Patent ID: 7178300
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: E04B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A tile mounting system for securing a tile to a wall panel frame, comprising: a wall panel frame including an outwardly extending hook member having an outer hook portion, wherein the hook member defines an engagement surface; a hook receiver associated with the tile, wherein the hook receiver defines an opening configured to receive at least the outer hook portion of the hook member; and a latch member carried by the tile and interposed between the tile and the wall panel frame, wherein the latch member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and wherein the latch member is configured to enable the outer hook portion of the hook member to be received within the hook receiver opening when in the unlocked position, and wherein the latch member is further configured to prevent removal of the outer hook portion from the hook receiver opening when in the locked position; wherein the latch member includes engagement structure that engages the engagement surface of the hook member when the latch member is in the locked position so as to positively retain the tile in engagement with the hook member and to thereby secure the tile to the wall panel frame, and wherein the hook receiver further includes blocking structure that prevents engagement between the hook receiver and the engagement surface of the hook member when the outer hook portion of the hook member is moved into the hook receiver opening.