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US4099356A
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Seamed rib panel assembly
Assignee: Gentek Building Products Inc
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Filing: 1976-10-07
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Granted: 1978-07-11
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Expires: 1996-10-07
Abstract
Abstract An assembly of metal panels for a building or the like, wherein adjacent panels have outwardly projecting side flanges interlocked to constitute a seamed rib, and including anchor clips mounted on supporting structure and held in the seamed rib between the interlocked flanges for securing the panels to the structure. The outer portions of the panel flanges are formed as longitudinal box channels all opening in the same lateral direction and dimensioned to interfit in nesting relation, while the clips similarly have portions formed as box channels that fit between the nested channels of the interlocked flanges. The channel-formed portion of each panel flange has an outer leg formed with a return curve; for ease of assembly, the return curve on the outermost flange of each seamed rib is initially partly open, and is deformed after assembly so as to conform closely to the return curve of the inner flange of the rib.
Inventors
- 👤 Hubert P. Graham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 11:54
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D3/00; E04D3/24; E04D3/30; E04D3/36; E04D3/361; E04D3/362; E04D3/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
391 words
A panel assembly for buildings and the like comprising, in combination with structure for supporting the assembly, (a) an array of elongated metal panels disposed in parallel side-by-side relation outwardly of said structure, each of said panels having first and second longitudinal flanges respectively projecting outwardly along opposite sides thereof, the first flange of each panel having an outer portion formed as a longitudinal box channel opening laterally away from the panel, the second flange of each panel having an outer portion formed as a longitudinal box channel fitted within and opening in the same direction as the channel of the first flange of the next adjacent panel in the array, the channel-formed portion of each flange having a flat outer leg with a free longitudinal margin formed with a return curve, and the return curve of the outer leg on each said first flange closely and conformably overlying the return curve of the outer leg of the adjacent-panel second flange fitted therein, the interfitted channel-formed portions of the first and second flanges of adjacent panels comprising a seamed rib for interlocking the panels, such that there is a seamed rib between each pair of adjacent panels in the array; and (b) a plurality of metal anchor clips spaced along each said seamed rib for securing the array to said structure, each of said clips comprising a base mounted on the structure and an outward projection having an outer portion formed as a box channel conforming to, and interfitted nestingly between, the channel-formed portions of the interfitted first and second flanges constituting the seamed rib along which the clip is disposed; (c) the channel-formed portion of the clip projection having a planar outer leg disposed between, but terminating short of the return curves of, the outer legs of the last-mentioned first and second flanges; (d) the channel-formed portion of each flange having an inner leg parallel to the outer leg thereof, the channel-formed portion of each clip outward projection having an inner leg parallel to the outer leg thereof, and the channel-formed portions of the flanges and of the clip projection being mutually so dimensioned that the channel-formed portion of the second flange is snugly gripped between the legs of the clip projection and the channel-formed portion of the clip projection is snugly gripped between the legs of the first flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
391 words
A panel assembly for buildings and the like comprising, in combination with structure for supporting the assembly, (a) an array of elongated metal panels disposed in parallel side-by-side relation outwardly of said structure, each of said panels having first and second longitudinal flanges respectively projecting outwardly along opposite sides thereof, the first flange of each panel having an outer portion formed as a longitudinal box channel opening laterally away from the panel, the second flange of each panel having an outer portion formed as a longitudinal box channel fitted within and opening in the same direction as the channel of the first flange of the next adjacent panel in the array, the channel-formed portion of each flange having a flat outer leg with a free longitudinal margin formed with a return curve, and the return curve of the outer leg on each said first flange closely and conformably overlying the return curve of the outer leg of the adjacent-panel second flange fitted therein, the interfitted channel-formed portions of the first and second flanges of adjacent panels comprising a seamed rib for interlocking the panels, such that there is a seamed rib between each pair of adjacent panels in the array; and (b) a plurality of metal anchor clips spaced along each said seamed rib for securing the array to said structure, each of said clips comprising a base mounted on the structure and an outward projection having an outer portion formed as a box channel conforming to, and interfitted nestingly between, the channel-formed portions of the interfitted first and second flanges constituting the seamed rib along which the clip is disposed; (c) the channel-formed portion of the clip projection having a planar outer leg disposed between, but terminating short of the return curves of, the outer legs of the last-mentioned first and second flanges; (d) the channel-formed portion of each flange having an inner leg parallel to the outer leg thereof, the channel-formed portion of each clip outward projection having an inner leg parallel to the outer leg thereof, and the channel-formed portions of the flanges and of the clip projection being mutually so dimensioned that the channel-formed portion of the second flange is snugly gripped between the legs of the clip projection and the channel-formed portion of the clip projection is snugly gripped between the legs of the first flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein each panel has a central web; wherein the channel-formed portion of each of said flanges is spaced outwardly of the panel web; wherein each of said flanges has an upstanding inner portion extending from the channel-formed portion to the web; and wherein each of said clip projections has a flat upstanding inner portion extending, from the channel-formed portion to the clip base, between the upstanding inner portions of the first and second flanges of adjacent panels between which the clip is disposed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
An assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the outer leg of the channel-formed portion of each first flange provides a flat outer surface of the seamed rib which it comprises; and further including at least one closure member, said one closure member extending across the width of a panel of the array between the first and second flanges thereof and having opposite end extensions respectively overlying, and secured to, the flat outer surfaces of the seamed ribs on opposite sides of the last-mentioned panel.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-07-10 | 1982-01-09 | 1982-07-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-07-10 | 1986-01-09 | 1986-07-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-07-10 | 1990-01-09 | 1990-07-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |