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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
John Fifield, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Leonard Browning, Aurora, IL (US);
John Fifield, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Leonard Browning, Aurora, IL (US);
Oldcastle APG, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A cladding system for cladding a supporting wall is disclosed. The cladding system includes a plurality of building blocks, each having a body and a facing; and a plurality of support brackets for mounting the blocks on the supporting wall in a plurality of adjoining horizontal rows. The body of each block includes engagement means for engaging at least one of the support brackets such that, in use, at least a part of the body of each block abuts at least a part of the body of a neighbouring block in an adjoining row so as to guard against water penetration between the rows.