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US 11,753,821 B2Granted
Panel attachment structure
AssigneeCopper Harbor Investments, LLC
InventorJoseph J. Steinbicker
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Abstract
A panel attachment structure including a panel assembly having a channel member including a channel therein. The panel assembly further includes at least one reinforcing member directly or indirectly coupled to the channel member, and an insert assembly including an insert portion. The insert portion is configured to be closely slidably received in the channel member in an insertion direction, and the insert assembly is configured to be coupled to an underlying support structure.
Claims28
A panel attachment structure comprising:
- a panel assembly including a channel member having a channel therein, wherein the channel member is closed at its distal end, the panel assembly further including at least one reinforcing member coupled to the channel member;
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- an insert assembly including an insert portion that is configured to be closely slidably received in the channel member in an insertion direction, wherein at least part of the channel member configured to receive the insert portion therein has a closed loop perimeter that extends about an entire outer periphery of the channel in end view thereof, and wherein the insert assembly includes an opening formed therethrough, oriented in a direction perpendicular or generally perpendicular to the insertion direction, that is configured to receive a fastener therethrough when the insert portion is received in the channel member.
A panel attachment structure comprising:
- a panel assembly including a channel member having a channel therein, wherein the channel member is closed at its distal end the panel assembly further including at least one reinforcing member coupled to the channel member;
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- an insert assembly including an insert portion that is receivable in the channel member in an insertion direction, wherein the at least one reinforcing member is oriented perpendicular to the insertion direction, or at an angle of within 25 degrees of perpendicular to the insertion direction, and wherein at least part of the channel member configured to receive the insert portion therein has a closed loop perimeter that extends about an entire outer periphery of the channel in end view thereof, and wherein the insert assembly includes an opening formed therethrough, oriented in a direction perpendicular or generally perpendicular to the insertion direction, that is configured to receive a fastener therethrough when the insert portion is received in the channel member.
A panel attachment structure comprising:
- a panel assembly including a channel member having a channel therein and having an outer perimeter, the panel assembly further including at least one reinforcing member coupled to the channel member;
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- an insert assembly including an insert portion that is configured to be closely slidably received in the channel member in an insertion direction, wherein the at least one reinforcing member is positioned entirely externally of the channel, wherein the insert assembly includes an opening formed therethrough that is configured to be positioned externally of the channel member when the insert portion is slidably received in the channel member and receive a fastener therethrough to couple the insert assembly to an underlying support structure, wherein the opening is oriented in a direction perpendicular or generally perpendicular to the insertion direction, and wherein the opening is configured to be aligned within the outer perimeter of the channel along the insertion direction when the insert assembly is received in the channel member.
A panel system comprising:
- a vertically oriented concrete panel including a tubular channel formed therein and extending perpendicular to an outer surface of the panel wherein the channel is closed at its distal end;
- a panel assembly embedded in the panel, the panel assembly including at least one reinforcing member embedded in the panel;
- an insert assembly having an insert portion closely received in the channel such that the insert portion is restricted by the channel from moving in a vertical direction, wherein the insert assembly is coupled to a generally horizontally oriented underlying support structure to thereby connect the panel to the support structure, wherein at least part of the insert assembly is positioned externally of the channel;
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- a fastener positioned entirely externally of the panel and extending through the part of the insert assembly that is positioned externally of the channel, to thereby couple the insert assembly to the underlying support structure.
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A panel system comprising:
- a vertically oriented concrete panel including a horizontally oriented channel formed therein and extending perpendicular to an outer surface of the panel;
- a panel assembly embedded in the panel, the panel assembly including at least one reinforcing member embedded in the panel;
- an insert assembly having an insert portion closely received in the channel such that the insert portion is restricted by the channel from moving in a horizontal direction parallel to the outer surface, wherein the insert portion is not a threaded fastener, wherein the insert assembly is coupled to a generally horizontally oriented underlying support structure to thereby connect the panel to the support structure, and wherein at least part of the insert assembly is positioned externally of the channel;
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- a fastener positioned entirely externally of the panel and extending through the part of the insert assembly that is positioned externally of the channel, to thereby couple the insert assembly to the underlying support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.