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US 10,961,710 B2Granted
Pre-assembled wall panel for utility installation
AssigneeInnovative Building Technologies, LLC
InventorsArlan Collins, Mark Woerman
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Abstract
An example pre-assembled wall panel may include a panel frame which includes a plurality of studs connected to opposing end members, first and second wall boards connected to opposite first and second sides of the panel frame, a plurality of spacers attached to at least one of the first and second wall boards and configured to support a finish panel in a spaced relation from the at least one of the first and second wall boards; and a pipe disposed between the first and second wall boards and extending between the opposing end members, wherein the pipe includes a pipe diverter, and wherein a free end of the pipe diverter passes through an opening in the first wall board or the second wall board.
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A pre-assembled wall panel, comprising:
- a panel frame comprising a plurality of studs and first and second end members, wherein the first end member is disposed at one end of the plurality of studs and the second end member is disposed at an opposite end of the plurality of studs, and wherein each of the plurality of studs is connected to the first and second end members;
- a first wall board connected to a first side of the panel frame;
- a second wall board connected to a second side of the panel frame opposite the first side;
- a plurality of spacers attached to at least one of the first wall board and the second wall board, wherein each spacer of the plurality of spacers is configured to support a finish panel in a spaced relation from the at least one of the first wall board and the second wall board;
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- a first pipe disposed between the first and second wall boards and that extends between the first and second end members, wherein the first pipe comprises a first pipe diverter, and wherein a first free end of the first pipe diverter passes through an opening in the first wall board or the second wall board, wherein the first free end of the first pipe diverter is configured to be attached to a pipe fitting that fluidly couples the first free end of the first pipe diverter to a second free end of a second pipe diverter of a second pipe disposed inside of another pre-assembled wall panel that is adjacent to the pre-assembled wall panel, wherein the first free end of the first pipe diverter and the pipe fitting are disposed in a space between the finish panel and the first wall board, and wherein fluidly coupling the first pipe diverter and the second pipe diverter with the pipe fitting disposed in the space between the finish panel and the first wall board avoids interconnection, of the first and second pipes, inside of the pre-assembled wall panel and the another pre-assembled wall panel.
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A multi-story building, comprising:
- a structural frame including at least one beam;
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- a first pre-assembled wall panel attached to the structural frame and comprising an upper panel portion which extends above a floor level of an upper unit of the building and a lower panel portion which extends below a ceiling level of a lower unit of the building, wherein the first pre-assembled wall panel comprises:
- a panel frame comprising a plurality of studs and first and second end members, wherein the first end member is disposed at one end of the plurality of studs and the second end member is disposed at an opposite end of the plurality of studs, and wherein each of the plurality of studs is connected to the first and second end members;
- a first wall board connected to a first side of the panel frame;
- a second wall board connected to a second side of the panel frame opposite the first side;
- a plurality of spacers attached to at least one of the first wall board and the second wall board, wherein each spacer of the plurality of spacers is configured to support a finish panel in a spaced relation from the at least one of the first wall board and the second wall board;
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- a first pipe disposed between the first and second wall boards and that extends between the first and second end members, wherein the first pipe comprises a first pipe diverter, and wherein a first free end of the first pipe diverter passes through an opening in the first wall board or the second wall board, wherein the first free end of the first pipe diverter is configured to be attached to a pipe fitting that fluidly couples the first free end of the first pipe diverter to a second free end of a second pipe diverter of a second pipe disposed inside of a second pre-assembled wall panel that is adjacent to the first pre-assembled wall panel, wherein the first free end of the first pipe diverter and the pipe fitting are disposed in a space between the finish panel and the first wall board, and wherein fluidly coupling the first pipe diverter and the second pipe diverter with the pipe fitting disposed in the space between the finish panel and the first wall board avoids interconnection, of the first and second pipes, inside of the first pre-assembled wall panel and the second pre-assembled wall panel.
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A method to construct a utility wall of a building, the method comprising:
- attaching a first pre-assembled wall panel to a structural frame of a building;
- positioning a second pre-assembled wall panel vertically above the first pre-assembled wall panel, wherein the first pre-assembled wall panel comprises:
- a panel frame comprising a plurality of studs and first and second end members, wherein the first end member is disposed at one end of the plurality of studs and the second end member is disposed at an opposite end of the plurality of studs, and wherein each of the plurality of studs is connected to the first and second end members;
- a first wall board connected to a first side of the panel frame;
- a second wall board connected to a second side of the panel frame opposite the first side;
- a plurality of spacers attached to at least one of the first wall board and the second wall board, wherein each spacer of the plurality of spacers is configured to support a finish panel in a spaced relation from the at least one of the first wall board and the second wall board;
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- a first pipe disposed between the first and second wall boards and that extends between the first and second end members, wherein the first pipe comprises a first pipe diverter, and wherein a first free end of the first pipe diverter passes through an opening in the first wall board or the second wall board;
- attaching the second pre-assembled wall panel to the structural frame of the building;
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- attaching the first free end of the first pipe diverter to a pipe fitting that fluidly couples the first free end of the first pipe diverter to a second free end of a second pipe diverter of a second pipe disposed inside of the second pre-assembled wall panel that is vertically above the first pre-assembled wall panel, wherein the first free end of the first pipe diverter and the pipe fitting are disposed in a space between the finish panel and the first wall board, and wherein fluidly coupling the first pipe diverter and the second pipe diverter with the pipe fitting disposed in the space between the finish panel and the first wall board avoids interconnection, of the first and second pipes, inside of the first and second pre-assembled wall panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.