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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1995
Michael J Dobija, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Commercial and Architectural Products, Inc., Dover, OH (US);
Abstract
A wall panel system in which individual panels are arranged in vertically adjacent horizontally extending courses. Runners are mounted on the supporting subwall and provide means for establishing alignment between panels and horizontally extending courses. In the first embodiment, an interlocking joint is provided in which clips are used to provide interlocking and provide uniform spacing between adjacent panels. Another embodiment provides battens along the joint between the adjacent horizontally extending courses. Still another embodiment provides battens extending along all the joints between adjacent panels. Various types of trim strips are also disclosed for providing a finished edge in corner appearance.