Method for installing wall panels to the exterior wall of a building

US8745941B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Robert B. Macdonald · London, CA
• Philip A. Macdonald · London, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 8, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 10, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E04F13/12
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A method for installing wall panels to a wall of a building is provided. The method applies the rainscreen principle. Interlocking components are used to attach aluminum or other wall panels to an exterior wall. In one aspect, the method includes operatively connecting a plurality of attachment clips to a wall surface of the exterior building wall. The method also includes providing a first panel perimeter strip and a second panel perimeter strip. The first panel perimeter strip is fastened to a first wall panel along a first side surface of the first wall panel, while the second panel perimeter strip is fastened to a second wall panel along a first side surface of the second wall panel. The method then includes sliding the first panel perimeter strip onto a first wing member of an attachment clip, thereby connecting the first wall panel to the wall, and sliding the second panel perimeter strip onto a second opposing wing member of the attachment clip, thereby connecting the second wall panel to the wall. In this way, the first side surfaces of the first and second wall panels are adjacent. The attachment clips and the panel perimeter strips represent a wall panel attachment system…