Article supporting panelling

Claim 2

Panelling, comprising; a plurality of infill panels, each infill panel comprising; a channel section with a front face and two laterally opposite side flanges extending rearwardly therefrom, the infill panels being arranged adjacent one another in series, with the opposite side flanges of each two adjoining infill panels close together; and a plurality of spaced apart upright members; each upright member comprising: a narrow channel section having a back wall and two laterally opposite side flanges extending forwardly therefrom; means defining a vertically extending row of slots in said back wall; said opposite side flanges of each two adjacent infill panels being received between said opposite side flanges of a respective upright member, the row of slots on each upright member being set back from the front faces of the respective adjacent infill panels and accessible from between said opposite side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels over at least part of the length of said row, whereby brackets may be secured in the slots and project forwardly beyond said front faces, in which case the close spacing of the adjoining side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels results in lateral support of the flanges by these side flanges; at least one side flange of each infill panel carrying a projection, and that projection abutting the respective adjoining infill panel side flange to maintain the adjoining infill panel side flanges separated to provide said close spacing.

Claim 3

Panelling according to claim 1 wherein there are projections on both adjoining flanges of adjacent infill panels and these projections abut each other.

Claim 4

Panelling according to claim 2 wherein the abutments are flat portions of the projections, each substantially parallel to the rest of the flange of which it forms part.

Claim 5

Panelling according to claim 2 wherein the projections are deformations of the flanges.

Claim 6

Panelling having first and second opposed vertical faces and comprising: top and bottom horizontal channel sections open towards each other, said channel sections having fixing means, a plurality of freestanding vertical upright members located in said top and bottom channel sections, each said vertically upright member being a third channel section having a web and side flanges and opening towards said first face of the panelling, the depth of said third channel section exceeding its width by a factor of at least two, the web of said third channel section having a row of vertically aligned slots formed therein; a plurality of freestanding vertical infill panels also located in said top and bottom channel sections and extending between said vertically upright members, each infill panel being a fourth channel section having a web and side flanges and opening towards said second face of the panelling, the width of said fourth channel section exceeding its depth by a factor of at least five, the adjoining side flanges of adjacent infill panels being received within the channel of a said vertically upright member, the side flanges bearing abutting aligned projections whereby the remaining parts of the adjoining side flanges are spaced slightly apart.

Claim 7

Panelling having first and second opposed vertical faces and comprising: top and bottom horizontal channel sections open towards each other, said channel sections having fixing means, a plurality of freestanding vertical upright members located in said top and bottom channel sections, each said vertically upright member being a third channel section having a web and side flanges and opening towards said first face of the panelling, the depth of said third channel section exceeding its width by a factor of at least two, the web of said third channel section having a row of vertically aligned slots formed therein; a plurality of freestanding vertical infill panels also located in said top and bottom channel sections and extending between said vertically upright members, each infill panel being a fourth channel section having a web and side flanges and opening towards said second face of the panelling, the width of said fourth channel section exceeding its depth by a factor of at least five, the adjoining side flanges of adjacent infill panels being received within the channel of a said vertically upright member, the side flanges bearing abutting aligned projections whereby the remaining parts of the adjoining side flanges are spaced slightly apart.

Claim 8

Panelling according to claim 5 wherein the infill panels and vertically upright members both extend into the top horizontal channel section by an amount which leaves a clearance above them between their upper edges and the web of the said horizontal channel section, said clearance exceeding the amount by which the infill panels and vertically upright members extend into said bottom horizontal channel section, whereby the vertically upright members and infill panels may be lifted into and out of the top and bottom horizontal channel sections.

Claim 9

Panelling, comprising: top and bottom support means, a plurality of infill panels, each infill panel comprising: a channel section with a front face and two laterally opposite side flanges extending rearwardly therefrom, the infill panels being arranged adjacent one another in series, with the opposite side flanges of each two adjoining infill panels close together; and a plurality of spaced apart upright members; each upright member comprising: a narrow channel section having a back wall and two laterally opposite side flanges extending forwardly therefrom to define a narrow forwardly facing channel therefrom; means defining in said back wall a vertically extending row of slots for supporting forwardly projecting brackets; said opposite side flanges of each two adjacent infill panels being received in said forwardly facing narrow channel between said opposite side flanges of a respective upright member, the infill panels and upright members being free-standing between the top and bottom support means, and the row of slots on each upright member being set back from the front faces of the respective adjacent infill panels and accessible from between said opposite side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels over at least part of the length of said row.

Claim 10

Panelling, comprising: top and bottom support means, a plurality of infill panels, each infill panel comprising: a channel section with a front face and two laterally opposite side flanges extending rearwardly therefrom, the infill panels being arranged adjacent one another in series, with the opposite side flanges of each two adjoining infill panels close together; and a plurality of spaced apart upright members; each upright member comprising: a narrow channel section having a back wall and two laterally opposite side flanges extending forwardly therefrom to define a narrow forwardly facing channel therefrom; means defining in said back wall a vertically extending row of slots for supporting forwardly projecting brackets; said opposite side flanges of each two adjacent infill panels being received in said forwardly facing narrow channel between said opposite side flanges of a respective upright member, the infill panels and upright members being free-standing between the top and bottom support means, and the row of slots on each upright member being set back from the front faces of the respective adjacent infill panels and accessible from between said opposite side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels over at least part of the length of said row.

Claim 11

Panelling, comprising: a plurality of infill panels, each infill panel comprising: a channel section with a front face and two laterally opposite side flanges extending rearwardly therefrom, the infill panels being arranged adjacent one another in series, with the opposite side flanges of each two adjoining infill panels close together; and a plurality of spaced apart upright members; each upright member comprising: a narrow channel section having a back wall and two laterally opposite side flanges extending forwardly therefrom; means defining a vertically extending row of slots in said back wall; said opposite side flanges of each two adjacent infill panels being received between said opposite side flanges of a respective upright member, the row of slots on each upright member being set back from the front faces of the respective adjacent infill panels and accessible from between said opposite side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels over at least part of the length of said row, whereby brackets may be secured in the slots and project forwardly beyond said front faces, in which case the close spacing of the adjoining side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels results in lateral support of the flanges by these side flanges; each upright member being constituted by twin channel sections disposed side-by-side, each having a front wall and an outer side flange extending rearwardly therefrom; said narrow channel section being shared by and between the two channel sections with the two laterally extending side flanges of the narrow channel section extending rearwardly from the two respective twin channel section front walls.

Claim 12

Panelling, comprising: a plurality of infill panels, each infill panel comprising: a channel section with a front face and two laterally opposite side flanges extending rearwardly therefrom, the infill panels being arranged adjacent one another in series, with the opposite side flanges of each two adjoining infill panels close together; and a plurality of spaced apart upright members; each upright member comprising: a narrow channel section having a back wall and two laterally opposite side flanges extending forwardly therefrom; means defining a vertically extending row of slots in said back wall; said opposite side flanges of each two adjacent infill panels being received between said opposite side flanges of a respective upright member, the row of slots on each upright member being set back from the front faces of the respective adjacent infill panels and accessible from between said opposite side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels over at least part of the length of said row, whereby brackets may be secured in the slots and project forwardly beyond said front faces, in which case the close spacing of the adjoining side flanges of the respective adjacent infill panels results in lateral support of the flanges by these side flanges; each upright member being constituted by twin channel sections disposed side-by-side, each having a front wall and an outer side flange extending rearwardly therefrom; said narrow channel section being shared by and between the two channel sections with the two laterally extending side flanges of the narrow channel section extending rearwardly from the two respective twin channel section front walls.