Patent ID: 9181711
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for securing a panel to a wall surface, comprising: an elongated rail adapted to being secured in extending fashion along the wall surface; a clip adapted to being secured to a rear surface of the panel, said clip engaging said rail to mount the panel to the wall surface; said rail and clip each exhibiting a similar cross sectional profile, with each including at least one mating and inclined support surface for redirecting a weight of the panel inwards toward the wall surface; each of said rail and clip further having a main planar body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, an inwardly angled edge configured along one length extending end of said body, an engagement profile incorporating said mating and inclined support surface extending from and along the other length extending end of said main body; said engagement profile further comprising a generally “U” shaped profile which is displaced a distance inwardly from said interior surface via an inner ledge; a centerline extending through said inner ledge establishing a perpendicular with exterior and interior surfaces; a connecting web extending from a midpoint of said inner ledge and establishing a perpendicular with an inner ledge centerline, an outer ledge including a slightly outwardly angled profile relative to said inner ledge which extends at an angle relative to a horizontal line through a central location of said outer ledge; and a “U” shaped profile of said rail extending from the wall in a first orientation and receiving a “U” shaped profile of said clip extending from the panel in a second opposing orientation, each of said opposing “U” shaped profiles having a pair of vertically spaced and opposing surfaces defining a downwardly angled and ramped engagement.