Simulated masonry wall panel with improved interlock system
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04D-001/00
출원번호
US-0511623
(2009-07-29)
등록번호
US-8151530
(2012-04-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Schwarz, Stefan Helmut
Trabue, Robert
출원인 / 주소
Exteria Building Products, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
인용정보
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14
초록▼
A wall covering comprising a plurality of panels each formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of simulated building elements, such as hand laid stone separated by simulated lines of mortar. The panels have side marginal edge regions formed with hooks and side opening slots that are interengageabl
A wall covering comprising a plurality of panels each formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of simulated building elements, such as hand laid stone separated by simulated lines of mortar. The panels have side marginal edge regions formed with hooks and side opening slots that are interengageable as an incident to relative lateral movement of the side marginal edge regions during installation, with the rows of simulated building elements in one panel, being drawn into aligned and predetermined spaced relation to the rows of building elements and adjacently mounted panel. The underlying side marginal edge region of each panel is formed with a non-planar undulating surface similar to the mortar lines throughout the panel, and the overlying side marginal edge region of each panel further is formed with a complementary undulating surface for tight mounted positioning onto the undulating surface of the underlying side marginal edge region.
대표청구항▼
1. A wall covering for mounting on a support surface comprising: a plurality of panels each having a body portion formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of simulated building elements;said panels each having upper and lower elongated marginal edge regions and opposite first and second side margi
1. A wall covering for mounting on a support surface comprising: a plurality of panels each having a body portion formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of simulated building elements;said panels each having upper and lower elongated marginal edge regions and opposite first and second side marginal edge regions, said panels having a vertical axis extending from the lower marginal edge region to the upper marginal edge region; and said panels having a front surface and a rear surface;said panels being mountable on said support surface in a plurality of horizontal courses with said panels in a first horizontal course having a lower marginal edge region overlying an upper marginal edge region of previously mounted panels in a second horizontal course positioned below the first horizontal course, and with said panels in each horizontal course having a first side marginal edge region overlying a second side marginal edge region of an adjacent previously mounted panel in the same horizontal course;said upper and lower marginal edge regions having interengageable interlocks for positively securing together overlying upper and lower marginal edges regions;said first side marginal edge region of each panel being formed with a substantially T-shaped hook projecting rearward from the rear surface of the panel, said hook having a center post molded integrally with the panel and protruding out therefrom, the center post having a width in the direction of the vertical axis, said hook including at least two wings molded onto and extending outward from the center post at a point spaced apart from the rear surface of the panel, the wings extending from the post substantially along the vertical axis such that the wings extend generally parallel to and spaced apart from the rear surface of the panel, and said second side marginal edge region of each panel being formed with a hook receiving slot, said slot extending from the front surface through the rear surface and formed with an opening in the second side marginal edge and so as to permit passage into the slot from the side of the panel, the slot having a width in the direction of the vertical axis that is sized to receive the center post of a corresponding hook in an adjacent panel, and said hook and slot of adjacent panels being interengageable as an incident to relative lateral movement of the panels during installation such that the first side marginal edge region overlies the second side marginal edge region with the rows of simulated building elements of one panel in aligned and predetermined spaced relation to the rows of simulated building elements of the adjacently mounted panel, and wherein the interengagement of the hook and the slot results in the center post of the hook being positioned between opposite sides of the slot, and the wings overlying and in contact with portions of rear surface of the underlying panel thereby securing the underlying panel to the overlying panel. 2. The wall covering of claim 1 in which said slot and hook of each panel have cooperating surfaces for laterally aligning the rows of simulated building elements of one panel with the rows of simulated building elements of the adjacent panel as an incident to lateral movement of the overlying first side marginal edge region during installation on the support surface. 3. The wall covering of claim 1 in which said hook and slot of each panel have cooperating surfaces for drawing the overlying first side marginal edge regions of adjacent panels together into tight fitting engagement with each other as an incident to relative lateral movement during installation on said support surface. 4. The wall covering of claim 1 in which said underlying second side marginal edge region of each panel is formed with an elongated nailing aperture oriented at an angle to the elongated upper marginal edge region. 5. The wall covering of claim 4 in which said underlying second side marginal edge region of each panel is formed with a pair of depending support flanges extending rearward from the rear surface of the panel on opposite sides of said slot which are positioned so as to contact said support surface. 6. The wall covering of claim 1 in which said panels are formed with rows of simulated hand laid masonry items with simulated mortar lines separating the masonry items throughout the panel, said masonry items projecting outward from said simulated mortar lines, said simulated mortar lines having an undulating non-planar outer surface, said underlying second side marginal edge region of each panel being formed with a side flange extending laterally from the last simulated masonry items of each row, said side flange having a first portion defining a first substantially planar front surface of the panel, the slot being formed in the first portion of the side flange, and a second portion defining a second front surface of the flange, the second portion having a non-planar undulating surface similar to that of the masonry lines throughout the panel. 7. The wall covering of claim 6 in which said overlying first side marginal edge region of each panel is formed with a non-planar undulating surface complementary to the undulating surface of said side flange which is positionable onto the undulating surface of said side flange as an incident to interengagement of the overlying first side marginal edge regions. 8. The wall covering of claim 1 in which said first side marginal edge region of each panel is formed with a plurality of said hooks, and said second side marginal edge region is formed with a respective plurality of said hook receiving slots. 9. The wall covering of claim 8 in which said hooks of each panel are located in laterally offset relation to each other, and said hook receiving slots of each panel are located in laterally offset relation to each other similar to said hooks. 10. The wall covering of claim 8 in which said hook receiving slots each have an outwardly opening substantially V-shaped configuration that tapers from the edge of the panel inward for guiding said hooks into predetermined centered relation to the slots as an incident to relative lateral movement of the panels during installation of the panels on said support surface. 11. The wall covering of claim 1 in which said first side marginal edge region of each panel has a plurality of frangible locating pins extending rearward from the rear surface of the panel for engaging and locating the first side marginal edge region in predetermined relation to the underlying second side marginal edge region of a previously mounted panel. 12. A wall covering for mounting on a support surface comprising: a plurality of panels each having a body portion formed with a plurality of horizontal rows of simulated hand laid masonry elements with simulated mortar lines separating the masonry elements throughout the panel, said simulated mortar lines having an undulating non-planar outer surface;said panels each having upper and lower marginal edge regions and opposite first and second side marginal edge regions, said panels being mountable on said support surface in a plurality of horizontal courses with said panels in a first horizontal course having a lower marginal edge region overlying an upper marginal edge region of a previously mounted panel in a second course positioned below the first horizontal course and with said panels in each course having a first side marginal edge region overlying a second side marginal edge region of an adjacent previously mounted panel in the course, said upper and lower marginal having interengageable interlocks for positively securing together overlying upper and lower marginal in mounted position;said overlapping side marginal edge regions having interengageable interlocks for positively securing the overlying side marginal edge regions together, the interengageable interlocks on the overlapping side marginal edge regions including a first interlock component on one panel and a second interlock component on the other panel; andsaid underlying side marginal edge region of each panel being formed with a side flange extending outwardly of the last simulated masonry element of each row, and said side flange having a first portion defining a first substantially planar front surface of the panel, one of either the first or second interlock components being formed in the first portion of the side flange, and said side flange having a second portion defining a second front surface of the flange, the second portion having a non-planar undulating surface adjacent the simulated masonry element at the end of each row similar to that of the masonry lines throughout the panel,wherein said first side marginal edge region of each panel includes the first interlock component which is a hook extending from a rear surface of the panel and said second side marginal edge region of each panel includes the second interlock component which is an outwardly opening hook receiving slot, and said hook and hook receiving slot of adjacent panels being interengageable as an incident to relative lateral movement of the panels during installation such that the first side marginal edge region overlies the second side marginal edge region with the rows of simulated building elements of one panel in aligned and predetermined spaced relation to the rows of simulated building elements of the adjacently mounted panel, andwherein said panels having a vertical axis extending from the lower marginal edge region to the upper marginal edge region, and wherein the hook is a substantially T-shaped hook projecting rearward from a rear surface of the panel, said hook having a center post molded integrally with the panel and protruding out therefrom, the center post having a width in the direction of the vertical axis, said hook including at least two wings molded onto and extending outward from the center post at a point spaced apart from the rear surface of the panel, the wings extending from the post substantially along the vertical axis such that the wings extend generally parallel to and spaced apart from the rear surface of the panel, and wherein the hook receiving slot is formed with an opening in the second side marginal edge so as to permit passage into the slot from the side of the panel, the slot having a width in the direction of the vertical axis that is sized to receive the center post of a corresponding hook in an adjacent panel. 13. The wall covering of claim 12 in which said overlying first side marginal edge region of each panel is formed with a non-planar undulating surface complementary to the undulating surface of said side flange which is positionable onto the undulating surface of said side flange as an incident to engagement of the overlying first side marginal edge regions. 14. A wall covering of claim 2 further comprising: said building elements having an outer coating with small-sized particulate matter for providing the masonry element with a roughened textured outer surface. 15. The wall covering of claim 14 in which said coating is a paint with mixed small sized particles. 16. The wall covering of claim 15 in which said particles have a size of between 0.020 and 0.200 inches. 17. The wall covering of claim 6 wherein the second portion of the flange undulates forwardly from a plane defined by the first portion of the flange. 18. The wall covering of claim 6 wherein the first portion of the flange is located laterally to a side of the second portion of the flange.
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