Attachment system for panel or facade

An apparatus to secure a panel having an extrusion to a structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a clip base having a first area and a second area;
• a generally “T”-shaped track extending from the first area and adapted to engage the extrusion, the base of the generally “T”-shaped track projecting directly from the first area;
• a generally “L”-shaped stop adapted to engage the extrusion, and having a first base extending from the second area at approximately 90 degrees and an arm extending from the distal end of the first base at approximately 90 degrees, the arm generally extending parallel to the clip base and away from the first area;
• the clip base having a hole between the “T”-shaped track and the “L”-shaped stop and adapted to accommodate a fastener to secure the clip to a structure;
• and
• a generally “L”-shaped extension having a base and an arm and extending from the clip base, the “T”-shaped track being between the “L”-shaped extension and the hole, the base of the “L”-shaped extension extending at approximately 90 degrees from the clip base, the arm extending at approximately 90 degrees from the distal end of the base of the “L”-shaped extension, the arm generally extending parallel to the clip base and toward the second area.

An apparatus to secure a panel to a structure having a clip attached thereto, the apparatus comprising:

• a generally “U”-shaped base having a first arm and a second arm, the second arm having an end and a base, the “U”-shaped base adapted to engage the clip;
• a first leg extending from the first arm of the “U”-shaped base and having a hole therein to accommodate a fastener to secure the apparatus to the panel;
• and
• first and second generally “L”-shaped extensions extending from the second arm of the “U”-shaped base, the first extension extending from the end of the second arm, the second extension extending from the base of the second arm, the first extension, the second extension and the second arm forming a generally “T”-shaped opening adapted to engage the clip.

A surface treatment for an underlying object, comprising:

• a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a main portion, a lip, and a hole in the lip;
• a clip, comprising:
• a clip base having a first area and a second area,
• a generally “T”-shaped track extending from the first area,
• a generally “L”-shaped stop having a first base extending from the second area and an arm extending from the distal end of the first base, the arm generally extending parallel to the clip base and away from the first area, and
• the clip base having a hole between the “T”-shaped track and the “L”-shaped stop and adapted to accommodate a fastener to secure the clip to the underlying object;
• and
• first and second extrusions, each extrusion comprising:
• a generally “U”-shaped base having a first arm and a second arm, the second arm having an end and a base, the “U”-shaped base adapted to receive the “L”-shaped stop of the clip,
• a first leg extending from the first arm of the “U”-shaped base and having a hole therein to accommodate a fastener to secure the extrusion to a panel, the first extrusion to be secured to the first panel and the second extrusion to be secured to the second panel, and
• first and second generally “L”-shaped extensions extending from the second arm of the “U”-shaped base, the first extension extending from the end of the second arm, the second extension extending from the base of the second arm, the second arm, the first extension and the second extension forming a generally “T”-shaped opening adapted to receive the “T”-shaped track;
• wherein the “U”-shaped base of the first extrusion receives the “L”-shaped stop and the “T”-shaped opening of the second extrusion receives the “T”-shaped track.