Omni-panel structure
AssigneeMM Systems Corporation
InventorJulian J. Attaway
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Abstract
An omni-panel structure is disclosed, wherein a plurality of laterally interspaced longitudinally substantially parallel stringer means are provided, each including longitudinal laterally oppositely projecting means having rear surface areas engaged by leg portions of resilient clips, the clips having tongues projecting from bight portions which interconnect the legs, for the tongues to engage forwardly projecting lips on tongue and groove sheathing members, with the latter longitudinally projecting laterally of the stringer members and covering the stringer members, and also covering those of the clips which are introduced in the regions where the tongues and grooves of the sheathing members are mated.
Claims10
In an omni-panel structure, the combination which includes, a plurality of laterally interspaced longitudinally substantially parallel stringer means each rearwardly in the omni-panel structure defining longitudinal laterally oppositely entrant recesses and including longitudinal laterally oppositely projecting means having surface areas on the rear thereof bordering said recesses;
- a plurality of courses of substantially parallel sheathing means forwardly of said stringer means in the omni-panel structure and resting against said stringer means and longitudinally leading in said courses transversely of said stringer means, said sheathing means having tongue and groove means engaging said sheathing means in said course with said sheathing means in any next said course, and said sheathing means in said course adjacent to said sheathing means in any next said course having lateral end means including longitudinal lip means laterally projecting forward in the omni-panel structure and said lateral end means covered by said sheathing means in said next course, and a plurality of snap-on resilient clip means each including bight, leg and tongue means which comprises, bight means forwardly in the omni-panel structure from said longitudinal laterally oppositely projecting means of a related one of said stringer means, and beyond a related one of said sheathing means longitudinally of said related one of said stringer means, leg means interconnected by said bight means and having oppositely reaching end portions and longitudinal outer lateral edge structure, said oppositely reaching end portions of said leg means engaging rearwardly in the omni-panel structure said rear surface areas of said longitudinal laterally oppositely projecting means of said related one of said stringer means, and clip tongue means extending from said bight means and beyond said longitudinal outer lateral edge structure of said leg means to apply differently directed vectors of thrust to said lip means of said related one of said sheathing means and thus press said related one of said sheathing means toward the rear in the omni-panel structure against said related one of said stringer means and keep said lateral end means of said related one of said sheathing means against said longitudinal outer lateral edge structure of said leg means, having said oppositely reaching end portions of said leg means resiliently engage rearwardly in the omni-panel structure said rear surface areas of said longitudinal laterally oppositely projecting means of said related one of said stringer means.
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