US 11,939,776 B2
Reinforced slatwall assembly
Eric Letham, Chateauguay (CA)
Assigned to Solutions Murales Proslat, Inc., Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA)
Filed by Solutions Murales Proslat, Inc., Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (CA)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/498,991.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/091,995, filed on Oct. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0120091 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. E04F 13/08 (2006.01); A47F 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04F 13/0803 (2013.01) [A47F 5/0846 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A slatwall assembly for covering at least a portion of an existing wall, the slatwall assembly comprising:
a surface profile comprising:
a base wall that is horizontally extending,
a front vertical panel extending downwardly from the base wall so as to be spaced apart from the existing wall and define the gap therebetween while providing coverage thereto,
a rear lip extending upwardly from the base wall, the rear lip having a rear surface being positionable directly onto the existing wall, and
a front lip extending upwardly from the base wall and being spaced apart from the rear lip to define a groove therebetween; and
a reinforcing profile comprising a rear wall extending vertically to define an upward tab and a downward tab, the rear wall having a rear surface being positionable to abut a front surface of the rear lip of the surface profile;
wherein the reinforcing profile is operatively couplable to the surface profile via insertion of the downward tab of the reinforcing profile into the groove of the surface profile and fastening of the upward tab of the reinforcing profile to the existing wall and through the rear lip of the surface profile.