length of the wedge from the tip end thereof, the slot extending through the wedge from the wedge back side to the wedge front side;
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- securing the element to the substrate with the fastener extending through the slot;
- positioning a wedge at spaced apart locations behind each of the plurality of elements, each wedge disposed between the back face of the respective element and the substrate, each wedge having a wedge back side positioned against the substrate and a wedge front side slidable along the back face of the respective element;
- attaching offset blocks on opposite sides of each row of elements;
- extending a reference line along each row between the offset blocks;
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- adjusting a position of each wedge along the back face of the respective element to provide a constant spacing between each position along the length of the element and the reference line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.