Patent ID: 9051736
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A47K,E04C,E04F

Abstract:
1. A wall system comprising: at least one starter piece including at least one mount interface configured to be attached to a wall structure; a plurality of panels including at least a first panel and a second panel wherein the first panel is fit to the starter piece such that a wall facing side of the first panel is flush with a wall facing side of the starter piece to cover a portion of the wall structure, and wherein a front facing side of the starter piece faces the wall facing side of the first panel; wherein the starter piece comprises a starter strip that includes at least one first locating feature and the first panel includes at least one second locating feature that cooperates with the first locating feature to align and interlock the first panel and the starter strip; at least one seal between the starter piece and the first panel, wherein one of the starter piece and the first panel includes a groove and the other of the starter piece and the first panel includes a protrusion, and wherein the seal is positioned in the groove and is compressed by insertion of the protrusion into the groove; an intermediate cleat associated with the first panel, wherein the decorative external surface of the first panel comprises a visible decorative surface that extends from an upper edge of the first panel to a lower edge of the first panel, and wherein an upper portion of the wall facing side has a cut-out such that a lower edge of the intermediate cleat is positioned between the wall structure and the upper portion of the first panel; and the second panel is associated with the first panel via the intermediate cleat such that decorative external surfaces of the first and second panels align with each other to cover another portion of the wall structure.