Curved wall panel system

A curved wall comprising a base wall structure and a plurality of bendable rectangular panels attached to the base structure in horizontally extending rows and vertically extending columns, the panels having horizontal edges and kerfs formed in the horizontal edges, a plurality of retainer clips gripping the panels by inter-engagement with the horizontal kerfs, the retainer clips being secured to the base wall structure and, in turn, securing the panels to the base wall structure, and a bendable splice strip capable of conforming to the curvature of the panels disposed in upper and lower kerfs of a pair of adjacent panels, one panel being disposed above the other.

A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements interconnected with the kerfs to retain the panels in curved alignment with the base structure, the panels having a finish face on one side and a rear face on the side opposite the finished face, the rear face including spaced slots to facilitate bending of the panels to conform to the curvature of the base structure, the slots being evenly spaced across a main central part of the rear face of the panels and extending vertically from the lower edge to the upper edge of a panel, each of the slots having a wider slot width adjacent the finish face compared to the slot width adjacent the rear face.

A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements interconnected with the kerfs to retain the panels in curved alignment with the base structure, wherein the retainer elements comprising clips having portions positioned in the kerfs with the splice strips.

A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements interconnected with the kerfs to retain the panels in curved alignment with the base structure, a vertical rail at a zone where the vertical edges of a pair of adjacent panels confront one another, clips on the rear faces of said pair of adjacent panels inter-engaged with said vertical rail.