Patent ID: 6588165
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: E04F

Abstract:
An extrusion device for mounting a wall panel to an underlying wall structure comprising:an outer cap provided with an outer surface extending to an edge on at least one lateral side thereof adapted to be positioned against an outer surface of a wall panel, said outer cap having a pair of spaced-apart insertion fingers projecting perpendicularly downward from an inner surface of said cap, and an inner receiver base having a planar mounting portion for mounting to the underlying wall surface and for receiving an end of a wall panel to be mounted thereon, said receiver base having a pair of angled receiver flanges spaced apart by a given width and projecting upwardly from an inner surface facing toward said cap, so as to receive the insertion fingers of said cap therein when said cap is positioned and inserted onto said base, wherein the outer cap is comprised of an insert cap provided at its inner facing side with an insertion plug having walls acting as said insertion fingers, said insertion plug being inserted between the receiver flanges, and a cover cap which snaps into a cavity formed on a front facing side of the insertion plug.