Front adjustable wall panel mounting device
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1. A device for mounting a wall panel to a wall frame, comprising:
- a fixed casing configured to be fixed to the wall frame and defining a channel;
a moving casing including moving casing sides disposed at least partially within the channel;
a wall panel bracket attached to the moving casing, the wall panel bracket configured to hold the wall panel parallel to the moving casing;
an upper adjustment member configured to move in a first direction to cause an upper end of the wall panel to move toward the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel, and to move in a second direction to cause the upper end of the wall panel to move away from the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel; and
a lower adjustment member configured to move in a third direction to cause a lower end of the wall panel to move toward the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel, and to move in a fourth direction to cause the lower end of the wall panel to move away from the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel;
wherein the moving casing sides are prevented from extending outside the channel in a direction perpendicular to the wall frame.
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Abstract
A front adjustable wall panel mounting device that is adjustable from the front of a wall is disclosed. The front adjustable wall panel mounting device has a fixed channel configured to be coupled with a wall frame and a moving channel configured to be coupled with wall panel mounting hardware. The tilt, depth and vertical height of the wall panel can all be adjusted while the wall panel remains mounted to the wall frame.
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1. A device for mounting a wall panel to a wall frame, comprising:
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a fixed casing configured to be fixed to the wall frame and defining a channel; a moving casing including moving casing sides disposed at least partially within the channel; a wall panel bracket attached to the moving casing, the wall panel bracket configured to hold the wall panel parallel to the moving casing; an upper adjustment member configured to move in a first direction to cause an upper end of the wall panel to move toward the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel, and to move in a second direction to cause the upper end of the wall panel to move away from the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel; and a lower adjustment member configured to move in a third direction to cause a lower end of the wall panel to move toward the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel, and to move in a fourth direction to cause the lower end of the wall panel to move away from the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed at least partially within the channel; wherein the moving casing sides are prevented from extending outside the channel in a direction perpendicular to the wall frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for mounting a wall panel to a wall frame, comprising:
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a fixed casing configured to be fixed to the wall frame and defining a channel; a moving casing including moving casing sides disposed within the channel; a wall panel attachment member attached to the moving casing, the wall panel attachment member configured to hold the wall panel in a fixed orientation relative to the moving casing; an upper adjustment member configured to move in a first direction to cause an upper end of the wall panel to move toward the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed within the channel, and to move in a second direction to cause the upper end of the wall panel to move away from the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed within the channel; and a lower adjustment member configured to move in a third direction to cause a lower end of the wall panel to move toward the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed within the channel, and to move in a fourth direction to cause the lower end of the wall panel to move away from the wall frame while the moving casing remains disposed within the channel; wherein the moving casing sides are prevented from extending outside the channel in a direction perpendicular to the wall frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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