Patent ID: 7322157
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. The combination of a carrier and a panelling system wherein said panelling system has at least a pair of longitudinally adjacent panels, each of which has a first and second hook-shaped flange extending longitudinally from longitudinally opposite sides of the panel, the carrier comprising: an arm that extends longitudinally from a vertically-extending member, said arm including: i) a first upwardly-open U-shaped channel between an upstanding free end and an upstanding locking lug and ii) a second upwardly-open U-shaped channel between the locking lug and the vertically-extending member; wherein the first channel of said carrier receives therein the first hook-shaped flange of one panel of the pair of panels and the second channel of the carrier receives therein the second flange of the other panel of the pair of panels to attach the pair of panels to the carrier; and further, wherein first and second flanges extend longitudinally over the upstanding free end of the carrier.