Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Tensioned or flexed sheet facing
Patent
1991-12-06
1993-06-01
Friedman, Carl D.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Tensioned or flexed sheet facing
160327, E04B 100
Patent
active
052148912
ABSTRACT:
The wall covering assembly includes a flexible, resilient, preferably sound-deadening, fire-resistant sheet of wall covering, preferably of plastic and/or cloth. The assembly also includes one or a spaced number of preferably parallel wall covering anchoring strips releasably connected to the rear of the wall covering. The strips can be anchored to the exposed surface of a wall to hold the wall covering over and spaced from the wall. Each strip may be of flexible material, such as plastic, metal, or the like and includes a first member having a rear plate adapted to be connected, as by adhesive, screws, etc., to a wall. The rear plate has a toothed upper end. That member also includes a front plate spaced forward of the rear plate by spaced top and bottom struts, preferably parallel with each other and defining therebetween a box having an acoustical space below the top of the rear plate. The front plate may bear anchoring hooks attachable to the rear of the wall covering. Alternatively, it may have a strip of cushioning material.
Each strip also has a second member sliding with and extending over the first member and including a base plate slideable on the top strut and a curved resilient plate extending upwardly and rearwardly ovet the top strut and terminating in a toothed rear depending lip abutting the toothed top end of the rear plate. The opposed toothed surfaces releasably grip an end of the wall covering. The base plate has a connector depending therefrom and slideably keyed to the first member thru a slot in the top strut. The second member slides relative to the first member. The assembly may be in the form of a prefabricated panel using a baseboard with strips secured to the top, and a wall covering secured at its ends to the strips. The baseboard has hanging members for securing the panel to a wall.
Alternatively, the strips can be overlaid, pressed together and interlocked to assemble, rather than sliding one into the other.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4788806 (1988-12-01), Sease
patent: 4986332 (1991-01-01), Lanuza
patent: 5928897 (1975-12-01), Tombu
Friedman Carl D.
Posta Jr. John J.
Smith Creighton
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