Patent ID: 7661234

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 assembly including a channel-shaped clip adjoining a Z-shaped clip, said channel-shaped clip having a first bottom flange, said Z-shaped clip having a second bottom flange overlappin said first bottom flange, each said clip defining a first vertical web having a first exterior side and a second vertical web having second exterior side, said first vertical web and said second vertical web being provided between said first and second longitudinal seams; holes positioned through said first bottom flange and said second bottom flange and in alignment thereof to allow said clip assembly to be fastened to a substrate while defining a space between said first vertical web and said second vertical web; at least one spacer element provided between said space and between said first and second longitudinal seams, said at least one spacer element having at least one portion having a thickness that is greater than a distance between said first exterior side of said first vertical web and said second exterior side of said second vertical web.