Patent ID: 6260324
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
In a wall panel arrangement comprising at least one wall panel having a frame comprising spaced apart vertical rails and at least three horizontal rails extending horizontally therebetween, a plurality of cover tiles being connected to said frame wherein each of said cover tiles extends vertically between a corresponding vertically adjacent pair of said horizontal rails, the improvement comprising a bracket assembly for connecting said cover tiles to said frame, said bracket assembly comprising a plurality of first mounting brackets for securing upper edges of said cover tiles to said frame and a plurality of second mounting brackets for connecting lower edges of said cover tiles to said frame, each of said first mounting brackets including engagement means for removably connecting said first mounting bracket to a corresponding one of said horizontal rails, one said first mounting bracket being disposed on said horizontal rail which is disposed adjacent to said upper edge of each of said cover tiles wherein said first mounting bracket removably connects said cover tile to said frame, each of said second mounting brackets including engagement means for removably connecting said first mounting bracket to said second mounting bracket such that said second mounting bracket is supported on said frame by said first mounting bracket, one said first mounting bracket being disposed adjacent to said lower edge of each of said cover tiles for supporting said lower edge on said frame, each of said upper edges being supported by a corresponding one of said first mounting brackets which is connected to said horizontal rail and each of said lower edges being supported by a corresponding one of said second mounting brackets which is supported on one of said first mounting brackets.