Patent ID: 6122876
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
A cladding board system fixing a cladding board in partial overlapping relationship with a like cladding board against a surface to be clad, said cladding board system including:a longitudinally extending first face of said cladding board, which, in use, faces said surface to be clad and partially overlaps with said like cladding board;a retaining formation in, and extending longitudinally substantially along an entire longitudinal extent of the first face of the cladding board;the retaining formation of said cladding board having mutually divergent surfaces extending from said first face into said cladding board; and a unitary aligning spline having a first end including a complementary retaining formation;said second face of said cladding board being free of any retaining formations and any aligning splines;the retaining formation of the cladding board adapted to slidably receive and captively retain the complimentary retaining formation of the first end of the aligning spline;a second end of said aligning spline extending in use beyond the first face of said cladding board outward from said retaining formation and cladding board toward said surface to be clad and providing positioning for said cladding board on a top edge of said like cladding board and without interposing structure between adjacent surfaces of said cladding board and like cladding board.