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  • Sheet metal wall sheathing members or panelling elements are known in the art, but even though such elements may be installed relatively easily on a wall, the joints between the elements have not always been satisfactory. In the past, not only have the sheathing or panelling fasteners been visible, but also the joints between the sheathing members have not been sufficiently watertight.
  • FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a section of a wall covered by interlocked panelling members embodying this invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is a vertical sectional view through the wall 'and panelling shown in FIGURE 1, and illustrating the manner of assembling the panelling members on the wall.
  • FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating one of the interlocked joints between two adjacent panelling members shown in FIGURE 1.
  • FIGURE 4 is a view corresponding to FIGURE '1 but illustrating the application of the panelling members to the wall with their other sides facing outward.
  • FIGURE 5 is a view corresponding to FIGURE 2 but illustrating the manner of installing the channel members shown in FIGURE 4.
  • FIGURE 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the application to a wall of a modified form of panel-ling member embodying this invention.
  • FIGURES 1-3 of the drawings there is shown an upright wall, formed of wood or the like covered by horizontally arranged strip-like panelling members 12 embodying this invention.
  • Each of the members 12 is in the form of an extruded metal section, preferably of aluminum, formed with a panel-like main body portion 14 having a substantially plane uninterrupted surface 16 facing the wall 10.
  • the main body portion A 14 terminates, at its upper edge, in an edge portion that constitutes a substantially flat coplanar extension 18 of the main body portion, as shown best in FIGURE 3.
  • the extension 18 terminates in a square edge 20 and is provided thereadjacent and extending therealong with a ridge 3,h85,367 Patented Apr. 16, 1963 22 projecting from that side of the extension opposite the plane surface 16.
  • the outer side of the ridge 22 is provided with an undercut portion.
  • the undercut portion essentially defines a groove having a substantially plane flat side wall 24 facing the extension 18.
  • the other side Wall 26 of the groove preferably is concavely rounded, as shown best in FIGURE 3.
  • the outer side of the ridge 22 preferably is rounded or bevelled, as at 28 (FIGURE 3).
  • the extended portion 18 of the section 12 is provided with a thickened portion having a groove 32 extending therealong to serve as a locating and positioning guide for fastening elements, such as a screw 34.
  • each section 12 is provided with a flanged edge portion that is inclined outwardly, then downwardly parallel to the main body portion 14 of the section, and thence inwardly to terminate in a plane that constitutes an extension of the side of the main body portion of the section opposite the plane surface 16.
  • the flanged portion defines a channel 36 having flat diverging inner and outer side walls 38 and 40 and a flat bottom wall 42. Somewhat inwardly of its upper edge the inner side of the side wall 38 of the channel 36 is provided with a ridge 4'4 having a flat side wall 46 facing the bottom of the channel 36.
  • the other side of the ridge 44 preferably is convexly rounded and complementary to the concavely rounded wall 26 of the groove in the ridge 22.
  • Adjacent its upper or outer edge, and extending along the inner side of the other side wall 40 of the channel 36 is another ridge 48 substantially a duplicate of the ridge 44 but opposed to the latter.
  • a starter strip (not shown) which may be substantially identical to the upper edge portion of each section, i.e., identical to that portion of each section extending above the dotted line A-A shown in FIGURE 3.
  • the starter strip may be installed horizontally by means of wood screws 34 extending through pierced openings in the bottom of the guiding groove 32 of the strip.
  • the ridge 48 of the first section 12 is hooked under the lower ridge 30 on such strip with the section inclined outwardly from the wall It), as shown in FIGURE 2.
  • the section 12 is then moved to a vertical position and the channel 36 forced inwardly so that the curved surface on the ridge 44 will engage with the curved surface 28 on the ridge 22. and spread the channel so that the engaged curved or bevelled surfaces will ride over each other until the ridge 44 snaps into the groove in the outer side of the ridge 22 in the position shown best in FIGURE 3.
  • the inner plane surfaces 16 of the sections 12 will be substantially flush at the joint therebetween.
  • the first section will then be secured in place by means of fastening elements, such as the screws 34, extending through pierced openings in the bottom of the guiding groove 32, similar to the fastening of the starter strip.
  • Additional sections 12 will be secured to the wall 10 progressively upwardly until the top section is reached.
  • the upper edge portion of the top section can be finished off by means of a channel-like completion strip (not shown) substantially identical to the lower edge portion of each section, i.e., identical to that portion of each section extending below the dotted line B-B shown in FIGURE 3. It will be seen that such finishing strip can readily be snapped into interlocking engagement with the ridges 22 and 3t? on the uppermost panel member 12.
  • each section 12 has been shown as being substantially planar and of uniform thickness, it will be realized that various ornamental configurations can be imparted to both the main body portion and to the channels 36 of each section.
  • the main body portion 14 could be bowed outwardly in a convex formation, or various ornamental longitudinal ribs or ridges could be provided, in the extrusion process, on the outer sides of the main body portion 14 of each section, or on the outer sides of the side walls 38 and 4d and bottom 42 of the channel 36.
  • FIGURES 4 and 5 there is shown an installation of the sections 12 in a reversed position, i.e., wherein the plane surfaces 16 of the sections face outwardly of the Wall to present a substantially flat and uninterrupted planar surface and wherein the bottoms 42 of the channels 36 are engaged with the wall 10.
  • each channel 36 also preferably is provided with a thickened portion having a central fastener guiding groove 59 extending therealong.
  • a channel-like starter strip substantially identical to the finishing strip of the FIGURES l to 3 installation, is first secured along the lower edge of the wall with the interior of the channel facing outwardly.
  • the spaced ridges 22 and 30 on the lower edge portion of the first section 12 are then snapped into place within the channel starter strip, as illustrated in FIGURE 5, and then the bottom wall 42 of the channel 36 along the upper edge of such strip is secured in place by fastening elements, such as the screws 52, shown in FIGURE 5.
  • the installation of the sections will then continue from the bottom to the top of the wall it until the last section has been installed.
  • the upper edge of the last section may then be finished otf, i.e., its channel 36 covered, by means of a finishing strip (not shown) substantially identical to the starter strip of the installation illustrated in FIGURES l to 3.
  • each section 54 may be embossed with a series of substantially uniformly-spaced, longitudinally extending shallow flat-bottom grooves 56 to provide an ornamental effect. Additionally, it will be seen that the side walls 58 and 60 of each channel 62 are substantially perpendicular to its flat bottom wall 64 and the spaced ridges 66 and 68 which cooperate with those within each channel are likewise perpendicular to the extended portion '70 of each section 54.
  • Wall surfacing panelling comprising at least two extruded sections having panel-like main body portions terminating in edge portions provided with profile configurations adapted to be assembled into interlocked engagement to form at least a portion of a panel, said edge portion of a first of said sections including a channel of appreciable depth extending therealong and facing outwardly of one side of said body portion of said first section and a pair of opposed locking ridges extending along and adjacent the upper edges of the inner sides of the side Walls of said channel, the sides of said ridges facing the bottom of said channel being substantially planar and disposed at an angle of the order of to said channel side walls, said first section body portion being substantially flush and mergingwith the upper edge of one of said channel side walls, the edge portion of a second of said sections including a flat portion constituting an extension of said body portion of said second section and a pair of spaced locking ridges extending along said flat portion, the outer sides of said flat portion ridges being undercut and generally complementary to said channel ridges and the major distance between said outer
  • Wall surfacing panelling comprising at least two extruded sections having panel-like main body portions terminating in edge portions provided with profile configurations adapted to be assembled into interlocked engagement to form at least a portion of a panel having a substantially flat uninterrupted surface portion on one side thereof at the joint between said sections, said edge portion of a first of said sections including a channel of appreciable depth extending therealong and facing outwardly of said one side of said first section, said body portion of said first section merging into the upper edge of a side wall of said channel and the latter being disposed entirely to one side of said body portion, said channel having a pair of opposed locking ridges extending along and adjacent the upper edges of the inner sides of the side walls of said channel, each of said ridges having a substantially fiat abutment surface extending therealong and facing generally inwardly of said channel, the edge portion of a second of said sections including a substantially fiat portion constituting an extension of the body portion of said second section and a pair of spaced locking ridges extending along one side
  • Wall surfacing panelling comprising at least two extruded sections having panel-like main body portions terminating in edge portions provided with profile configurations adapted to be assembled into interlocked engagement to form at least a portion of a panel, said edge portion of a first of said sections including a channel of appreciable depth extending therealong and facing outwardly of one side of said body portion of said first section and a pair of opposed locking ridges extending along and adjacent the upper edges of the inner sides of the side walls of said channel, the sides of said ridges facing the bottom of said channel being substantially planar and disposed at an angle of the order of 90 to said channel side walls, the edge portion of a second of said sections including a flat portion constituting an extension of said body portion of said second section and a pair of spaced locking ridges extending along said fiat portion, the outer sides of said fiat portion ridges being undercut and generally complementary to said channel ridges and the major distance between said outer sides of said flat portion ridges being slightly greater than the minor distance between said channel ridges

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3,085,367 INTERLGCKHNG EXTRUDEI) WALL PANELLING Ernst J. De Ridder and Rex G. Early, Richmond, Va, assignors to Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, Va, a corporation of Delaware Filed Nov. 27, N59, filer. No. 855,910 Claims. (Cl. 50-235) This invention relates to wall facing or panelling sections and, more particularly, to extruded sections that are adapted to have snap-type interlocked joints therebetween.
Sheet metal wall sheathing members or panelling elements are known in the art, but even though such elements may be installed relatively easily on a wall, the joints between the elements have not always been satisfactory. In the past, not only have the sheathing or panelling fasteners been visible, but also the joints between the sheathing members have not been sufficiently watertight.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide improved wall sheathing or panel members that are especially adapted to be fabricated by extruding processes and, preferably, are made of aluminum.
It is another object of this invention to provide ornamental wall sheathing or covering extrusions which have a snap-together tight joint therebetween.
It is another object of this invention to provide wall panelling extrusions of the above character wherein the fasteners which secure the same to a wall are concealed.
It is another object of this invention to provide wall sheathing or covering extrusions of such a character that the extrusions can be installed in an alternative fashion to present one or the other side outwardly.
It is another object of this invention to provide wall sheathing or covering members that are formed by an extruding process that permits wide variation in ornamental designs or characteristics of such members, and which also provides for economical assembly and installation on a Wall.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a section of a wall covered by interlocked panelling members embodying this invention.
FIGURE 2 is a vertical sectional view through the wall 'and panelling shown in FIGURE 1, and illustrating the manner of assembling the panelling members on the wall.
. FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating one of the interlocked joints between two adjacent panelling members shown in FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 4 is a view corresponding to FIGURE '1 but illustrating the application of the panelling members to the wall with their other sides facing outward.
FIGURE 5 is a view corresponding to FIGURE 2 but illustrating the manner of installing the channel members shown in FIGURE 4.
FIGURE 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the application to a wall of a modified form of panel-ling member embodying this invention.
Referring now to FIGURES 1-3 of the drawings, there is shown an upright wall, formed of wood or the like covered by horizontally arranged strip-like panelling members 12 embodying this invention. Each of the members 12 is in the form of an extruded metal section, preferably of aluminum, formed with a panel-like main body portion 14 having a substantially plane uninterrupted surface 16 facing the wall 10. The main body portion A 14 terminates, at its upper edge, in an edge portion that constitutes a substantially flat coplanar extension 18 of the main body portion, as shown best in FIGURE 3. The extension 18 terminates in a square edge 20 and is provided thereadjacent and extending therealong with a ridge 3,h85,367 Patented Apr. 16, 1963 22 projecting from that side of the extension opposite the plane surface 16. The outer side of the ridge 22 is provided with an undercut portion. The undercut portion essentially defines a groove having a substantially plane flat side wall 24 facing the extension 18. The other side Wall 26 of the groove preferably is concavely rounded, as shown best in FIGURE 3. Outwardly beyond the groove, the outer side of the ridge 22 preferably is rounded or bevelled, as at 28 (FIGURE 3).
Extending along the inner edge of the extension 18 in spaced parallel relation to the ridge 22, and projecting from the same side of the extension as the ridge 22, is another ridge 30 substantially identical to the ridge 22 but reversed relative to the latter so that the undercut side of the ridge 60' faces in the opposite direction. Between the two ridges 22 and '30, and parallel thereto, the extended portion 18 of the section 12 is provided with a thickened portion having a groove 32 extending therealong to serve as a locating and positioning guide for fastening elements, such as a screw 34.
Along its lower edge each section 12 is provided with a flanged edge portion that is inclined outwardly, then downwardly parallel to the main body portion 14 of the section, and thence inwardly to terminate in a plane that constitutes an extension of the side of the main body portion of the section opposite the plane surface 16. The flanged portion defines a channel 36 having flat diverging inner and outer side walls 38 and 40 and a flat bottom wall 42. Somewhat inwardly of its upper edge the inner side of the side wall 38 of the channel 36 is provided with a ridge 4'4 having a flat side wall 46 facing the bottom of the channel 36. The other side of the ridge 44 preferably is convexly rounded and complementary to the concavely rounded wall 26 of the groove in the ridge 22. Adjacent its upper or outer edge, and extending along the inner side of the other side wall 40 of the channel 36 is another ridge 48 substantially a duplicate of the ridge 44 but opposed to the latter.
In order to install the panelling sections 12 on a wall 10, which may be either of wood or metal, there is first installed along the lower edge of such wall a starter strip (not shown) which may be substantially identical to the upper edge portion of each section, i.e., identical to that portion of each section extending above the dotted line A-A shown in FIGURE 3. The starter strip may be installed horizontally by means of wood screws 34 extending through pierced openings in the bottom of the guiding groove 32 of the strip. In this connection, it will be realized that the panelling can be installed just as readily on a metal wall or on a metal framework (neither shown) by means of sheet metal screws or by means of rivets or other appropriate fastening elements.
After the starter strip has been installed, the ridge 48 of the first section 12 is hooked under the lower ridge 30 on such strip with the section inclined outwardly from the wall It), as shown in FIGURE 2. The section 12 is then moved to a vertical position and the channel 36 forced inwardly so that the curved surface on the ridge 44 will engage with the curved surface 28 on the ridge 22. and spread the channel so that the engaged curved or bevelled surfaces will ride over each other until the ridge 44 snaps into the groove in the outer side of the ridge 22 in the position shown best in FIGURE 3. In this position of the parts it will be seen that the inner plane surfaces 16 of the sections 12 will be substantially flush at the joint therebetween. The first section will then be secured in place by means of fastening elements, such as the screws 34, extending through pierced openings in the bottom of the guiding groove 32, similar to the fastening of the starter strip.
Additional sections 12 will be secured to the wall 10 progressively upwardly until the top section is reached. The upper edge portion of the top section can be finished off by means of a channel-like completion strip (not shown) substantially identical to the lower edge portion of each section, i.e., identical to that portion of each section extending below the dotted line B-B shown in FIGURE 3. It will be seen that such finishing strip can readily be snapped into interlocking engagement with the ridges 22 and 3t? on the uppermost panel member 12.
Although the panel members 12 have been shown as extending horizontally in FIGURES 1 to 3, it will be realized that such members could just as easily be installed in a vertical position. Furthermore, although the main body portion 14 of each section 12 has been shown as being substantially planar and of uniform thickness, it will be realized that various ornamental configurations can be imparted to both the main body portion and to the channels 36 of each section. For example, the main body portion 14 could be bowed outwardly in a convex formation, or various ornamental longitudinal ribs or ridges could be provided, in the extrusion process, on the outer sides of the main body portion 14 of each section, or on the outer sides of the side walls 38 and 4d and bottom 42 of the channel 36.
Referring next to FIGURES 4 and 5, there is shown an installation of the sections 12 in a reversed position, i.e., wherein the plane surfaces 16 of the sections face outwardly of the Wall to present a substantially flat and uninterrupted planar surface and wherein the bottoms 42 of the channels 36 are engaged with the wall 10. For
this purpose, the bottom 42 of each channel 36 also preferably is provided with a thickened portion having a central fastener guiding groove 59 extending therealong.
In assembling the panelling members 12 on a wall 1% in accordance with the showing of FIGURES 4 and 5, a channel-like starter strip (not shown), substantially identical to the finishing strip of the FIGURES l to 3 installation, is first secured along the lower edge of the wall with the interior of the channel facing outwardly. The spaced ridges 22 and 30 on the lower edge portion of the first section 12 are then snapped into place within the channel starter strip, as illustrated in FIGURE 5, and then the bottom wall 42 of the channel 36 along the upper edge of such strip is secured in place by fastening elements, such as the screws 52, shown in FIGURE 5. The installation of the sections will then continue from the bottom to the top of the wall it until the last section has been installed. The upper edge of the last section may then be finished otf, i.e., its channel 36 covered, by means of a finishing strip (not shown) substantially identical to the starter strip of the installation illustrated in FIGURES l to 3.
Referring now to FIGURE 6 of the drawings, there is shown an installation, similar to that shown in FIGURES 4 and 5, but embodying a modified form of panel member 54. The outer side of each section 54 may be embossed with a series of substantially uniformly-spaced, longitudinally extending shallow flat-bottom grooves 56 to provide an ornamental effect. Additionally, it will be seen that the side walls 58 and 60 of each channel 62 are substantially perpendicular to its flat bottom wall 64 and the spaced ridges 66 and 68 which cooperate with those within each channel are likewise perpendicular to the extended portion '70 of each section 54.
From an inspection of the showing of FIGURE 6, it will be readily apparent that the panelling members embodying this invention lend themselves to many and various modifications for ornamental purposes while retaining the essential interlocking features of the invention.
It thus will be seen that the objects of this invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It will be realized, however, that the foregoing specific embodiments have been shown and described only for the purpose of illustrating the principles of this invention and are subject to extensive change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
We claim:
1. Wall surfacing panelling comprising at least two extruded sections having panel-like main body portions terminating in edge portions provided with profile configurations adapted to be assembled into interlocked engagement to form at least a portion of a panel, said edge portion of a first of said sections including a channel of appreciable depth extending therealong and facing outwardly of one side of said body portion of said first section and a pair of opposed locking ridges extending along and adjacent the upper edges of the inner sides of the side Walls of said channel, the sides of said ridges facing the bottom of said channel being substantially planar and disposed at an angle of the order of to said channel side walls, said first section body portion being substantially flush and mergingwith the upper edge of one of said channel side walls, the edge portion of a second of said sections including a flat portion constituting an extension of said body portion of said second section and a pair of spaced locking ridges extending along said flat portion, the outer sides of said flat portion ridges being undercut and generally complementary to said channel ridges and the major distance between said outer sides of said flat portion ridges being slightly greater than the minor distance between said channel ridges, the construction and arrangement of said edge portions being such that said flat portion ridges can be forced into said channel and spread the same until said channel ridges snap into the undercut portions of said flat portion ridges and firmly lock said sections together against relative translational movement normal to the joint therebetween.
2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the edges of the locking ridges of one of the pairs are bevelled for wedging engagement with the edges of the ridges of the other pair. 7
3. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the edges of the locking ridges of both pairs are bevelled for wedging engagement with each other.
4. Wall surfacing panelling comprising at least two extruded sections having panel-like main body portions terminating in edge portions provided with profile configurations adapted to be assembled into interlocked engagement to form at least a portion of a panel having a substantially flat uninterrupted surface portion on one side thereof at the joint between said sections, said edge portion of a first of said sections including a channel of appreciable depth extending therealong and facing outwardly of said one side of said first section, said body portion of said first section merging into the upper edge of a side wall of said channel and the latter being disposed entirely to one side of said body portion, said channel having a pair of opposed locking ridges extending along and adjacent the upper edges of the inner sides of the side walls of said channel, each of said ridges having a substantially fiat abutment surface extending therealong and facing generally inwardly of said channel, the edge portion of a second of said sections including a substantially fiat portion constituting an extension of the body portion of said second section and a pair of spaced locking ridges extending along one side of said fiat portion, the outer sides of said last-mentioned ridges being undercut to provide substantially fiat abutment surfaces extending therealong and facing toward said flat portion, the major distance between said outer sides of said flat portion ridges being slightly greater than the minor distance between said channel ridges and the edges of the ridges of at least one of said pairs being bevelled for wedging engagement with the edges of the ridges of the other pair, the construction and arrangement of said edge portions being such that said flat portion ridges can be forced into said channel and spread the same until said channel ridges snap into the undercut portions of said flat portion ridges and the abutment surfaces on one pair of said ridges are in engagement with those on the other pair to firmly lock said sections together against relative translational movement normal to the joint therebetween and with the other side of said second section flat portion substantially flush with said one side of said first section body portion.
5. Wall surfacing panelling comprising at least two extruded sections having panel-like main body portions terminating in edge portions provided with profile configurations adapted to be assembled into interlocked engagement to form at least a portion of a panel, said edge portion of a first of said sections including a channel of appreciable depth extending therealong and facing outwardly of one side of said body portion of said first section and a pair of opposed locking ridges extending along and adjacent the upper edges of the inner sides of the side walls of said channel, the sides of said ridges facing the bottom of said channel being substantially planar and disposed at an angle of the order of 90 to said channel side walls, the edge portion of a second of said sections including a flat portion constituting an extension of said body portion of said second section and a pair of spaced locking ridges extending along said fiat portion, the outer sides of said fiat portion ridges being undercut and generally complementary to said channel ridges and the major distance between said outer sides of said flat portion ridges being slightly greater than the minor distance between said channel ridges, the construction and arrangement of said edge portions being such that said flat portion ridges can be forced into said channel and spread the same until said channel ridges snap into the undercut portions of said flat portion ridges and firmly lock said sections together against relative translational movement normal to the joint therebetween.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,480,321 Clarke Aug. 30, 1949 2,786,556 Constance Mar. 26, 1957 FOREIGN PATENTS 799,166 Great Britain Aug. 6, 1958

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1. WALL SURFACING PANELLING COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO EXTRUDED SECTIONS HAVING PANEL-LIKE MAIN BODY PORTIONS TERMINATING IN EDGE PORTIONS PROVIDED WITH PROFILE CONFIGURATIONS ADAPTED TO BE ASSEMBLED INTO INTERLOCKED ENGAGEMENT OF FORM AT LEAST A PORTION OF A PANEL, SAID EDGE PORTION OF A FIRST OF SAID SECTIONS INCLUDING A CHANNEL OF APPRECIABLE DEPTH EXTENDING THEREALONG AND FACING OUTWARDLY OF ONE SIDE OF SAID BODY PORTION OF SAID FIRST SECTION AND A PAIR OF OPPOSED LOCKING RIDGES EXTENDING ALONG AND ADJACENT THE UPPER EDGES OF THE INNER SIDES OF THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID CHANNEL, THE SIDES OF SAID RIDGES FACING THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHANNEL BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR AND DISPOSED AT AN ANGLE OF THE ORDER OF 90* TO SAID CHANNEL SIDE WALLS, SAID FIRST SECTION BODY PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH AND MERGING WITH THE UPPER EDGE OF ONE OF SAID CHANNEL SIDE WALLS, THE EDGE PORTION OF A SECOND OF SAID SECTIONS INCLUDING A FLAT PORTION CONSTITUTING AN EXTERSION OF SAID BODY PORTION OF SAID SECOND SECTION AND A PAIR OF SPACED LOCKING RIDGES EXTENDING ALONG SAID FLAT PORTION, THE OUTER SIDES OF SAID FLAT PORTION RIDGES BEING UNDERCUT AND GENERALLY COMPLEMENTARY TO SAID CHANNEL RIDGES AND THE MAJOR DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID OUTER SIDES OF SAID FLAT PORTION RIDGES BEING SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN THE MINOR DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID CHANNEL RIDGES, THE CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT OF SAID EDGE PORTIONS BEING SUCH THAT SAID FLAT PORTION RIDGES CAN BE FORCED INTO SAID CHANNEL AND SPREAD THE SAME UNTIL SAID CHANNEL RIDGES SNAP INTO THE UNDERCUT PORTIONS OF SAID FLAT PORTION RIDGES AND FIRMLY LOCK SAID SECTIONS TOGETHER AGAINST RELATIVE TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT NORMAL TO THE JOINT THEREBETWEEN.
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