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Abstract

A fastening system is used to attach architectural panels to a building structure in which three panel brackets are attached along the bottom and side edges of the panel. These panel brackets each have a front face adapted to extend along the rear surface of the panel adjacent to one of the panel's peripheral edges; a panel-gripping flange extending from the front face suitable for insertion into a groove extending along the peripheral edge of the panel; and a channel with an opening extending parallel to the peripheral edge of the panel. A top panel bracket is also attached along the top edge of the panel, which has a front face and a panel-gripping flange as before, and which further has a support member to secure the top panel bracket to the building structure; and a vertical flange extending upward at a predetermined spacing from the building structure. In addition, vertical mounting brackets are secured to the building structure in a vertical orientation, with two opposing flanges extending laterally outward at a predetermined distance from the building structure. The system is assembled by inserting the vertical flange extending upward from the top panel bracket immediately below into to the channel extending along the bottom panel bracket, and by inserting the vetical mounting bracket flanges into the channels extending along the side panel brackets.

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