Panel system and clean rooms constructed therefrom
OwnerJohn Greenstreet, Joe Hillebrandinventors
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Abstract
A wall panel system for constructing clean rooms includes wall panels, wall studs and a "z" bracket assembly device for mounting the wall panels to the wall studs. The wall panels are covered with a protective covering of a hard core plastic laminate or a shatter-proof polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which provides a sanitizing surface. Also, the system includes wall panel seam filling, internal corner covering and external corner covering to preserve the integrity of the clean room. At least one door is provided for access to the clean room and one window may be provided for viewing access to the room. The room is constructed to provide a particulate-free environment.
Claims16
A clean room wall panel system comprising:
- (a) at least two wall panels, the wall panels being abutted against each other, the wall panels forming an intersection joint, each wall panel having a first side and a second side;
- (b) a z-clip bracket assembly for mounting the wall panel to a mounting surface, the bracket assembly comprising:
- (1) a first z-clip disposed on the second side of each wall panel;
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- (2) a second z-clip attached to a mounting surface, the second clip cooperatively engaging the first z-clip, the second z-clip retaining the first z-clip without bearing the weight of the wall panel;
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- (c) an alignment spline extending between the panels, each panel having an alignment notch formed therein, the spline extending into the notches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.