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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1999
Stefan Lind, Waldachtal, DE;
Fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & Co. KG, Waldachtal, DE;
Abstract
A device ( ) for fixing facing panels ( ) to a wall ( ) by means of a transverse support ( ), on which the facing panels ( ) can be suspended. To render the transverse support ( ) stable, the invention proposes constructing the transverse support ( ) as a closed, hollow profiled member. This has the advantage that even heavy facing panels ( ) can be mounted on the wall ( ). Moreover, the invention proposes vertical supports ( ) for mounting the transverse support ( ), which are to be mounted on the wall ( ) at a distance therefrom by means of length-adjustable rods ( ), which are pivotally connected to the vertical supports ( ) and to the wall ( ). A single rod ( ) forms a movable bearing ( ) and two rods ( ) mounted at an angle to one another form a fixed bearing ( ). The advantage of this method of mounting the transverse support ( ) on the wall ( ) is the ease of vertical adjustment and ease with which wall unevenness can be accommodated. It is a further advantage that the rods ( ) do not exert any torques on their wall fixings.