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US 12,384,088 B2Granted
Construction components and systems fabricated using extruded materials
AssigneeNot Wood Inc.
InventorsJordan Darling, Shane Louis Kenyon
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Abstract
Construction components and systems fabricated using extruded materials are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a sheet fabricated from an extruded material; and a core structure internal to the sheet, the core structure including voids, the voids being triangular-shaped and arranged in an alternately inverted pattern.
Claims14
A panel, comprising:
- a first sheet comprising a first side of the panel, the first sheet comprising an extruded thermoplastic material;
- a second sheet comprising a second side of the panel opposite the first side, the second sheet comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- and
- a core structure disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, the core structure comprising the extruded thermoplastic material,
- wherein the first sheet, the second sheet, and the core structure are formed via extrusion through a common extrusion die,
- wherein the core structure comprises a series of voids, each void in the series of voids having a triangular shape and arranged in an alternatingly inverted pattern,
- wherein each vertex of the triangular shape is configured with a rounded corner,
- wherein the panel has a length in an x-direction, the x-direction being the direction of extrusion, a width in a y-direction, and a thickness in a z-direction, and
- wherein the first sheet further comprises:
- a regular pattern of fastening slots extending along the panel in the x-direction, wherein each fastening slot is positioned atop a corresponding triangular void to create a self-aligning guide that facilitates accurate fastener installation;
- and
- a series of raised anti-slip features extending along the panel in the x-direction.
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A panel, comprising:
- a first sheet comprising a first side of the panel, the first sheet comprising an extruded thermoplastic material;
- a second sheet comprising a second side of the panel opposite the first side, the second sheet comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- a core structure disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, the core structure comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- and
- a gap seal component co-extruded with the first sheet,
- wherein the gap seal component extends beyond the edge of the first sheet to form a meltable plastic edge of the panel,
- wherein the gap seal component comprises rubber,
- wherein, upon coupling the panel to an adjacent panel using the gap seal component, the gap seal component provides an expandable and contractable sealed joint between the panel and the adjacent panel, and
- wherein the first sheet, the second sheet, and the core structure are formed via extrusion through a common extrusion die.
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A panel, comprising:
- a first sheet comprising a first side of the panel, the first sheet comprising an extruded thermoplastic material;
- a second sheet comprising a second side of the panel opposite the first side, the second sheet comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- a core structure disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, the core structure comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- and
- a cord layer which is at least one of pressed into or co-extruded with the first sheet,
- wherein the first sheet, the second sheet, and the core structure are formed via extrusion through a common extrusion die.
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A panel, comprising:
- a first sheet comprising a first side of the panel, the first sheet comprising an extruded thermoplastic material;
- a second sheet comprising a second side of the panel opposite the first side, the second sheet comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- and
- a core structure disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet, the core structure comprising the extruded thermoplastic material;
- wherein the first sheet, the second sheet, and the core structure are formed via extrusion through a common extrusion die,
- wherein the core structure comprises a series of voids, each void in the series of voids having a triangular shape and arranged in an alternatingly inverted pattern,
- wherein each vertex of the triangular shape is configured with a rounded corner,
- wherein the panel further comprises a pre-manufactured element extending along at least one of the series of voids, and
- wherein the pre-manufactured element comprises electrical wiring and is co-extruded with the thermoplastic material.
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