Patent ID: 8490364

Claim:
A screw-less batten system to which attachments may be secured comprising: a stud having a predetermined extruded profile comprising: at least one receiving trough in the predetermined extruded profile, the predetermined extruded profile of the at least one receiving trough has a hammerhead-nut channel having a predetermined profile shaped to receive a hammerhead-nut of a hammerhead-nut assembly, the hammerhead-nut assembly comprising a hammerhead-nut screw to which attachments are secured and the hammerhead-nut; and a neck opening in the at least one receiving trough, the neck opening having a width that is less than the width of the hammerhead-nut channel; and a batten assembly for connection to the stud without using a screw, comprising: at least one removable flange engaging the stud at the neck opening of one of the at least one receiving trough; and at least one closure strip engaging one of the at least one removable flange to secure the flange within the receiving trough without using a screw, at least one of the at least one removable flange and the at least one closure strip defining an outside surface for the batten assembly, the hammerhead-nut screw inserted through the attachment such that a portion of the attachment is pressed between the outside surface of the batten assembly and the hammerhead-nut screw.