Slatwall panel and method of assembling same
First Claim
1. A slatwall panel having a top, bottom and sides, and comprising a plurality of elongated, horizontally disposed extruded slatwall members associated with each other in a vertical array, each said slatwall member having a top, a bottom and a pair of opposite ends, each of said slatwall members comprising a horizontally extending face panel defining a front surface, and a rearwardly extending claw at the top of the slatwall member, each said slatwall member defining a recess adjacent the bottom of the slatwall member, said recess being defined by a depending front flange, a rearwardly spaced back flange, and a forwardly extending tongue, and said depending front flange and said tongue defining an access opening for support hooks to be seated within said recess,said claw defining a formation for slidably engaging said tongue and for restraining said tongue against removal therefrom except by a slidingly disengaging said claw and said tongue;
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Abstract
A slatwall panel having a plurality of horizontally-oriented, vertically arrayed extruded slatwall members which define recesses from which standard one-quarter inch offset hardware and display fixtures may be hung. A slidably connected tongue and claw connection is provided for vertically adjacent members. A method of forming a panel of such members on a wall is also described. In one form, the panel is preassembled. In the other, it is assembled in situ.
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9 Claims
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1. A slatwall panel having a top, bottom and sides, and comprising a plurality of elongated, horizontally disposed extruded slatwall members associated with each other in a vertical array, each said slatwall member having a top, a bottom and a pair of opposite ends, each of said slatwall members comprising a horizontally extending face panel defining a front surface, and a rearwardly extending claw at the top of the slatwall member, each said slatwall member defining a recess adjacent the bottom of the slatwall member, said recess being defined by a depending front flange, a rearwardly spaced back flange, and a forwardly extending tongue, and said depending front flange and said tongue defining an access opening for support hooks to be seated within said recess,
said claw defining a formation for slidably engaging said tongue and for restraining said tongue against removal therefrom except by a slidingly disengaging said claw and said tongue; - and
said front flange having a rear face which is offset from the front surface of said face panel by one-quarter inch, whereby standard one-quarter inch offset hardware and display fixtures may be functionally associated with said slatwall panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of providing a slatwall panel for a wall, comprising the steps of:
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making a slatwall panel having a top, bottom and sides, and comprising a plurality of elongated, horizontally disposed extruded slatwall members associated with each other in a vertical array, each said slatwall member having a top, a bottom and a pair of opposite ends, each of said slatwall members comprising a horizontally extending face panel defining a front surface and a rearwardly extending claw at the top of the slatwall member, each said slatwall member defining a recess adjacent the bottom of the slatwall member, said recess being defined by a depending front flange, a rearwardly spaced back flange, and a forwardly extending tongue, and said depending front flange and said tongue defining an access opening for support hooks to be seated within said recess, said claw defining a formation for slidably engaging said tongue and for restraining said tongue against removal therefrom except by slidingly disengaging said claw and said tongue, and said front flange having a rear face which is offset from the front surface of said face panel by one-quarter inch, whereby standard one-quarter inch offset hardware and display fixtures may be functionally associated with said slatwall panel, fixedly securing a mounting means to a wall in a horizontal orientation, said mounting means having a forwardly extending flange like said forwardly extending tongue, sliding a said claw onto said forwardly extending flange, and anchoring said slatwall panel to said wall through a rearwardly spaced back flange. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method of mounting a slatwall system to a wall, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of elongated, horizontally disposed extruded slatwall members, each said slatwall member having a top, a bottom and a pair of opposite ends, each of said slatwall members comprising a horizontally extending face panel defining a front surface, and a rearwardly extending claw at the top of the slatwall member, each said slatwall member defining a recess adjacent the bottom of the slatwall member, said recess being defined by a depending front flange, a rearwardly spaced back flange, and a forwardly extending tongue, and said depending front flange and said tongue defining an access opening for support hooks to be seated within said recess, said claw defining a formation for slidably engaging said tongue and for restraining said tongue against removal therefrom except by slidingly disengaging said claw and said tongue, said front flange having a rear face which is offset from the front surface of said face panel by one-quarter inch, whereby standard one-quarter inch offset hardware and display fixtures may be functionally associated with said slatwall member, fixedly securing a mounting means to a wall in a horizontal orientation, said mounting means having a forwardly extending flange, said front flange having a formation like that of said tongue sliding a claw of a member onto said forwardly extending flange, sliding a claw of a subsequent member onto a tongue of a next preceding slatwall member until the vertical height of the slatwall system is of a suitable height, said forwardly extending flange and said tongues each restraining removal of the next adjacent slatwall member except by slidingly disengaging said claw therefrom, and anchoring each said slatwall member to said wall through a rearwardly spaced back flange thereof. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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