CA2663469A1

CA2663469A1 - Mounting bracket for clapboard or the like

Info

Publication number: CA2663469A1
Application number: CA2663469A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Leopold Bruneau
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-04-21
Filing date: 2009-04-21
Publication date: 2010-10-21
Also published as: CA2683988A1; US20100263316A1; CA2683988C

Abstract

A bracket for mounting exterior or interior linings to furring strips or to any other surface as described and illustrated herein.

Description

TITLE

Mounting Bracket for Clapboard or the like BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0001] In the appended drawings:

[0002] Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a mounting bracket for clapboard according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

[0003] Figure 2 is a side elevation of the mounting bracket of Figure 1, illustrated mounting clapboards to a furring strip;

[0004] Figure 3 is a back perspective view of the assembly from Figure 2, the assembly being illustrated without the furring strip; and [0005] Figure 4 is a perspective view of a mounting bracket for clapboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0006] A bracket 10 for mounting exterior or interior linings to furring strips 11 or to any other surface is illustrated in Figures 1 to 3. According to the first illustrated embodiment of Figures 1 to 3, the bracket 10 is used in mounting clapboards 9 onto furring strips 11.

[0007] The bracket 10 is a one-piece body having two generally parallel elongated flat support portions 12-14 extending perpendicularly from a bridge portion 16 at a respective lateral side thereof. The body 10 has a generally H-shaped cross-section.

[0008] The two parallel support portions 12-14 have unequal length and the first support portion 12 is connected to the bridge portion 16 so as to be offset from its center thereby yielding an asymmetrical body 10.

[0009] The two generally parallel support portions 12-14 define a first lining-receiving slot 18 with the bridge portion on a first side thereof from which the longer side of the first support portion 12 extends.

[0010] Similarly, the two generally parallel support portions 12-14 define a second lining-receiving slot 20 with the bridge portion on a second side thereof from which the longer side of the first support portion 12 extends.

[0011] As will be explained hereinabove in more detail, the longer side of the first support portion 12 defines a nail receiving portion 22.

[0012] The operation of the bracket 10 will now be explained with reference to Figures 2 and 3.

[0013] The bracket 10 is secured to a furring strip 11 by a nail 23 or any other fastening means. More specifically, the nail 23 is inserted in the nail-receiving portion of the bracket. As will be explained hereinbelow, both the nail 23 and the bracket 20 are concealed by the clapboards 9 after installation thereof.

[0014] First clapboard 9 is firmly inserted from its bottom edge in the first lining-receiving portion 18 of the bracket 10 in a tongue and groove joint.

[0015] Of course, as it is well-known in the art, it may be more advantageous to mount the clapboard 9 in series. Therefore, in the above-described first step, a series of brackets 10 are first mounted on the furring strip 11 and then a first series of clapboard 9 are inserted therein so as to be aligned.

[0016] A second series of brackets 10, that can be registered or not with the first series of brackets 10, are each firmly inserted via its second lining-receiving portion 20 in the upper edge of a respective one of the first clapboards 9. Each of the second series of brackets 10 is nailed to the furring 11 as described hereinabove.

[0017] Then, a second series of clapboards 9 is firmly inserted via their bottom edges in the first lining-receiving portions 18 of the second series of brackets 10.

[0018] A third series of brackets 10 is mounted to the furring 11 to secure the upper edges of the second series of clapboards 9 and the clapboard mounting process continues as described above for any other layers of clapboard.

[0019] The top and bottom longitudinal edges 24 and 26 of the clapboards are machined so as to include portions complementing respectively the second and first lining-receiving slots 20 and 18 in a snuggly fitting way.

[0020] The bracket 10 is made of a polymeric material such as polypropylene. It can also be made of another material such as metal. In such as case, holes (not shown) can be provided to receive fasteners. When the bracket 10 is made of a ductile metal such as aluminum or galvanized steel, pre-perforation of holes can be omitted.

[0021] The number of nails 11 and bracket 10 required to mount adjacent pieces of linings depends for example on the size and material of the linings and of those of the brackets.

[0022] The width of the bracket 10 is typically 27 mm or 64 mm to support wider or heavier boards. The heights of the first and second support portions are respectively typically 26 mm and 19mm. The bracket are however not limited to those dimension and the height and relative dimensions of the two support portions 12-14 may also vary to accommodate different types of lining.

[0023] Even though the bracket 10 has been illustrated in Figures 1 to 3 in mounting clapboard to furring strips, the bracket 10 can be used to mount any type of lining to any type of surface. Such mounting can be horizontal or vertical.

[0024] Turning now to Figure 4, a bracket 30 for mounting exterior or interior lining to a surface will be described. Since the bracket 30 is very similar to the bracket 10, and for concision purposes, only the differences between the two brackets 10 and 30 will be described herein.

[0025] The second support portion 14 includes a semi-circular recess 32 on the side of the first lining-receiving slot 1. This recess 32 allows easier access to the lower portion of the nail-receiving portion 22 to receive the nail 23.

[0026] Even though the bracket 10 is described as a one-piece body, it can also be manufactured and assembled from a plurality of parts.

Claims

1. A bracket for mounting linings to a surface comprising:
a body having two generally parallel elongated flat support portions extending perpendicularly from a bridge portion at a respective lateral side thereof; the two generally parallel support portions defining a first lining-receiving slot with the bridge portion on a first side thereof and a second lining-receiving slot on a second side thereof; a side of the first support portion defining a fastener receiving portion.