| 摘要 |
A cladding element ( 10 ) for use in a cladding element assembly. The cladding element ( 10 ) including a substantially flat web ( 12 ) having a pair of opposed longitudinal edges, a male rib formation ( 14 ) extending at least partially along one longitudinal edge and having a pair of spaced apart inner and outer upstanding ribs (20 and 24) and an engaging formation ( 22 ). The element ( 10 ) also includes a female rib formation ( 16 ) extending at least partially along the other longitudinal edge and having an inner upstanding rib ( 30 ), an outer depending rib ( 38 ) and a joining section (36), between the inner and outer ribs ( 38 and 34 ) and displaced from the plane of the web ( 12 ), and a corresponding engaging formation ( 40 ). At least one of the male or female rib formations ( 14 or 16 ) is at least partially resiliently flexible. The element ( 10 ) is adapted for assembly with a like element ( 10 ) by positioning of the male formation ( 14 ) substantially within the female formation ( 16 ) with their respective engaging formations ( 22 and 40 ) in engagement. The assembled male and female formations ( 14 and 16 ) together form a substantially rectangular closed channel ( 56 ) adapted for concealment of fixing means ( 44 ) used to fix the cladding elements ( 10, 10 '. . . ) to a supporting structure.
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