Extrusion devices for mounting wall panels
US6588165B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04F19/064
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An extrusion device for mounting a wall panel has an outer cap extending to an edge on at least one side which is positioned against an outer surface of a wall panel, having a pair of spaced-apart insertion fingers, and a receiver base having a planar mounting portion and a pair of angled receiver flanges projecting upwardly to receive the insertion fingers therein. The two-piece extrusion permits wall panels to be mounted or removed from the underlying wall structure in on-sequential order. The receiver base and cap can be provided on both sides to form an “H” type extrusion, or on only one side in a “J” type extrusion. Preferably, the outer cap is made of metal, and the tips of the insertion fingers are beveled at a slight angle of about 7° to 14° to allow easy insertion into the receiver flanges. The cap has compound water-shedding edges formed with a rounded rain-drip edge spaced in close proximity to a sharply inclined knife edge. In another variation, a one-piece extrusion device has a rear base portion and a front cover portion forming a pocket therewith, and a ramp formed on the base portion within the width of the front cover portion for gra…
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