Push mount wall panel

Abstract

A wall panel is provided including a panel body having a front face and a rear face. A cavity is provided in the rear face of the panel body. A first mounting member is received fully within that cavity so as to not project beyond the rear face of the panel body. The wall panel system also includes a second mounting member that is secured to the wall. The first and second mounting members are connected together to attach the wall panel to the wall.

1 . A system for securing a panel to a wall, comprising:
 a panel body having a perimeter, a front face and a rear face and including at least one cavity in said rear face disposed interiorly from said perimeter,   at least one pair of first and second mounting members adapted to frictionally engage one another, wherein said first mounting member is embedded fully within said cavity so as not to project beyond said rear face of the panel body, and   means for securing the second mounting member to the wall.   
     
     
         2 . The wall panel system of  claim 1 , wherein said panel body is solid and planar and said first and second mounting members are resilient. 
     
     
         3 . The wall panel system of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second mounting members include cooperating male and female connectors. 
     
     
         4 . The wall panel system of  claim 1 , wherein said first mounting member comprises a female connector with laterally projecting wings to fix said first connector to said panel body within said cavity. 
     
     
         5 . The wall panel system of  claim 4 , wherein said female connector with laterally projecting wings is adapted to be inserted into the panel body and twisted about 90 degrees to secure the wings inside the body panel. 
     
     
         6 . The wall panel system of  claim 4 , wherein said second mounting member comprises a male connector having a base to fix male connector to the wall, a first resilient element with a first arcuate end and a second resilient element with a second arcuate end; and wherein said female connector includes a first shoulder for engaging said first arcuate end and a second shoulder for engaging said second arcuate end. 
     
     
         7 . The wall panel system of  claim 6 , wherein said base of said second mounting member abuts said rear face of said panel body when said wall panel is secured to said wall with said first and second mounting members. 
     
     
         8 . The wall panel system of  claim 1 , wherein the means for securing the second mounting member to the wall is selected from the group consisting of screws, staples, nails, tacks, adhesive and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The wall panel system of  claim 1 , further including at least two pairs of first and second mounting members. 
     
     
         10 . The wall panel system of  claim 1 , wherein said panel body is a composite material. 
     
     
         11 . A method of covering a wall with a wall panel, comprising:
 securing a second mounting member to the wall at a predetermined position;   aligning a wall panel over said second mounting member, wherein said wall panel has a perimeter, a front face, a rear face, at least one cavity in said rear face disposed interiorly from said perimeter, and at least one first mounting member embedded within said cavity so as not to project beyond said rear face, such that said first and second mounting members are aligned for engagement; and   frictionally engaging said first and second mounting members together within said cavity in order to secure said wall panel to said wall.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said first and second mounting members include cooperating female and male connectors, respectively, and said engaging step includes inserting said second mounting member into said first mounting member. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said male connector comprises a first resilient element with a first arcuate end and a second resilient element with a second arcuate end and said female connector includes a first shoulder for engaging said first arcuate end and a second shoulder for engaging said second arcuate end. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said wall panel is removable from said wall by disengaging said second mounting member from said first mounting member. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , including securing said second mounting member to an exposed face of said wall by means selected from the group consisting of screws, staples, nails, tacks, adhesive and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , including abutting a rear face of said wall panel flush against a base of said second mounting member. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein said panel body comprises at least two first mounting members, each embedded within a cavity disposed interiorly from said perimeter so as not to project beyond said rear face; and wherein said securing step includes securing at least two second mounting members to said wall in positions spaced to engage said first mounting members; and said engaging step includes frictionally engaging both sets of first and second mounting members. 
     
     
         18 . A wall panel for covering a wall, comprising:
 a panel body having a perimeter, a front face and a rear face and including at least one cavity in said rear face disposed interiorly from said perimeter, and   at least one resilient first mounting member embedded fully within said cavity so as not to project beyond said rear face of the panel body, wherein said mounting member is a female connector adapted to frictionally engage a corresponding male connector mounting member secured to the wall.   
     
     
         19 . The wall panel of  claim 18 , wherein said first mounting member comprises a female connector with laterally projecting wings to fix said first connector to said panel body within said cavity. 
     
     
         20 . The wall panel of  claim 18 , wherein said male connector mounting member comprises a first resilient element with a first arcuate end and a second resilient element with a second arcuate end and said female connector includes a first shoulder for engaging said first arcuate end and a second shoulder for engaging said second arcuate end.