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US3282006A
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Paneling structures
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-09
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1983-07-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul F Halsey
- 👤 Daniel C Tevis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:54
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/74; E04B2/76; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/71
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
296 words
IN A PANELING STRUCTURE, THE COMBINATION OF A RECTANGULAR PANEL MEMBER, A PAIR OF ELONGATED FRAME MEMBERS FOR TWO ADJACENT SIDE EDGES OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, EACH OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS COMPRISING A HOLLOW EXTRUSION OF A RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, EACH FRAME MEMBER HAVING EACH OF ITS TWO OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS EXTRUDED TO FORM A CENTRAL LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CHANNEL OF A T-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION, SAID CHANNEL HAVING A RELATIVELY NARROW OPEN OUTER SIDE CORRESPONDING IN WIDTH TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID PANEL AND ALSO HAVING A RELATIVELY WIDER INNER PORTION OF DEFINED BY A FLAT INNER WALL MEMBER AND RIGHT-ANGULAR SIDE EDGES, SAID FRAME MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER WITH AN END PORTION OF ONE OF THEM OVERLAPPING AND ABUTTING AN END OF THE OTHER AT A CORNER OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, ONE SIDE EDGE OF THE PANEL PROJECTING INTO ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPING FRAME MEMBER AND ABUTTING THE FLAT INNER WALL MEMBER OF THE CHANNEL, AN ADJACENT SIDE EDGE OF THE PANEL PROJECTING INTO ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPED FRAME MEMBER AND ABUTTING THE FLAT INNER WALL MEMBER OF THE CHANNEL, AND A RIGHT-ANGLED CLIP FOR CONNECTING SAID FRAME MEMBERS TOGETHER AT THE CORNER OF THE PANEL, SAID CLIP HAVING ONE FLAT LEG SLIDABLY INSERTED IN THE WIDE INNER PORTION OF SAID ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPING FRAME MEMBER AND A SECOND FLAT LEG SLIDABLY INSERTED IN THE WIDE INNER PORTION OF THE OTHER CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPED FRAME MEMBER, A PORTION OF THE SECOND LEG ADJACENT THE FIRST LEG OF THE CLIP BEING RECESSED AT OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF TO PERMIT THE SECOND LEG TO PROJECT THROUGH THE NARROW OUTER SIDE OF SAID ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPING FRAME MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
296 words
IN A PANELING STRUCTURE, THE COMBINATION OF A RECTANGULAR PANEL MEMBER, A PAIR OF ELONGATED FRAME MEMBERS FOR TWO ADJACENT SIDE EDGES OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, EACH OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS COMPRISING A HOLLOW EXTRUSION OF A RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION HAVING A WIDTH SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, EACH FRAME MEMBER HAVING EACH OF ITS TWO OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS EXTRUDED TO FORM A CENTRAL LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING CHANNEL OF A T-SHAPED CROSS-SECTION, SAID CHANNEL HAVING A RELATIVELY NARROW OPEN OUTER SIDE CORRESPONDING IN WIDTH TO THE THICKNESS OF SAID PANEL AND ALSO HAVING A RELATIVELY WIDER INNER PORTION OF DEFINED BY A FLAT INNER WALL MEMBER AND RIGHT-ANGULAR SIDE EDGES, SAID FRAME MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER WITH AN END PORTION OF ONE OF THEM OVERLAPPING AND ABUTTING AN END OF THE OTHER AT A CORNER OF SAID PANEL MEMBER, ONE SIDE EDGE OF THE PANEL PROJECTING INTO ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPING FRAME MEMBER AND ABUTTING THE FLAT INNER WALL MEMBER OF THE CHANNEL, AN ADJACENT SIDE EDGE OF THE PANEL PROJECTING INTO ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPED FRAME MEMBER AND ABUTTING THE FLAT INNER WALL MEMBER OF THE CHANNEL, AND A RIGHT-ANGLED CLIP FOR CONNECTING SAID FRAME MEMBERS TOGETHER AT THE CORNER OF THE PANEL, SAID CLIP HAVING ONE FLAT LEG SLIDABLY INSERTED IN THE WIDE INNER PORTION OF SAID ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPING FRAME MEMBER AND A SECOND FLAT LEG SLIDABLY INSERTED IN THE WIDE INNER PORTION OF THE OTHER CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPED FRAME MEMBER, A PORTION OF THE SECOND LEG ADJACENT THE FIRST LEG OF THE CLIP BEING RECESSED AT OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF TO PERMIT THE SECOND LEG TO PROJECT THROUGH THE NARROW OUTER SIDE OF SAID ONE CHANNEL OF THE OVERLAPPING FRAME MEMBER.
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