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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Applicant:
James Hardie Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventor:
Kevin O'Leary, Fontana, CA (US);
Assignee:
James Hardie Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 13/08 (2006.01); E04D 5/14 (2006.01); E04F 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 13/0803 (2013.01); E04D 5/145 (2013.01); E04F 2015/0205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A furring strip for mounting a cladding article to a building substrate, the furring strip comprising a first member, a second member parallel to the first member, and a web disposed between and spacedly coupling the first member and the second member. The first member, the second member, and the web form at least one u-shaped channel configured to receive and retain a wall cladding panel. The furring strip is fixable to a building substrate by mechanical or chemical fasteners to retain one or more cladding articles at a fixed spacing from the building substrate.