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A panel structure for a building panel system to cover an exterior wall of a building. The panel structure comprises identical frame members fixed to the back surface of the panel, one along at least two of its edges. The frame members have mounting portions projecting away from the panel, each two

A panel structure for a building panel system to cover an exterior wall of a building. The panel structure comprises identical frame members fixed to the back surface of the panel, one along at least two of its edges. The frame members have mounting portions projecting away from the panel, each two opposed hook. The mounting portions of frame members extending along opposed edges of the panel are in longitudinal mirror symmetry to each other, so the panel structure does not have a specific orientation.

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1. A panel structure for covering a wall comprising:a panel having a front surface and a back surface, a first edge and a second edge parallel to the first edge; a first frame member secured to the back surface of the panel and extending along the first edge thereof; and a second frame member secure

1. A panel structure for covering a wall comprising:a panel having a front surface and a back surface, a first edge and a second edge parallel to the first edge; a first frame member secured to the back surface of the panel and extending along the first edge thereof; and a second frame member secured to the back surface of the panel and extending along the second edge thereof, the first and second frame members each comprising a universal mounting portion, the mounting portion of the first and second frame members projecting away from the panel in longitudinal mirror symmetry to each other, each mounting portion defining a first connector and a second connector, the first connector of each mounting portion being adapted to engage an upper horizontal support fixed on the wall as the edge of the panel associated with said first connector lies in an uppermost horizontal position, and the second connector of each mounting portion being adapted to engage a lower horizontal support as the edge of the panel associated with said second connector lies in a lowermost horizontal position; wherein: the panel structure is vertically mountable on the wall with either one of the first and second edges lying in the uppermost horizontal position; for the mounting portion of each of the first and second frame members, the second connector forms a hook adapted to engage a vertically extending engagement member of the lower support, and the first connector comprises a substantially horizontal limb extending from the second connector and projecting away from the panel, said horizontal limb being adapted to rest on a horizontally extending engagement member of the upper horizontal support; and the panel structure is mountable on the wall by first slightly tilting the panel and engaging the second connector associated with the edge of the panel lying in the lowermost horizontal position on the vertically extending engagement member of the lower support, and then rotating the panel structure around said vertically extending engagement member toward the wall to engage the first connector associated with the edge of the panel lying in the uppermost horizontal position on the horizontally extending engagement member of the upper horizontal support.