Wall or ceiling panel construction

Interior building construction comprising the combination:

• a first elongate panel of gypsum core construction material having first and second opposed lateral edges;
• a female elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along at least one of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said female elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with solid, continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, intermediate connecting web portion;
• said web portion having an intermediate groove, the confronting surfaces of said first and second flanges having a plurality of grooves therein and matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner;
• a second elongate panel of gypsum core construction having first and second opposed lateral edges;
• a male elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along at least one of said first and second opposed lateral edges of said second elongate panel, said male elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with solid, continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, connecting web portion having an intermediate tongue adapted to matingly nest within the groove of said female mounting member of said first elongate panel when adjacently positioned thereto, the confronting surfaces of said opposed flanges of said male mounting member having a plurality of grooves therein and matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said second elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner, said male and female elongate mounting members being adapted for rigid securement to a support surface.

A panel construction comprising the combination:

• a first elongate panel of gypsum core construction material having first and second opposed lateral edges;
• a female elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along one of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said female elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, intermediate connecting web portion;
• said web portion having an intermediate groove, said first and second flanges matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner;
• a male elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along the other of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said male elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, connecting web portion having an intermediate tongue adapted to matingly nest within the groove of said female mounting member of a secondly positioned elongate panel, said opposed flanges of said male mounting members matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner, said male and female elongate mounting members being adapted for rigid securement to a support surface;
• and panel end securing members comprising U-shaped clips driven into the opposed edges, adjacent said lateral edges, of adjacent panels.

Interior building construction comprising the combination:

• a first rectangular panel of gypsum core construction material with paper layers on the opposed planar surfaces thereof and having first and second opposed long edges and first and second opposed short edges;
• a female elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along at least one of said first and second opposed long edges, said female rectangular mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, intermediate connecting web portion;
• said web portion having an intermediate groove, said first and second flanges matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first rectangular panel in an edge reinforcing manner;
• a second rectangular panel of gypsum core construction having first and second opposed long edges;
• a mal elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along at least one of said first and second opposed long edges of said second rectangular panel, said male elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, connecting web portion having an intermediate tongue adapted to matingly nest within the groove of said female mounting member of said first rectangular panel when adjacently positioned thereto, said opposed flanges of said male mounting member matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said second retangular panel in an edge reinforcing manner, said male and female elongate mounting members being adapted for rigid securement to a support surface and recessed portions in one of said planar surfaces of said first and second panels along the opposed short edges of said first and second rectangular panels, said recessed portions being characterized by the partial absence of gypsum core material from one surface thereof, said paper layer being bonded to the remainder of said gypsum core material in said recess.

A panel construction comprising the combination:

• a first elongate panel of gypsum core construction material having front and rear surfaces and first and second opposed lateral edges;
• a female elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along one of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said female elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, intermediate connecting web portion;
• said web portion having an intermediate groove, said first and second flanges matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner;
• and a male elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along the other of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said male elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, connecting web portion having an intermediate tongue adapted to matingly nest within the groove of said female mounting member of a secondly positioned elongate panel, said opposed flanges of said male mounting members matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner, said male and female elongate mounting members being adapted for rigid securement to a support surface, said flanges of said male and female mounting members engaging said front surfaces of said panels terminating in an elongate, outwardly directed lip adjacent said intermediate connecting web portions of said male and female mounting members.

A panel construction comprising the combination:

• a first elongate panel of gypsum core construction material having front and rear surfaces and first and second opposed lateral edges;
• a female elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along one of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said female elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, intermediate connecting web portion;
• said web portion having an intermediate groove, said first and second flanges matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner;
• and a male elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along the other of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said male elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, connecting web portion having an intermediate tongue adapted to matingly nest within the groove of said female mounting member of a secondly positioned elongate panel, said opposed flanges of said male mounting members matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner, said male and female elongate mounting members being adapted for rigid securement to a support surface, and one of said connecting web portions forming an abutment with the other of said connecting web portions adjacent said front surface and the configuration of at least one of said connecting web portions between said abutment and said rear surface being such that said connecting web portions do not have coextensive planar contact, an adhesive layer being retained therebetween.

A panel construction comprising the combination:

• a first elongate panel of gypsum core construction material having first and second opposed lateral edges, at least one surface of said panel being tapered towards said lateral edges;
• a female elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along one of said first and second opposed lateral edges, said female elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, intermediate connecting web portion;
• said web portion having an intermediate groove, said frist and second flanges matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner;
• a male elongate mounting member secured substantially and coextensively along the other of said first and seocnd opposed lateral edges, said male elongate mounting member comprising a channel-like configuration with continuous wall first and second opposed flanges and an integral, connecting web portion having an intermediate tongue adapted to matingly nest within the groove of said female mounting member of a secondly positioned elongate panel, said opposed flanges of said male mounting members matingly engaging opposed surfaces of said first elongate panel in an edge reinforcing manner and said flanges engaging said tapered surface of said panel having inclined surfaces, said male and female elongate mounting members being adapted for rigid securement to a support surface;
• and a spackle-type material applied over said tapered surface of said panel to make the exterior surface thereof substantially planar with said tapered flanges of said male and feamle mounting members.