Patent ID: 7748186

Claim:
A roof or wall panel system, comprising: a first panel having a first longitudinal seam; a second panel having a second longitudinal seam; a clip having first and second top flanges and a vertical web having a first exterior side and a second exterior side, said vertical web being provided between said first and second longitudinal seams; at least one spacer element having at least one portion provided between said first and second longitudinal seams, said at least one portion having a thickness that is greater than a distance between said first exterior side and said second exterior side of said vertical web, and wherein said at least one spacer element includes a central portion structured to rest on said first and second top flanges, a first leg depending downwardly from a first end of said central portion, a first contact portion attached to said first leg, a second leg depending downwardly from a second end of said central portion, and a second contact portion attached to said second leg, wherein said first and second contact portions are disposed between said first and second longitudinal seams, and wherein said first contact portion has a first thickness and said second contact portion has a second thickness, said first and second thicknesses each being greater than the distance between said first exterior side and said second exterior side of said vertical web.