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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2000
Thomas Stuthman, Taylorville, IL (US);
Brian Dust, Assumption, IL (US);
Corey Knight, Assumption, IL (US);
Eugene Pollock, Assumption, IL (US);
The GSI Group, Assumption, IL (US);
Abstract
A wall panel system of the present invention includes a plurality of inter-connecting tongue-and-groove panels which are framed by top, bottom, and side channel members to form walls which may be easily erected and taken down. The bottom channel member has a back leg, a front leg, and a bottom surface extending between the back and front legs. The top channel member can either be an integral, one-piece assembly or a two-piece assembly. In the one piece assembly, the top channel member is substantially similar to the bottom channel member. The two piece top channel member includes a fixed member and a locking leg mountable to the fixed member. The fixed member includes a back leg, an upper surface, and a rearwardly facing groove in the upper surface. The locking leg includes a finger which is received in the groove. The locking leg can have either a single panel or have or a pair of spaced apart arms. The locking leg extends down from the fixed member when mounted to the fixed member to define a front leg of the top channel member. Fasteners are used to secure the single panel locking member to the wall panel. When the double-arm locking leg is used, fasteners are not required.