Patent ID: 8984824
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: E04F,F16B

Abstract:
1. A concealed fastening system for fastening a finishing element to a backing, the assembly comprising: a first member configured to be attached to a back side of the finishing element; and a second member having a retainer portion, said second member configured to be attached to the backing, the first and second members defining an interlocking mechanism configured to allow the first and second members to be interlocked with each other by engaging the first member with the retainer portion of the second member via a sliding motion to thereby allow fastening of the finishing element to the backing, the first and second members dimensioned so as to be substantially concealed when interlocked and viewed from a front side of the finishing element, said second member having a width that extends in a direction transverse to the sliding motion, a length that extends in a direction parallel to the sliding motion, and a height that extends in an up and down direction to the sliding motion, wherein the retainer portion extends substantially the entire height of the second member, and wherein the retainer portion extends across substantially the entire width of the second member so that the first member can engage with the retainer portion of the second member when the first member is offset from the second member in a transverse direction relative to the sliding motion.