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(11) |
EP 0 311 737 A3 |
| (12) |
EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
| (88) |
Date of publication A3: |
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10.01.1990 Bulletin 1990/02 |
| (43) |
Date of publication A2: |
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19.04.1989 Bulletin 1989/16 |
| (22) |
Date of filing: 05.04.1988 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE DE FR GB LU NL |
| (30) |
Priority: |
16.10.1987 GB 8724302
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| (71) |
Applicant: WARD BUILDING SYSTEMS LIMITED |
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Malton
North Yorkshire YO17 8PQ (GB) |
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| (72) |
Inventors: |
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- Frederiksen, Anton Robert
East Heslerton
Malton
Yorks. YO17 8PQ (GB)
- Raven, Graham Kenneth
Malton
North Yorks. (GB)
- Wallis, Malcolm Robert
Nr. Driffield
East Yorks. (GB)
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| (74) |
Representative: Leach, John Nigel et al |
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FORRESTER & BOEHMERT
Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München
80801 München (DE) |
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| (54) |
Building cladding system |
(57) A building cladding system comprising a plurality of cladding panels (11a, 11b) each
comprising an outer skin (12) and an inner skin (13) with a filling of thermally insulating
material (14) therebetween, the outer skin (12) having at each of two opposite sides
(18, 19) thereof upstanding first and second seam portions (20a, 20b) respectively
the first and second seam portions of adjacent panels comprising a joint between the
panels wherein the panels (11) are attachable to a support member (10) by clip means
(30) and the clip means comprises a clip (31) having an attachment part (32) attachable
to the support member (10) and a panel engagable (33) part for engagement with at
least one of the first and second seam portions (20a, 20b) to restrain movement of
the or each seam portion of the standing seam (20) hence of the panel away from the
support member (10).