US 2006/0179763 A1Published application

Interior wall and ceiling construction and method adapted for use with conventional stud frame structures

OwnerJohn Burginventor

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Loading patent…

Abstract

An improved interior wall and/or ceiling construction and method comprised of compressed straw or other such construction panels wherein the finished wall contains no exterior surface penetrations through the panels, thus providing a substantially seamless outer surface. The improved construction is adapted for use with conventional wall constructions comprised of spaced studs or beams and a finished exterior facing. Interior panels are attached by means of a plurality of disc connectors along a first edge and by means of a specially adapted bracket located near a second edge. Attaching the interior panels in a sequence provides a continuous interior wall or ceiling surface with no penetrations therethrough. The construction and method may be adapted for use with a variety of conventional wall constructions.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A method for constructing an improved wall from an existing or newly constructed wall frame consisting of spaced stud members and including a plurality of rigid, elf-supporting panels, said panels each having a substantially rectangular shape with an inner and outer face and a top, bottom, front and rear edge, said front and rear edges having, along a centerline, a plurality of symmetric recesses for accepting a symmetric connector inserted therein, said method comprising the steps of:

placing a first bracket connector against the inner face of a first panel;
attaching said first bracket connector to said first panel by bracket connection means;
placing said first panel and first bracket connector against said wall frame in proper position for mounting such that said first bracket connector is juxtaposed to a stud member;
attaching said first bracket connector to said stud member by stud connection means;
inserting a disc connector into each of said plurality of symmetric recesses along the front edge of said first panel;
placing a second bracket connector against the inner face of a second panel;
attaching said second bracket connector to said second panel by bracket connection means;
placing said second panel in edge to edge abutted relation to said first panel such that said dis connectors extending from front edge of said first panel are accepted into said plurality of symmetric recesses in said rear edge of said second panel;
and
attaching said second bracket connector to a said stud member by stud connection means.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.