A cladding system for covering an exterior wall is provided. The cladding system includes a panel for assembling on the exterior wall and an anchor for securing the panel to the exterior wall. The panel has a body with channels formed on a rear side thereof for draining water on an interior surface of the channel which is spaced away from the exterior wall. The anchor comprises tabs for fitting in to the channels and preventing a pull-out and/or a push-in of the panel relative to the exterior wall. The anchor cooperates with the panel to direct water into the drainage channels, and to define a continuous drainage path from top to bottom of the cladding system.

The present invention relates to a stone veneer with mounts providing a drainage plane. The mounts are affixed to the rear face of the stone and the height of the mount defines the height of the drainage plane behind the stone body. The mount may include an upper extension, extending beyond the upper surface of the stone body and a lower extension, extending from the mount body and beyond the lower surface of the stone body. The upper extension being spaced from the stone such that the lower extension fits between the stone and the upper extension. A second mount is also shown that extends above the stone to support the lower end of the stone above in the wall.

This application relates to the field of reveal architectural panel assemblies. The apparatus replaces prior art assembly methods and fasteners with a particular connecting structure to facilitate assembly. The frame extrusions are modified to facilitate assembly and increase ease in adaptation and installation.

The present invention relates to a decorative panel mounting structure. The existing connectors fix decorative panels through exposed clamping strips, resulting in uneven exposed surfaces of the decorative panels. The decorative panel mounting structure provided by the present invention comprises decorative panels and connectors, wherein the bottom of the connector is provided with a bottom plate fitting with and fixedly connected to a wall surface, the middle of a side wall of the decorative panel is provided with a clamping groove, two sides of the top of the connector respectively extend outwards to form a clamping strip inserted into the clamping groove for positioning, the adjacent decorative panels are fixedly connected to the wall surface through the clamping grooves with which the corresponding clamping strips are sleeved, and an area on the side wall of the decorative panel and above the clamping groove is a horizontal plane. The middle of the side wall of the decorative panel is provided with the clamping groove, such that a station on the decorative panel for mounting of the connector is switched from an exposed surface of the decorative panel to the side wall of the decorative panel, and the clamping groove is used to cover the clamping strip, not only ensuring the connection strength between the connector and the decorative panel, but also avoiding a situation in which the decorative effect of the decorative panel is affected when the size of the clamping strip is increased to improve the structural strength.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a connection system with a projection on a first connector and a cooperating cavity on a second connector to provide push-through connection of the connectors in first and second configurations in which the projection extends to first and second depths respectively within the cavity, wherein one or more of the projection or cavity is movable in two dimensions perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the projection when received in the cavity, wherein the first and second connectors have cooperating locking surfaces arranged to engage each other when the projection is received at the second depth to prevent said movement in two dimensions and wherein the cooperating locking surfaces do not engage each other so as to prevent said movement in two dimensions when the projection is received at the first depth in the receiving cavity.

A hidden siding fastener is provided. The hidden siding fastener includes an upper nail hem hook and an opposing lower pressure point, fold point and lock engagement hook extending therefrom. The nail hem hook is threaded through the back side of a lower piece of siding panel so that the lock engagement hook can nest into a siding lock slot of the same siding panel. Thereby, a separate upper piece of siding panel and specifically its siding lock hook can operatively associate with the lock engagement hook and fold point in a locked engagement, while the pressure point urges a more secure locked engagement between the two pieces of siding panel.

A fastening device, in particular, is part of a fastening system for detachably fixing components (42,44) to one another, such as wall coverings to walls, preferably in the field of interiors. The fastening device has a support part (2) including a support plate (12) with protruding closure elements (24) on one side and a protruding fixing part (4) with a fixing structure (26) on the other, opposite side (8). The fixing part (4) has an axial length preferably less than or equal to each radial length of the support part (2) extending transversely to it. The fixing structure (26) of the fixing part (4) is self-locking or self-tapping. The support plate (12) has a cut-out (36) for applying an operating tool. The cut-out extends from the support plate (12) into the fixing part (4) and is free by the closure elements (24).

An acoustic panel wall mounting system including a rigid fastening plate and a panel anchor. The rigid fastening plate carries a field of first touch fastening features and defines an aperture for receiving a mechanical fastener to secure the fastening plate against a wall with the field of first touch fastening features exposed. The panel anchor has a helix extending from a rigid surface flange that carries a field of second touch fastening features on a surface opposite the helix. The anchor defines a tool receptacle used for twisting the helix into a panel. The field of first touch fastening features is engageable with the field of second touch fastening features to form a connection when brought into engagement as the panel is placed against the wall to contact the fastening plate with the panel anchor.

An assembly and method are provided for securing masonry or other product to a wall without mortar. The assembly comprises a masonry or other product having a front face, an opposed rear face, and a bore positioned in a central area of the rear face. The bore is dimensioned to releasably receive a fastener therein. The assembly further provides a bracket having an aperture for receiving the fastener therethrough, the bracket configured to be securable to the wall, the fastener securing the masonry product to the bracket when the fastener is directed through the aperture in the bracket and into the bore.

The invention relates to a fire protection device for hung back-ventilated facades, comprising a closure element which is designed to close a gap in a hung back-ventilated facade in the event of a fire, and which can be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein a tension element is provided which impinges the closure element into the closed position and which can be moved between a pretensioned position and a closing position, wherein the closure element is retained in the pretensioned position by means of a securing element, wherein the securing element is designed in such a way that it releases the closure element when a temperature threshold value is exceeded.