Prefabricated wall panel with tongue and groove construction
AssigneeBoral Stone Products LLC
InventorsDavid H. Wolf, James S. Belt, William Smith, Donn R. Vermilion, Wayne Buoni, Joy Stickel
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Abstract
A prefabricated wall panel has a precast body including at least one decorative design element. In addition, the wall panel includes a mounting element having a first end embedded in the precast body and a second end projecting from the precast body. A groove is formed between the precast body and the second end of the mounting element along a first edge of the precast body. A tongue is formed along a second edge of the precast body opposite the first edge. The tongue and groove cooperate to allow prefabricated wall panels to be more easily installed on a support substrate.
Claims9
A panel comprising:
- a body comprising a front surface that includes a design element and a rear surface, the body having a bottom edge and a top edge, wherein the body comprises concrete;
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- a mounting element formed of metal and projecting from the body, the mounting element comprising a first end portion extending above the top edge of the body and a second end portion embedded within the body,
- wherein the first end portion of the mounting element comprises a plurality of protrusions in the form of dimples spaced along a length of the first end portion and configured to provide spacing between adjacent dimples, each dimple configured to receive a corresponding nail or fastener and having a diameter configured to receive a head of each corresponding nail or fastener;
- wherein the dimples serve as a set back feature configured to provide spacing between the rear surface of the body and a supporting wall on which the panel is configured to be installed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.