Patent ID: 11866946
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 8:
9. A panel mounting system for mounting building materials to a vertical building surface, the panel mounting system comprising:
an elongated gable rail having a first end that is configured to be fixed to the vertical building surface such that a second end of the gable rail projects away from the vertical building surface; and
building panel comprising expanded polystyrene having a front surface, and a rear surface, with a gable rail-receiving slot formed in the rear surface of the building panel,
wherein the gable rail-receiving slot comprises a cavity having:
a proximal end that opens from the rear surface of the building panel;
a distal end that is configured to receive the second end of the gable rail; and
a constricted portion that is disposed between the proximal end and the distal end,

wherein an opening of the proximal end of the cavity is wider than both an opening of the distal end of the cavity and an opening of the constricted portion to help direct the gable rail into the gable rail-receiving slot, and
wherein the second end of the gable rail comprises a resilient hook-shaped member that is configured to flex and deform to a compressed configuration when pressed through the constricted portion of the gable rail-receiving slot and to move to an expanded configuration to lock the building panel to the gable rail when the second end of the gable rail is forced into the distal end of the cavity.