Wall attachment clip, wall panel system, and system and method for supporting wall panels

摘要

A clip for attaching and supporting wall panels to a building (such as for an exterior building envelope), a wall panel system, and systems and methods for supporting wall panels is provided. The clip includes a main body portion, a first extension portion, a second extension portion, and a face portion. The clip is used with a system of interlocking vapor barrier wall panels to support the wall panels and affix them to a building frame without compromising the vapor barrier. Exterior façade panels can also be affixed to the clip and building frame without compromising the vapor barrier.

主权项

1. A system for attaching and supporting a wall panel to a building structure, said system comprising:
a stud element of the building structure; a barrier comprised of a plurality of interlocking panels, wherein each panel includes at least one edge portion that overlaps with at least one edge portion of an adjacent panel; and a clip, said clip comprising: a main body portion having a first end and a second end opposite said first end; a first extension portion located at said first end of said main body portion and extending in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the main body portion, with a side of the first extension portion including a plurality of teeth extending along a length of the side for penetrating a portion of the barrier; a second extension portion having a first end located at said second end of said main body portion and extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the main body portion and substantially opposite of said first direction; and a face portion located at a second end of said second portion and extending in a direction such that said face portion and said main body portion are in substantially parallel planes, wherein said face portion is separated from the main body portion in the second direction wherein the interlocking panels form a vapor barrier seal along the overlapping edges, wherein said clip is affixed to said stud element of the building structure via an anchor extending through a hole in said at least one edge portion of a first panel such that said at least one edge portion of an adjacent panel overlaps said hole in said first panel, such that said hole in said first panel is covered maintaining the vapor barrier seal, wherein the face portion of the clip is located away from the first panel, such that the face portion is separated from the barrier, and further such that the wall panel can be secured to the face portion without the barrier being penetrated and with the barrier seal remaining intact.