Panel systems and methods of assembling panel systems

A panel system comprising:

• a tab panel having at least one tab extending therefrom, the tab panel having a core and a facesheet adjacent the core;
• a slot panel having at least one slot for receiving the corresponding tab of the tab panel therein, the slot panel having a core and a facesheet adjacent the core, the slot formed in the facesheet and at least a portion of the core;
• and
• a clip configured to be positioned between the tab panel and the slot panel, the clip being at least partially received in the slot, the clip having a tab panel securing member being secured to the tab panel, the clip having a slot panel securing member being secured to an interior surface of the slot panel, the clip securely joining the tab panel to the slot panel;
• wherein the tab panel includes at least one slot and the slot panel includes at least one tab with a corresponding clip therebetween.

A panel system kit comprising:

• a plurality of panels each having a core between opposite facesheets, each of the panels configured to have at least one of a slot or a tab;
• and
• a plurality of clips configured to be positioned between corresponding panels to join the panels, each clip having a slot panel securing member configured to securely engage an interior surface of a corresponding facesheet of the panel having the slot, each clip having a tab panel securing member configured to securely engage a corresponding facesheet of the panel having the tab, wherein the clips are received in channels in corresponding tabs and loaded into corresponding slots with the corresponding tabs;
• wherein the clip is configured to be received in the corresponding slot formed in the corresponding panel such that the slot panel securing member extends into the slot behind the facesheet and the facesheet captures the slot panel securing member in the slot.

A method of assembling a panel system, the panel system including a tab panel having at least one tab extending therefrom and a slot panel having at least one slot receiving the corresponding tab of the tab panel, the tab panel and slot panel each having a core and a facesheet adjacent the core, the panel system further including a clip having a tab panel securing member and a slot panel securing member, the method comprising:

• inserting the clip onto the tab panel adjacent the tab;
• inserting the tab panel securing member in a channel formed in the tab panel to securely couple the clip to the tab panel;
• inserting the tab and the previously inserted clip in the slot such that the clip is positioned between a portion of the tab panel and a portion of the slot panel;
• and
• inserting the slot panel securing member between the facesheet of the slot panel and the core of the slot panel such that the slot panel securing member engages an interior surface of the facesheet to secure the slot panel securing member to the slot panel.