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A panel clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panel systems and having allowance for reduced movement of panels both parallel and perpendicular to the seam formed by adjoining panels, together with improved allowance for rotational and pivotal movement of said panels. The panel clip includes a

A panel clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panel systems and having allowance for reduced movement of panels both parallel and perpendicular to the seam formed by adjoining panels, together with improved allowance for rotational and pivotal movement of said panels. The panel clip includes a base member with a base plate and upward extending flanges; an interim mount member movably attached to the upward extending flanges of the base member by a pin assembly; and an upper clip assembly for receiving and constraining the panels. The upper clip member is movably attached to the mount member such that said clip member can slide in a direction parallel to the seam formed by adjoining roof panels. In addition, the mount member is capable of rotational movement in the plane of the panels and pivotal movement about the axis of the pin assembly. The clip assembly of the present invention therefore allows for a range of panel movements in response to forces including thermal expansion, seismic activity, loading on the panels and wind uplift.

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1. A clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panels systems and having allowance for noise-reduced horizontal movement of panels both parallel and perpendicular to the seam formed by adjoining panels, together with allowance for rotational and pivotal movement of said panels, said clip assembly

1. A clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panels systems and having allowance for noise-reduced horizontal movement of panels both parallel and perpendicular to the seam formed by adjoining panels, together with allowance for rotational and pivotal movement of said panels, said clip assembly comprising:a. a base member with a base plate and upward extending flanges; b. an interim mount member movably attached to said upward extending flanges of said base member by a pin assembly, with said mount member capable of rotational movement in the plane of said panels and pivotal movement about the axis of the pin assembly; and c. an upper clip member for receiving and constraining said panels, said upper clip member movably attached to said mount member such that said clip member can slide in a direction parallel to the seam formed by adjoining roof panels. 2. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said interim mount member is comprised of downwardly extending flanges, each said flange having horizontally oblong holes therein through which said pin assembly passes.3. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pin assembly has a diameter which is less than the lesser vertical diameter of said oblong holes.4. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said interim mount member and said upper clip member can slide on said pin assembly and thereby allow for panel movement in a direction perpendicular to the seam formed between adjoining roof panels.5. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said clip member is an “I” shaped element comprised of two channel-shaped pieces of sheet metal fastened together to form top and bottom flanges extending outward from the center of said upper clip member, said top flanges acting to limit upward movement of the panels, and said bottom flanges positioned within a receiving cavity in said interim mount member to allow for sliding movement of said upper clip member in respect to said interim mount member.6. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said interim mount member further comprises elastomeric inserts at the top of said interim mount member, said inserts acting to cushion the impact of said roof panels on said clip assembly when downward pressure is exerted on said panels.7. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 6, wherein said elastomeric inserts have a low-friction coating on the upper surface of said inserts.8. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said upper clip member is comprised of stainless steel and said interim mount member is comprised of a metal from the group consisting of steel and aluminum.9. A clip assembly for use with skylight or roof panels systems and having allowance for noise-reduced horizontal movement of panels parallel to the seam formed by adjoining panels, said clip assembly comprising:a. a base member that includes elastomeric inserts at the top of said base member, said inserts acting to cushion the impact of said roof panels on said clip assembly when downward pressure is exerted on said panels; and b. an upper clip member for receiving and constraining said roofing panels, said upper clip member movably attached to said base member such that said upper clip member can slide in a direction parallel to the seam formed by adjoining roof panels. 10. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 9, wherein said elastomeric inserts have a low-friction coating on the upper surface of said inserts.11. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 9, wherein said upper clip member is comprised of stainless steel and said base member is comprised of a metal from the group consisting of steel and aluminum.12. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said base member includes holes and wherein said clip assembly further includes fasteners positioned in said holes to mount said base member to a substrate, wherein said fasteners have tons lying below said panels.13. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 9, wherein said base member includes holes and wherein said clip assembly further includes fasteners positioned in said holes to mount said base member to a substrate, wherein said fasteners have tops lying below said panels.14. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 12, wherein said holes have recessed upper portions such that the tops of said fasteners lie below the surface of said base member.15. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 13, wherein said holes have recessed upper portions such that the tops of said fasteners lie below the surface of said base member.16. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said clip assembly is used with wall panel systems.17. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 9, wherein said clip assembly is used with wall panel systems.18. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein the use of said clip assembly in a panels system allows for horizontal, rotational and pivotal panels movements in response to forces caused by thermal expansion, seismic activity, loading on the panels or wind uplift.19. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 4, wherein the use of said clip assembly in a panels system allows for horizontal, rotational and pivotal panels movements in response to forces caused by thermal expansion, seismic activity, loading on the panels or wind uplift.20. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 1, wherein said upper clip member is an “I”-shaped element comprised of two channel-shaped pieces fastened together to form top and bottom flanges extending outwardly from the center of said upper clip member, said top and bottom flanges being separated by a distance sufficient to provide a space between the bottom surface of said upper clip member top flange and the panel surface adjacent said upper clip member top flange to allow for limited movement between said flange surfaces.21. A clip assembly in accordance with claim 9, wherein said upper clip member is an “I”-shaped element comprised of two channel-shaped pieces fastened together to form top and bottom flanges extending outwardly from the center of said upper clip member, said top and bottom flanges being separated by a distance sufficient to provide a space between the bottom surface of said upper clip member top flange and the panel surface adjacent said upper clip member top flange to allow for limited movement between said flange surfaces.