Patent ID: 7614191

Claim:
A wall system, comprising: (a) a first panel having a predetermined groove in a surface thereof, and a peripheral edge; (b) a first perimeter framing member including two opposing surfaces forming a corresponding first pocket for receiving the peripheral edge of the first panel; and (c) a first attachment member including a first bearing surface and a second bearing surface wherein: (1) the first bearing surface for being received in the predetermined groove in the surface of the first panel, the predetermined groove provided prior to engagement of the first bearing surface with the first panel; (2) the second bearing surface for pressing against a portion (P) of the first perimeter framing member outside of the first pocket; and (3) at least a portion of the first attachment member for extending substantially rigidly from the first bearing surface to the second bearing surface, each of the first and second bearing surfaces contributing to inhibiting the first panel from disengaging from the first pocket.