CA2440925C - Curved wall panel system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention comprises a system for constructing a finished convex or concave curved wall of any desired radius beyond a specified minimum. The wall is constructed of pre-finished rectangular panels retained on a sub-wall structure a.n horizontal rows and vertical columns. The panels are retained on the sub-wall structure with vertical rails at their vertical edges and retainer clips spaced along their horizontal edges. The panels are slotted at their rear face to provide rigidity in the vertical. direction and flexibility in the horizontal direction. The horizontal edges of the panels are kerfed to receive the retainer clips and flexible splice strips that conform to the curvature of the wall and align and space a panel with the panel immediately above it. Clips attaching vertical edges of the panels to the rails allow the associated areas of the panels to align tangentially with the curvature of the wall.
Description
2 BACKGROUND OF THE xNVENTION
3 The ~.nvention relates to wall construction and, in 4 particular, to a system util~.zing factory built panels and associated hardware for constructing curved walls.
7 Architects and/or bui.Idir~g owners may specify cur~red 8 interior walls to g~.ve rooms, partitions, corridors and s the l ice a unique look, to create a foca3 point in the to interior of the building, car otkierwise depart from 11 ordinary planar walls. Where the walls are to be ~2 finished with a hard finish other than plaster or 13 dx~ywal.l, it has often been the practice to const~xct a 1~ curved wall with custom millwork. This custom work, l~ under most.circumstances, is costly, because of the 16 skilled labor and custoire made panels o~° planks which, 17 typicalJ.y, are employed to create the curved surfaces.
18 Consequently, architects and~builders are restrained, due 19 to the casts, from freely using their creativity in 20 designing non-planar walls. Moreovex, because each 21 custom installation is just that, the finial fit snd 22 fianis3~, of a custom built curved wall may be lese than 23 what is originally specified by the architect, thereby 24 leading to further difficulties and contxoversies_ 1 SU'N~SAR.Y OF THE TNVEN"fIOI~T
2 The present ix~ven.tiori provides a system of pre--3 manufactured pax~e7.s arid in.teg~rated hardware that produces 4 concave or Convex walls with, a consistent high-quality appearance. The system utilizes speCiall.y fabricated 6 rectangular panels of a height and width, suxtab~.e for the 7 customer's application. The paxiels are uniquely cut with 8 dado slots on theix rear faces to obtain horizontal 9 flexibility and verta.cal stiffness. The panels have two opposed edges, xaormally the horizontal edges, kerfed to 1 accept a spline and wail, attachment clip while the bther 12 edges, typically the vertical edges, are square cut. The ~.3 outer decorative face of a panel can take a variety of 14 forma such as vroad veneer, high-pressure ~.aminate, metal ~.5 veneer, or other known finishes.
16 Ixx accordance with the invention, the pane~.s are 17 interlocked to one another and retained against a s~-18 wall by special c7.~,ps situated at the perimeter of each s panel. Preferably, the spline used to join horizontal edges of adjacent panels is a flexible material such as 21 extruded PVC so that it is readily manually bent on site 22 into the radius of the wall. The vertical edges of 23 adjacent panels are interconnected by joining them to 2~ vertical main rails with the use of panel clips secured to the rear tacea o~ the panels_ The main rails are 25 attached to the sub-wall or framework gad the panels, in 1 turn, are fixed to the main rails by the panel clips.
2 Advantageously, the sJ.otted design of the pane~,s as well 3 as the character of the main rai~.s,~pane7. clips, retainer 4 clips, and splir~.es, enable the panel system to Sae used with any desired radius of curvature, both convex or 6 concave above a certain m~tnirnum specified radius. Thus, 7 the wall can.have a changing radius andfoz a serpentine 8 configuration, as desired. As v.sed herein., the term 9 "cylindricalH is meant to describe a plane cuzved about ~.0 one or more parallel axes.
21 The disclosed panel system affords the loop of 12 custom m~.llwork with. high quality fit s,n.d finish, but at 13 substants.ally lower cast than custom millwork.
~.4 Additionally, the system enables a walk. to be installed with 'less time and less skill than rec,~uired by custom 16 millwork. the unique hardware assures consistent I7 alignment between adjacent panels without exposed 1.~ fasteners or clips to achieve a handsome, quality 19 appearance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF'THE DRAWINGS
2~. FIG. 1 is an. exploded fragmentary perspective view 22 of the curved wall panel assembly of the invention;
FZG. 2 is a fragmentary elevatiax~.al view of the 24 curved wall patzel assembly of the ~.-nvcntion;
1 FIG. 3 ~.s a cross-sectional fragmentary view of the 2 curved wall panel assembly taken. in the plane 3-3 shown 3 both in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;
g FIG. 4 is a fragmentary Cross-sectional view of the curved wall assembly tal~en in the plaxz.e g-4 shown in.
6 FIGS. 1 and 2; and 7 FIG_ 5 is a schematic representation of a curved F Wal l GonstruCted ~.n accordance Wlth the Znverl.t iori .
9 DESCRrPT~OI~T of THE P~EFERR.ED EMBODIMENT
1~ Referring now to the drawings, a curved wall paz~.el 13. system ~.0 a,x~. accordance with th.e invention includes a ~.2 plurality of rectangular panels 17.. Tx~ the following I3 description, the panels anal related hardware are 1.4 indicated to have certain orientations which wi~.l produce a wall that zs curved its. a vertical column. The same 15 parts can be turned 90° to produce a wall, arch, or 1~ cezling that is curved ire. a horizontal column or turned 18 in some.other angle to produce a wall that ~.s curved in Z9' an inclined column, Opposite vertical edges 12 of the z0 panels 11 axe jo~.ned or coupled to adjacent panel edges 21 with main rails ~.3 and panel clips 14. Apposite 22 horizontal panel edges 16 have kerfs or slots 17 to 23 receive a spline 18 and retainer clips 19.
24 The panels 7.1 are ordinarily rectanguyar in shape, it being understood. that this descr~.ption includes the 1 cvnd~.tion of being square. The panels ~L, for the most 2 part, w~.ll have the same shape and s.~ze but this need not 3 be the case. 'Typically, the szze of the panels both 4 vertically anal horizontally oan be selected to compliment S the application. The long dimension of a panel. 11 6 typically would xun in the horizontal da.re.etion but, if 7 desired, can be arranged to run in the vertical 8 direction; that is to say, the long dimerzsion of a panel 9 can run in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylindrical plane o:~ the wall, or can. run 1 circumferentia7.ly along the cylindrical surface of the 12 vrall _ preferably, the panel. 11 is fabricated of 3/4"
y3 thick wood composite ma.ter~.al forming a core 15. An 1.4 outer decorative panel face 21 can be Zaminated to this .
7.5 composite core ~.5 at the factory to satisfy a customer's 16 specifications. The decorative panel face may compxise, 17 for e~amp~.e, wood veneer, high pressure laminate, sheet 18 metal or other known finlSh materials. The edges 12, 16 19 can be stained, painted, laminated or the like with a color or finish to coordinate with the decorative autex 21 face_21_ As shown, the vextical edges 7.2 are square cut.
22 A rear face 22 of a panel 11 is machined with dado cuts 23 in a direction paral~.el to the axis of the cyl~.ndrical 24 Section in which a panel is to be forr~ned by bending ox fJ.exing action. The dado cuts or slots 2;~ axe generally 26 evenly spaced across the panel 11 and run the full 1 distance between the kerfed edges 16. As shown, the dada 2 cuts 22 are in the shape of a dovetail such that the 3 greatest width of a slot exists adjacent the f~.nish face 2~.. This configuration of the slots 22 e.chieves a high degree of flexibility irz the hori2onta~. d~.rectiolz while 6 retainirxg stiffness in the perpendicular or vertical direction since the section moduZus of the paz~.el material 8 between the slots Zs greater than that which would exist 9 if the slats were rectangular in shape and had a width.
the same as the maximum width of the dodo slot 22. the 1~, dodo cuts Za are spaced ~ a sufficient d~,atance from t~se 12 edges 12 to pexmit Convenierat, reliable attachment of the 23 pane. clips 14.
Z4 The panel clips 1.~ are preferably roll:-form ~.5 galvanized 24 gauge steel strips that are Somewhat shorter, e.g. 4° shorter than the vertical heyght of a 1'~ .panel 11 and are attached to the panel suck. that they are 18 centered in the vertical di.mensiom.. As indicated in FIG.
29 3, the cross-Section. of the panel clips takes a form similar to a narrow Z-shape. More particularly, the clip 21 includes a base flange 30, a short web 3I, a main flazxge 22 32, and a minox flange 33. The base flange 30 is 23 pxovided with spaced holes to receive fastening screws 34 2~ screwed into the panel care 15 to attach the base flange firmly on the panel 21. In its free configuration, a.
26 panel clip 1~ with its base fl~as~.ge 3a abutted to a rear 1 face 2~4 of the panel core 15, can hare a bend line or 2 Cornier 36 between the main and minor flanges 32, 33 3 touching or nearly touching the cone so than as 4 described later, it can firmly grip a part of a main rail 13. As shown. in FIG. 3, the web 31 holds the main flange 6 32 away from the core 15 to permit a part of a mai,ri. rail 7 13 to be xeceived between it and the adjacent axea of the S core or panel 11. The panex clips ~.4 are assembled on 9 the rear faces 24 of the core 15 in parallel alignment 20 with the adjacent edges x2.
11. A main ra31 13 is disposed between vertical edges 12 12 of adjacent panels 1~.. The main rails 13 are rigid 13 elements preferably made of extruded aluminum. A Gross-14 section of a main. rail 13 is illustrated in FIG. 3. The 7.5 maixi rasl 13 includes a generally centralised rib 40 16 adapted to separate the vertical edges x2 of adjacent 7 panels 11 and a pair of oppositely extendxx3,g flanges 41, 1~ 42. A channel 43, formed. by a poxtiox~ of the rib 40, a 19 web 44 and a flange 45, exists between the x~ib and flange 20 42. The channel or formation 43 receives hex head sGxews 21 or like fasteners g6 and thereby ensures that there ,is no 22 znterfexence between such fastener's and the adjacent 23 panel 11. The channel 43 and, particularly the flange 45 24 and corresponding portion of the rib 40 a~.low the flanges 25 42, 41, respectively, to staz~.d off a sub-wall structure 25 or sub-framework i~.dicated by the nunneral 4'7 to which the 1 main rail 13 is attached by the screws 46. This standoff 2 oz spaced relation between the flanges 41 , 42 and sub 3 wall structure 47 allows the panel clips 14 to be 4 received zn the space between these flanges 4l; 42 and the sub-wall 47. With reference to FIG. 3, it wall, be 6 seen that the central rib 40, having oppositely extending 7 beads 48 or equivalent structure, is adapted to properly 8 space and vertically align the panels 1~..
7 Architects and/or bui.Idir~g owners may specify cur~red 8 interior walls to g~.ve rooms, partitions, corridors and s the l ice a unique look, to create a foca3 point in the to interior of the building, car otkierwise depart from 11 ordinary planar walls. Where the walls are to be ~2 finished with a hard finish other than plaster or 13 dx~ywal.l, it has often been the practice to const~xct a 1~ curved wall with custom millwork. This custom work, l~ under most.circumstances, is costly, because of the 16 skilled labor and custoire made panels o~° planks which, 17 typicalJ.y, are employed to create the curved surfaces.
18 Consequently, architects and~builders are restrained, due 19 to the casts, from freely using their creativity in 20 designing non-planar walls. Moreovex, because each 21 custom installation is just that, the finial fit snd 22 fianis3~, of a custom built curved wall may be lese than 23 what is originally specified by the architect, thereby 24 leading to further difficulties and contxoversies_ 1 SU'N~SAR.Y OF THE TNVEN"fIOI~T
2 The present ix~ven.tiori provides a system of pre--3 manufactured pax~e7.s arid in.teg~rated hardware that produces 4 concave or Convex walls with, a consistent high-quality appearance. The system utilizes speCiall.y fabricated 6 rectangular panels of a height and width, suxtab~.e for the 7 customer's application. The paxiels are uniquely cut with 8 dado slots on theix rear faces to obtain horizontal 9 flexibility and verta.cal stiffness. The panels have two opposed edges, xaormally the horizontal edges, kerfed to 1 accept a spline and wail, attachment clip while the bther 12 edges, typically the vertical edges, are square cut. The ~.3 outer decorative face of a panel can take a variety of 14 forma such as vroad veneer, high-pressure ~.aminate, metal ~.5 veneer, or other known finishes.
16 Ixx accordance with the invention, the pane~.s are 17 interlocked to one another and retained against a s~-18 wall by special c7.~,ps situated at the perimeter of each s panel. Preferably, the spline used to join horizontal edges of adjacent panels is a flexible material such as 21 extruded PVC so that it is readily manually bent on site 22 into the radius of the wall. The vertical edges of 23 adjacent panels are interconnected by joining them to 2~ vertical main rails with the use of panel clips secured to the rear tacea o~ the panels_ The main rails are 25 attached to the sub-wall or framework gad the panels, in 1 turn, are fixed to the main rails by the panel clips.
2 Advantageously, the sJ.otted design of the pane~,s as well 3 as the character of the main rai~.s,~pane7. clips, retainer 4 clips, and splir~.es, enable the panel system to Sae used with any desired radius of curvature, both convex or 6 concave above a certain m~tnirnum specified radius. Thus, 7 the wall can.have a changing radius andfoz a serpentine 8 configuration, as desired. As v.sed herein., the term 9 "cylindricalH is meant to describe a plane cuzved about ~.0 one or more parallel axes.
21 The disclosed panel system affords the loop of 12 custom m~.llwork with. high quality fit s,n.d finish, but at 13 substants.ally lower cast than custom millwork.
~.4 Additionally, the system enables a walk. to be installed with 'less time and less skill than rec,~uired by custom 16 millwork. the unique hardware assures consistent I7 alignment between adjacent panels without exposed 1.~ fasteners or clips to achieve a handsome, quality 19 appearance.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF'THE DRAWINGS
2~. FIG. 1 is an. exploded fragmentary perspective view 22 of the curved wall panel assembly of the invention;
FZG. 2 is a fragmentary elevatiax~.al view of the 24 curved wall patzel assembly of the ~.-nvcntion;
1 FIG. 3 ~.s a cross-sectional fragmentary view of the 2 curved wall panel assembly taken. in the plane 3-3 shown 3 both in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2;
g FIG. 4 is a fragmentary Cross-sectional view of the curved wall assembly tal~en in the plaxz.e g-4 shown in.
6 FIGS. 1 and 2; and 7 FIG_ 5 is a schematic representation of a curved F Wal l GonstruCted ~.n accordance Wlth the Znverl.t iori .
9 DESCRrPT~OI~T of THE P~EFERR.ED EMBODIMENT
1~ Referring now to the drawings, a curved wall paz~.el 13. system ~.0 a,x~. accordance with th.e invention includes a ~.2 plurality of rectangular panels 17.. Tx~ the following I3 description, the panels anal related hardware are 1.4 indicated to have certain orientations which wi~.l produce a wall that zs curved its. a vertical column. The same 15 parts can be turned 90° to produce a wall, arch, or 1~ cezling that is curved ire. a horizontal column or turned 18 in some.other angle to produce a wall that ~.s curved in Z9' an inclined column, Opposite vertical edges 12 of the z0 panels 11 axe jo~.ned or coupled to adjacent panel edges 21 with main rails ~.3 and panel clips 14. Apposite 22 horizontal panel edges 16 have kerfs or slots 17 to 23 receive a spline 18 and retainer clips 19.
24 The panels 7.1 are ordinarily rectanguyar in shape, it being understood. that this descr~.ption includes the 1 cvnd~.tion of being square. The panels ~L, for the most 2 part, w~.ll have the same shape and s.~ze but this need not 3 be the case. 'Typically, the szze of the panels both 4 vertically anal horizontally oan be selected to compliment S the application. The long dimension of a panel. 11 6 typically would xun in the horizontal da.re.etion but, if 7 desired, can be arranged to run in the vertical 8 direction; that is to say, the long dimerzsion of a panel 9 can run in a direction parallel to the axis of the cylindrical plane o:~ the wall, or can. run 1 circumferentia7.ly along the cylindrical surface of the 12 vrall _ preferably, the panel. 11 is fabricated of 3/4"
y3 thick wood composite ma.ter~.al forming a core 15. An 1.4 outer decorative panel face 21 can be Zaminated to this .
7.5 composite core ~.5 at the factory to satisfy a customer's 16 specifications. The decorative panel face may compxise, 17 for e~amp~.e, wood veneer, high pressure laminate, sheet 18 metal or other known finlSh materials. The edges 12, 16 19 can be stained, painted, laminated or the like with a color or finish to coordinate with the decorative autex 21 face_21_ As shown, the vextical edges 7.2 are square cut.
22 A rear face 22 of a panel 11 is machined with dado cuts 23 in a direction paral~.el to the axis of the cyl~.ndrical 24 Section in which a panel is to be forr~ned by bending ox fJ.exing action. The dado cuts or slots 2;~ axe generally 26 evenly spaced across the panel 11 and run the full 1 distance between the kerfed edges 16. As shown, the dada 2 cuts 22 are in the shape of a dovetail such that the 3 greatest width of a slot exists adjacent the f~.nish face 2~.. This configuration of the slots 22 e.chieves a high degree of flexibility irz the hori2onta~. d~.rectiolz while 6 retainirxg stiffness in the perpendicular or vertical direction since the section moduZus of the paz~.el material 8 between the slots Zs greater than that which would exist 9 if the slats were rectangular in shape and had a width.
the same as the maximum width of the dodo slot 22. the 1~, dodo cuts Za are spaced ~ a sufficient d~,atance from t~se 12 edges 12 to pexmit Convenierat, reliable attachment of the 23 pane. clips 14.
Z4 The panel clips 1.~ are preferably roll:-form ~.5 galvanized 24 gauge steel strips that are Somewhat shorter, e.g. 4° shorter than the vertical heyght of a 1'~ .panel 11 and are attached to the panel suck. that they are 18 centered in the vertical di.mensiom.. As indicated in FIG.
29 3, the cross-Section. of the panel clips takes a form similar to a narrow Z-shape. More particularly, the clip 21 includes a base flange 30, a short web 3I, a main flazxge 22 32, and a minox flange 33. The base flange 30 is 23 pxovided with spaced holes to receive fastening screws 34 2~ screwed into the panel care 15 to attach the base flange firmly on the panel 21. In its free configuration, a.
26 panel clip 1~ with its base fl~as~.ge 3a abutted to a rear 1 face 2~4 of the panel core 15, can hare a bend line or 2 Cornier 36 between the main and minor flanges 32, 33 3 touching or nearly touching the cone so than as 4 described later, it can firmly grip a part of a main rail 13. As shown. in FIG. 3, the web 31 holds the main flange 6 32 away from the core 15 to permit a part of a mai,ri. rail 7 13 to be xeceived between it and the adjacent axea of the S core or panel 11. The panex clips ~.4 are assembled on 9 the rear faces 24 of the core 15 in parallel alignment 20 with the adjacent edges x2.
11. A main ra31 13 is disposed between vertical edges 12 12 of adjacent panels 1~.. The main rails 13 are rigid 13 elements preferably made of extruded aluminum. A Gross-14 section of a main. rail 13 is illustrated in FIG. 3. The 7.5 maixi rasl 13 includes a generally centralised rib 40 16 adapted to separate the vertical edges x2 of adjacent 7 panels 11 and a pair of oppositely extendxx3,g flanges 41, 1~ 42. A channel 43, formed. by a poxtiox~ of the rib 40, a 19 web 44 and a flange 45, exists between the x~ib and flange 20 42. The channel or formation 43 receives hex head sGxews 21 or like fasteners g6 and thereby ensures that there ,is no 22 znterfexence between such fastener's and the adjacent 23 panel 11. The channel 43 and, particularly the flange 45 24 and corresponding portion of the rib 40 a~.low the flanges 25 42, 41, respectively, to staz~.d off a sub-wall structure 25 or sub-framework i~.dicated by the nunneral 4'7 to which the 1 main rail 13 is attached by the screws 46. This standoff 2 oz spaced relation between the flanges 41 , 42 and sub 3 wall structure 47 allows the panel clips 14 to be 4 received zn the space between these flanges 4l; 42 and the sub-wall 47. With reference to FIG. 3, it wall, be 6 seen that the central rib 40, having oppositely extending 7 beads 48 or equivalent structure, is adapted to properly 8 space and vertically align the panels 1~..
9 With reference to FzG. 4, a retainer clip 19 is ~.o shov~m in cross-section or profile. The retainer clip Zs 11 canveniently made of extruded aluminum or other suitable i2 material and is relatively short being, for example, 13 about 2'~ long. 'fhe profile of the retainer clip 19 is 14 simi3ar to a lower case "h". A vertical part of the retainex clip section includes a web 50 having upper and Zs lower hora.zontally extending flanges 51, S2. Near the 17 m~,d~sectiors of the web 50, the clip 19 includes a wall 53 3.8 extending horizontally from the web 50. zntegra7. with a 19 free edge of the wall 53, is a depending flange 54. An 2o integxal rectangular bar 55 exists at the intersection of 21 a lower face of the wall 53 and the web 50. vertical 22 edges 56, 57, of the flanges 51, 5z and a vertical. face 23 58 of the bar 55, lie in a common. ver~~.ical plane and are 24 adapted to operate to standoff or hold the panels 11 a predetermined distance away from the sub-wall or sub-26 framework 47, th~.s distance being the same as the 1 predetermined standoff distance developed by the flaziges 2 41, 42 of the main raals 13. The depending flange 54 is 3 spaced fx-om the plane of the edges 56, 57, and surface 58 4 so that it fits in thE. acerf 3~~ on the upper horizontal edge 16 of a parcel 11 and so that it captures a section 6 59 of the panel edge 1.6 formed when the kerf is cut znto 7 this edge, preferably with a slug or push fit. A
8 charii~.el-life area 61 formed between the flange 51 and 9 wall 53 receives a hex head screw or like fastener to 20 secure the retainer clip ~.9 and, therefore, the 11 associated panels 11 to the sub-wall 47. The retaixa.er 12 clips 19 axe located at spaced intervals along the upper 13 hori2ontal edges 36 of the panels at an appropriate 14 spacing of, for example, 8~~. The spline 28, preferably, is e~stxuded of flexible polyvinylchloride. ether 1.6 bendable or pliable materials are contemplated, such as z7 rubber or other elastomeric material, or malleable 18 material such as soft extruded aluminum. The spline 1B
19 is precut to a length. that matches the horizontal dimension of the panels 11. The spline 18 has the 21 general shape of a "T". An upper part 63 of the spline 22 fits snugly in the kerf 17 of the lower horizontal edge 23 15 of the superjacena panel 11 while a lower part 64 of 24 the spline has a reduced thiclrness to enable it to fit in 2S a kerf 17 on the upper- edge 3.6 of the subjacent panel ~.1 26 along with the retainer clip flange 54, It will be 1 'understood that the width of the kerfs 17 on the upper 2 and lower horizontal edges 16 is the same for the sake of 3 simplicity in manufacture of the panels 11. At the 4 vertical mid-section of the spline cross-section, the sp ine 18 includes an integral bar-like formation 66 6 having upper and lower horizontal surfaces 67, 68. The 7 lower horiaontal surface 6s is adapted to bear against 8 the upper horizontal edge 16 of the subjacent panel while 9 the upper surface 67 is adapted to support the to superjacent panel 11 by engagement with the lower 11 horizontal surface of such panel. A decorative formation 12 69 can be integrated with the bar formation 66 of the 13 splice to provide a finish for a vertical gap 72 between 14 the upper and lower horizontal edges 16 of adjacent panel's 11. It will be understood that the splice 18 16 vertically and horizontally (in and out of the plane of 17 the wall) aligns the panel edges 16 with which it is 18 engaged.
19 From the foregoing description of the system 10, its 2d assembly is self-evident. ordinarily, panels 11 are 21 stacked one over the other far the full height of a wall.
22 Suitable base trim blocking, not shown, can be utilized 23 to support the bottom row of panels or, the bottom row of 24 panels can simply rest on the floor. A main rail is 2S attached to the sub-wall 47; the main rail may be 26 modified as needed, where a cued wall starts so that it 1 can be ooncealed by suitable trim, if desired. with thc~
2 first maze rail ~:3 or its equivalent installed in a 3 vertical orientation, the panel clip 14 of the first 4 panel 11 is slid over the flange 4z of the main rail 13.
The upper edge of this panel is attached to the sub~wall 6 47 with retainer clips 1~ by posit~.oning their dependizlg ? flanges 54 into the 3~erf 17 on the upper hox~.2ontal edge 8 s6 of the panel. The retainer clips 3.9 can be posi~tiox~ed 9 with regu7.ar spacing along this edge such. as on. 8"
to centers. Zt will be understood that the retaining 11 function of the clips 19 wall cause the panel to assume a 12 radius of curvature corresponding to that of t~xe sub-wall 13 47, either convex or concave by flexing or bending the 7.4 panel. The spline 1.8 is 17.~ewise manually bei7.t on site into the curvature of the panel and forced into the kerf Z6 17 on the upper hor~.~ontal edge 16, the thinner flange or 17 lower part 64 being oriented downwa.rdly. Thereafter, the 1.8 ne.~ct vertical panel 11 is .installed by sliding its panel 19 clip 14 over the flange 42 of the main rail and fitting its 3terf 17 on its lower horizontal edge 16 over the Z~. upper part or flange 63 of the underlya.ng spline 18.
z2 Successive paxiels 11 are installed ane over the other in 23 the same manner as .described above.
24 rText, another main rail 13 is installed by fitting itss flange 41 into the space between the panel clips 14 26 and rear faces 24 of the :first column of installed panels 1 1.1. 'fhe main rail 1~ is installed so that the charihel 4~
2 xemair~s -~emporari.ly exposed to receive the mounting 3 screws 46. Z~fter this rail is secured by fhe screws 46, 4 another column, of panels 11 is assembled on the sub-wall 47 and this process is repeated column by column until a 6 wall is completed. The last column of panels ~.1 can be 7 fitted with suitable trim as desired; similarly, tap and 8 bottom horizontal trim can be used at the floor and 9 ceiling.
From the foregoing disclosure, it will be seen that L1 a curved wall cai~. be constz'u.cted with esseritiall.y any 12 desired radius greater tZa.an a minimum of, for example, 13 7'. The waZ~. installation requires relatiwel.y little 1~k labor and sk~.ll to afford a custom quality look. The 25 connection between the panel clips 14 and main rails 13 is somewhat self-adjusting due to the ability of the 17 panel cla.pa 14 to flex slightly so as to allow the Zs cantilevered bend line 36 to be displaced away from the 1.9 real face 24 of a panel and, thereby allov~r the ~crertical edge area of a panel to conform or be somewhat tang~:nt to 21 the curvature imposed on the panel 11 by the sub-waJ.l 47.
22 Zt should be evident that this d~.sclosure is by way 23 of example arid that various changes may be made by 24 adding, modifying or elsminatiz~.g details without departing from the fair scope of the teaeh~.ng contained 26 in this disclosure. The invention is ther'efvre not z2 1 limited to particular details of this disclosure except 2 to the extent that the fo3lrw~r~.ng claims are necessari3.y 3 so limited.
8 charii~.el-life area 61 formed between the flange 51 and 9 wall 53 receives a hex head screw or like fastener to 20 secure the retainer clip ~.9 and, therefore, the 11 associated panels 11 to the sub-wall 47. The retaixa.er 12 clips 19 axe located at spaced intervals along the upper 13 hori2ontal edges 36 of the panels at an appropriate 14 spacing of, for example, 8~~. The spline 28, preferably, is e~stxuded of flexible polyvinylchloride. ether 1.6 bendable or pliable materials are contemplated, such as z7 rubber or other elastomeric material, or malleable 18 material such as soft extruded aluminum. The spline 1B
19 is precut to a length. that matches the horizontal dimension of the panels 11. The spline 18 has the 21 general shape of a "T". An upper part 63 of the spline 22 fits snugly in the kerf 17 of the lower horizontal edge 23 15 of the superjacena panel 11 while a lower part 64 of 24 the spline has a reduced thiclrness to enable it to fit in 2S a kerf 17 on the upper- edge 3.6 of the subjacent panel ~.1 26 along with the retainer clip flange 54, It will be 1 'understood that the width of the kerfs 17 on the upper 2 and lower horizontal edges 16 is the same for the sake of 3 simplicity in manufacture of the panels 11. At the 4 vertical mid-section of the spline cross-section, the sp ine 18 includes an integral bar-like formation 66 6 having upper and lower horizontal surfaces 67, 68. The 7 lower horiaontal surface 6s is adapted to bear against 8 the upper horizontal edge 16 of the subjacent panel while 9 the upper surface 67 is adapted to support the to superjacent panel 11 by engagement with the lower 11 horizontal surface of such panel. A decorative formation 12 69 can be integrated with the bar formation 66 of the 13 splice to provide a finish for a vertical gap 72 between 14 the upper and lower horizontal edges 16 of adjacent panel's 11. It will be understood that the splice 18 16 vertically and horizontally (in and out of the plane of 17 the wall) aligns the panel edges 16 with which it is 18 engaged.
19 From the foregoing description of the system 10, its 2d assembly is self-evident. ordinarily, panels 11 are 21 stacked one over the other far the full height of a wall.
22 Suitable base trim blocking, not shown, can be utilized 23 to support the bottom row of panels or, the bottom row of 24 panels can simply rest on the floor. A main rail is 2S attached to the sub-wall 47; the main rail may be 26 modified as needed, where a cued wall starts so that it 1 can be ooncealed by suitable trim, if desired. with thc~
2 first maze rail ~:3 or its equivalent installed in a 3 vertical orientation, the panel clip 14 of the first 4 panel 11 is slid over the flange 4z of the main rail 13.
The upper edge of this panel is attached to the sub~wall 6 47 with retainer clips 1~ by posit~.oning their dependizlg ? flanges 54 into the 3~erf 17 on the upper hox~.2ontal edge 8 s6 of the panel. The retainer clips 3.9 can be posi~tiox~ed 9 with regu7.ar spacing along this edge such. as on. 8"
to centers. Zt will be understood that the retaining 11 function of the clips 19 wall cause the panel to assume a 12 radius of curvature corresponding to that of t~xe sub-wall 13 47, either convex or concave by flexing or bending the 7.4 panel. The spline 1.8 is 17.~ewise manually bei7.t on site into the curvature of the panel and forced into the kerf Z6 17 on the upper hor~.~ontal edge 16, the thinner flange or 17 lower part 64 being oriented downwa.rdly. Thereafter, the 1.8 ne.~ct vertical panel 11 is .installed by sliding its panel 19 clip 14 over the flange 42 of the main rail and fitting its 3terf 17 on its lower horizontal edge 16 over the Z~. upper part or flange 63 of the underlya.ng spline 18.
z2 Successive paxiels 11 are installed ane over the other in 23 the same manner as .described above.
24 rText, another main rail 13 is installed by fitting itss flange 41 into the space between the panel clips 14 26 and rear faces 24 of the :first column of installed panels 1 1.1. 'fhe main rail 1~ is installed so that the charihel 4~
2 xemair~s -~emporari.ly exposed to receive the mounting 3 screws 46. Z~fter this rail is secured by fhe screws 46, 4 another column, of panels 11 is assembled on the sub-wall 47 and this process is repeated column by column until a 6 wall is completed. The last column of panels ~.1 can be 7 fitted with suitable trim as desired; similarly, tap and 8 bottom horizontal trim can be used at the floor and 9 ceiling.
From the foregoing disclosure, it will be seen that L1 a curved wall cai~. be constz'u.cted with esseritiall.y any 12 desired radius greater tZa.an a minimum of, for example, 13 7'. The waZ~. installation requires relatiwel.y little 1~k labor and sk~.ll to afford a custom quality look. The 25 connection between the panel clips 14 and main rails 13 is somewhat self-adjusting due to the ability of the 17 panel cla.pa 14 to flex slightly so as to allow the Zs cantilevered bend line 36 to be displaced away from the 1.9 real face 24 of a panel and, thereby allov~r the ~crertical edge area of a panel to conform or be somewhat tang~:nt to 21 the curvature imposed on the panel 11 by the sub-waJ.l 47.
22 Zt should be evident that this d~.sclosure is by way 23 of example arid that various changes may be made by 24 adding, modifying or elsminatiz~.g details without departing from the fair scope of the teaeh~.ng contained 26 in this disclosure. The invention is ther'efvre not z2 1 limited to particular details of this disclosure except 2 to the extent that the fo3lrw~r~.ng claims are necessari3.y 3 so limited.
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1. A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements interconnected with the kerfs to retain the panels in curved alignment with the base structure, the splice strips being supported in the kerfs without being fixed to the retainer elements.
2. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the panels have a finish face on one side and a rear face on the side opposite the finished face, the rear face includes spaced slots to facilitate bending of the panels to conform to the curvature of the base structure.
3. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 2, wherein the slots are evenly spaced across a main central part of the rear face of the panels and extend vertically from the lower edge to the upper edge of a panel.
4. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 3, wherein each of the slots has a wider slot width adjacent the finish face compared to the slot width adjacent the rear face.
5. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the splice strip vertically spaces the adjacent panels from one another in a vertical column.
6. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 1, wherein the retainer elements comprise clips having portions positioned in the kerfs with the splice strips.
7. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 1, including a vertical rail at a zone where the vertical edges of a pair of adjacent panels confront one another.
8. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 7, including clips on the rear faces of said pair of adjacent panels inter-engaged with said vertical rail.
9. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 8, wherein said vertical rails and said retainer elements are arranged to space said panels a predetermined distance from said base structure.
10. A curved wall comprising a base wall structure and a plurality of bendable rectangular panels attached to the base structure in horizontally extending rows and vertically extending columns, the panels having horizontal edges and kerfs formed in the horizontal edges, a plurality of retainer clips gripping the panels by inter-engagement with the horizontal kerfs, the retainer clips being secured to the base wall structure and, in turn, securing the panels to the base wall structure, and a bendable splice strip capable of conforming to the curvature of the panels disposed in upper and lower kerfs of a pair of adjacent panels, one panel being disposed above the other.
11. A curved wall as set forth in claim 10, wherein the splice strip extends along substantially the entire horizontal distance between the pair of adjacent panels and forms a finished joint.
12. A curved wall as set forth in claim 10, wherein said splice strips space adjacent panels in vertical columns with a vertical gap of predetermined size.
13. A curved wall as set forth in claim 12, wherein the panels are anchored to the base wall at the vertical edges with a vertical rail attached to the base wall structure.
14. A curved wall as set forth in claim 13, wherein the vertical edges of the panels are fitted with clips, the vertical rails having oppositely extending flanges, the clips having cantilevered portions disposed between said flanges and said base wall structure.
15. A curved wall as set forth in claim 14, wherein the clips are arranged to allow the regions of the panels adjacent their edges to approach a tangential orientation to the curve of said wall.
16. A curved wall as set forth in claim 15, wherein said rail flanges are arranged to space said panels a predetermined distance from said base wall structure.
17. A curved wall as set forth in claim 16, wherein said retaining clips are arranged to space said panels said predetermined distance from said base wall structure.
18. A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements interconnected with the kerfs to retain the panels in curved alignment with the base structure, the panels having a finish face on one side and a rear face on the side opposite the finished face, the rear face including spaced slots to facilitate bending of the panels to conform to the curvature of the base structure, the slots being evenly spaced across a main central part of the rear face of the panels and extending vertically from the lower edge to the upper edge of a panel, each of the slots having a wider slot width adjacent the finish face compared to the slot width adjacent the rear face.
19. A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements comprising clips having portions positioned in the kerfs with the splice strips.
20. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 19, wherein the panels have a finish face on one side and a rear face on the side opposite the finished face, the rear face includes spaced slots to facilitate bending of the panels to conform to the curvature of the base structure.
21. A curved wall assembly comprising a plurality of bendable rectangular panels retained on a cylindrical base structure in an array where the panels are in vertical columns and horizontal rows, upper and lower horizontal edges of the panels having kerfs, and a plurality of splice strips bendable by manual forces to conform locally to the curve of the wall, the splice strips being positioned in the kerfs of adjacent horizontal edges of the panels, and retainer elements interconnected with the kerfs to retain the panels in curved alignment with the base structure, a vertical rail at a zone where the vertical edges of a pair of adjacent panels confront one another, clips on the rear faces of said pair of adjacent panels inter-engaged with said vertical rail.
22. A curved wall assembly as set forth in claim 21, wherein the panels have a finish face on one side and a rear face on the side opposite the finished face, the rear face includes spaced slots to facilitate bending of the panels to conform to the curvature of the base structure.
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