Wall paneling system with water guttering device
US5212914A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F13/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Pan-like aluminum panels are formed for finishing the exterior of a building. Secured to the flanges or outside edges of the panels are extruded male and female channel members; the male members secured at a pair of adjacent flanges and the female members secured at the other pair of adjacent flanges. To install the panels, the female edges are first screwed to the wall of the building. Then the male members of panels are slidably received and interlocked within the female members of adjacent panels. Female members of the adjacent panels are then screwed to the wall of the building, thereby exposing them for male members of yet another panel; and so on. Rows and columns of panels are thus secured to the building. An X-shaped gutter member provides mechanical and fluid continuity for the channels formed between the male and female members of adjacent panels, to eliminate moisture from becoming trapped inside.
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