Patent ID: 7191570
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: E04B,E04D,E04F

Abstract:
1. A method for mounting cladding sheets to a wall or frame, said method comprising: providing a plurality of battens wherein each batten has an elongate channel member having a pair of spaced apart walls joined by an intermediate web, and a pair of mounting flanges spaced generally parallel to the web and extending laterally from the side walls, the web being adapted for connection either to the wall or frame or alternatively to the cladding sheets, and the flanges being adapted for connection either to the cladding sheets or the wall or frame by fastening elements, wherein at least one of the flanges includes a longitudinally extending recessed channel configured to provide a clearance space between the cladding sheet and a portion of the mounting flange such that a limited degree of relative lateral displacement between the cladding sheet and the batten is allowed by pivotal movement of the fastening elements, and further having a longitudinally extending recessed channel along the web to permit a limited degree of lateral displacement in two dimensions between the batten and the wall or frame by pivotal movement of fastening element extending through the web; positioning a plurality of said battens in spaced apart generally parallel relationship by securing the web of each batten to the wall or frame by fastening screws, and securing the longitudinal edges of each cladding sheet to the respective mounting flanges of the battens by fastening screws, such that stress applied to the cladding sheets is accommodated by said pivotal movement of the fastening elements and said relative lateral displacement between the cladding sheets and the battens.