Patent ID: 8453388

Claim:
A wall lining with wall panels and holding profiles which respectively comprise a downwardly open receiving groove for a bottom wall panel, an upwardly open receiving groove for an upper wall panel and a suspension groove for fixing hooks between the two receiving grooves, wherein the holding profiles can be fixed to the wall, wherein the two receiving grooves of the holding profiles are formed between: a respective front groove wall forming a stop surface for the outside of the wall panels on the side facing away from the wall, and a respective rigid rear groove wall for the inside of the wall panels on the side facing the wall, wherein the two receiving grooves form a respective wedge-shaped gap narrowing towards a respective groove base, the respective wedge-shaped gap being formed via a continuous inclination of the respective rigid rear groove wall toward the respective front groove wall, and wherein the wedge-shaped gaps are able to receive differently thick wall panels.