Wall panel assembly
AssigneeSagamore Partners, LLC
InventorMichael R. Wallace
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Abstract
The present invention is a wall panel assembly for securing a protective and/or decorative panel to a wall, such as the exterior wall of a building. The panel includes a rail and channel arrangement along each edge of the panel designed to slideably engage panel clips having a cooperative guide rail and channel. The clips are used to secure the panel to a wall using common fasteners, such as screws.
Claims17
A panel assembly comprising:
- (a) a clip for supporting a panel on a substrate, the clip including a fastening leg for securing the clip to the substrate, a track leg extending substantially perpendicular from a first end of the fastening leg, which track leg includes a coextensive guide rail and channel for cooperatively engaging a corresponding-channel and guide rail on the panel, and a restraining leg extending substantially perpendicular from the fastening leg in spaced and substantially parallel relation to the track leg for maintaining inseparable sliding engagement between the clip guide rail and channel and the panel channel and guide rail;
- (b) a panel having a front panel section and a panel side extending substantially perpendicular and rearward from the periphery of the front panel section, a guide rail and channel defined on and along the peripheral edge of the panel side with at least one interruption in the channel and rail for mounting the clip to the panel;
- wherein the side panel guide rail and channel correspond to and cooperate with a guide rail and channel carried by a clip to secure the clip and panel in inseparable sliding relation.
A panel assembly including:
- (a) a clip for supporting a panel on a substrate, the clip comprising:
- (i) a fastening lea for securing the clip to the substrate;
- (ii) a track leg extending substantially perpendicular from a first end of the fastening leg, which track leg includes a guide rail and an adjacent channel for cooperatively engaging a corresponding guide rail and channel located along a peripheral edge of a panel;
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- (iii) a restraining leg extending substantially perpendicular from the fastening leg in spaced and substantially parallel relation to the track leg for maintaining inseparable sliding engagement between the clip track leg rail and channel and the panel guide rail and channel once the clip is mounted on the panel;
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- (b) a panel including
- a guide rail extending along the peripheral edge of the entire panel and a channel adjacent to and coextensive with the guide rail, with at least one interruption in the guide rail and channel to create at least one location for connecting the panel guide rail and channel to the clip channel and guide rail in inseparable, sliding relation.
A panel assembly comprising:
- (a) a panel including at least one side extending substantially perpendicular and rearward from the panel;
- a guide rail extending along each peripheral edge of each side of the panel;
- a channel coextensive with the guide rail;
- wherein the side panel guide rail and channel correspond to and cooperate with a guide rail a channel carried by a clip to secure the clip and panel in inseparable sliding relation;
- (b) a clip for supporting a panel on a wall, the clip including a fastening leg for securing the clip to the wall;
- a track leg extending substantially perpendicular from a first end of the fastening leg, which track leg includes a guide rail and a channel located coextensive with the rail for cooperatively engaging the corresponding channel and guide rail on the panel;
- and a restraining leg extending substantially perpendicular from the fastening leg in spaced and substantially parallel relation to the track leg for maintaining inseparable sliding engagement between the clip guide rail and channel and the panel channel and guide rail.
A clip for mounting a panel on a substrate, the panel having a front panel section, a guide rail and channel coextensively extending along a peripheral edge of the panel with at least one interruption in the guide rail and channel to create a location for the clip to be secured in inseparable, sliding relationship with the panel, the clip including:
- (a) a fastening leg for securing the clip to the substrate;
- (b) a track leg extending substantially perpendicular from a first end of the fastening leg, which track leg includes a guide rail located along a peripheral edge of the track leg and a channel coextensive with the guide rail for cooperatively engaging the rail and channel defined on the periphery of the panel;
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- (c) a restraining leg extending substantially perpendicular from the fastening leg in spaced and substantially parallel relation to the track leg for maintaining interlocking sliding engagement between the clip guide rail and channel and the panel channel and guide rail.
A panel for covering a substrate for use with a clip having fastening leg for securing the clip to the substrate, a track leg extending substantially perpendicular from a first end of the fastening leg, which track leg includes a guide rail and a channel located coextensive with the rail for cooperatively engaging a corresponding channel and guide rail on the panel, and a restraining leg extending substantially perpendicular from the fastening leg in spaced and substantially parallel relation to the track leg for maintaining inseparable sliding engagement between the clip guide rail and channel and the panel channel and guide rail the panel including
- (a) a front panel section;
- (b) a guide rail extending along the peripheral edge of the panel;
- (c) a channel coextensive with the guide rail;
- wherein there is at least
- one interruption in the guide rail and channel to create an opening for the clip to be secured in inseparable, sliding relationship to the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.