Mesh seam connection element
AssigneeLouisiana-Pacific Corp.
InventorsBrian St. Germain, Heidi Moore
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Abstract
A mesh tape bonded to the outer edge or outward side of sheet panel products. The mesh tape is applied so that the tape overhangs the edge of the panel for the purpose of adjoining to the adjacent panel following installation of the panels at a job site. The mesh may be applied to two edges of the sheet panel, one along the panel width and another along the panel length. When installed, the panel edge with the mesh tape applied is overlapped with the edge of an adjacent panel that does not have tape applied, both along the length and width, thus allowing for a faster, more robust and reliable installation of panel sheathing.
Claims19
A panel, comprising:
- an engineered wood multi-layered first panel sheet, wherein the first panel sheet is rectilinear with a front face, a back face parallel to the front face, and four sides, each side extending between the front face and back face;
- a first mesh tape embedded in a first side of the first panel sheet.
A panel, comprising:
- an engineered wood first panel sheet, wherein the first panel sheet is rectilinear with a front face, a back face parallel to the front face, and four sides, each side extending between the front face and back face;
- and
- a first mesh tape embedded in a first side of the first panel sheet;
- wherein the mesh tape comprises an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein the inner edge is affixed to the front face of the first panel sheet;
- and
- wherein the outer edge extends at an angle downward from the front face of the first panel sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.