Patent ID: 6105314
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E04D,E04F

Abstract:
A panel system for use on walls and roofs comprising:a base surface;a series of base members with two edges and a top surface and secured to the base surface, the base member including a central member having a rectangular cross section and two edges, a pair of lower side members located on both of the two edges of the central member and having a rectangular cross section, a pair of upper side members mounted on the sides of each central member and on the lower side members, the upper side members having a rectangular cross section and extending from the central member farther than the lower side members to form a pair of notches along the sides of each base member adjacent to the base surface;a lower panel mounted between the base members, the lower panel having a bottom sheet resting on the base surface and having two edges extending upwardly from the bottom sheet within the notches and along the edges of the adjacent base members and being bent inwardly toward one another in alignment with the top surface of the base member forming a pair of lips; andan upper panel mounted on the base member including a top sheet mounted on the upper surface of the base member and having two edges, each edge being tightly bent around and underneath itself forming a U-shaped channel, each of the U-shaped channels being locked around the adjoining lips of the adjacent lower panel and each lip and U-shaped panel being bent downwardly against the respective lower panel.