WOOD COATING FINISH FOR WALLS

FINI DE REVETEMENT DU BOIS POUR MURS

Description

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WOOD COATING FINISH FOR WALLS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of the construction industry, more
precisely to wood panels for covering walls.
s BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the building construction industry, there is a demand for a finish
providing a
natural look to the wall. This finish should be compatible with the wall
structure as
being light and easily shouldered to the wall. For example, metallic and PVC
walls
provide an unnatural appearance; a wood sheathing may give a more natural
look.
lo The existing wood coatings have the tendency to be uplifted by the wind.
There is
therefore a need for wood coating for finish of walls eliminating the above-
mentioned drawbacks while providing a more aesthetical appearance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wood
coating
Is for the finish of walls. The wood coating comprises wood panels, which
comprise
tools for the panels being inserted into each other and being affixed to the
wall.
Preferably, the inserting tools are split rivets. The split rivets allow the
panels being
easily overlapped over each other using a tongue-in-groove system.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for
2o preventing a wood coating from detaching from a wall due to the wind. In
this
method, the wood coating is made of wood panels. Each wood panel comprises a
system to remain attached to each other and to the wall despite the wind
effect.
Preferably, the system used to keep the panels attached to each other is a
tongue-
in-groove system.

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Once the wood panels are affixed to the wall and fitted into each other, they
create
a visually continuous effect of a wood coating.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wood panel according to a preferred
embodiment
s of the invention.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides with wood panels for use in the building
construction industry. The wood panels are assembled using a tongue-in-groove
system to form a curtain wall affixed on a structural wall. In a preferred
Io embodiment of the invention, the wood panels are thin parallelepiped shaped
and
made of light materials.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is provided a wood panel 10. Each panel 10
preferably
comprises a tongue 14, on one side, and a groove 18, on the opposite side. One
is wood panel's 10 tongue 14 is adapted to be inserted in the groove 18 of the
following wood panel and so forth. The successive insertions allow the coating
having a visually continuous effect and resisting the wind, which tend to lift
the
panels up.
2o According to another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method
for
preventing the wind from detaching a wood coating from a wall. The wood
coating
is fixed in a way that prevents its lifting up. As best shown in FIG. 1, the
imbrications of the tongues 14 in the grooves 18 stabilized the wood curtain
formed by the assembly of the panels.

Representative Drawing