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Rib mounting device with pivoting insert

  • US 9,085,900 B2
  • Filed: 04/21/2014
  • Issued: 07/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A building system comprising:

  • a panel assembly comprising a first hollow rib, wherein said first hollow rib comprises an upper end, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall, wherein said first and second sidewalls extend from opposite sides of said upper end in at least generally diverging relation to one another, and wherein said first and second sidewalls comprise first and second recesses, respectively;

    a mounting body comprising a base, a first leg that extends from said base, a second leg that extends from said base and that is spaced from said first leg, and a rib receptacle collectively defined by said base, said first leg, and said second leg, wherein at least an upper section of said first hollow rib is received in said rib receptacle, wherein said first leg comprises a first projection that extends at least generally in a direction of said second leg and is disposed within said first recess on said first sidewall of said first hollow rib, and wherein said first leg, said base, and said second leg are retained in a fixed position relative to one another;

    an insert disposed between said second leg of said mounting body and said second sidewall of said first hollow rib, wherein said insert comprises a second projection that extends at least generally in a direction of said first leg and that is disposed in said second recess on said second sidewall of said first hollow rib; and

    at least one clamping fastener that is threadably engaged with and extends through said second leg of said mounting body and into engagement with said insert, wherein said at least one clamping fastener disposes said insert in spaced relation to said second leg of said mounting body.

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