Fiber reinforced concrete stone panel system
OwnerHarold C. Atteberyinventor
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Abstract
A method of forming an exterior wall of a building, including the wall, includes the step of mounting a fiber-reinforced panel to the building. The panel has a plurality of masonry units protruding from the face thereof that are spaced from one another with a groove between each of the masonry units. The method includes mounting a second, similar panel to the building spaced from the first panel with a groove therebetween, and injecting mortar into the grooves between the masonry units and the groove between the panels. The mortar covers the grooves between masonry units and the groove between panels to look the same, thereby making it difficult to distinguish the repeat pattern.
Claims20
A method of forming an exterior wall of a habitable building having a substructure made of vertical support members, the method comprising:
- (a) mounting a first concrete panel to the substructure, the first panel having a plurality of adjacent masonry units protruding from the face thereof that are separated by a groove formed between each of said masonry units and the next adjacent masonry unit;
- (b) mounting a second concrete panel to the substructure, the second panel having a plurality of adjacent masonry units protruding from the face thereof that are separated by a groove formed between each of said masonry units and the next adjacent masonry unit, wherein at least one of the masonry units of the first panel is separated from at least one of the masonry units of the second panel by a groove;
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- (c) injecting mortar into the grooves between the masonry units on each panel and into the groove between said at least one of the masonry units of the first panel and said at least one of the masonry units of the second panel.
An exterior wall of a habitable building having a substructure made of vertical support members, the wall comprising:
- (a) a first concrete panel mounted to the substructure, the first panel having a plurality of adjacent masonry units protruding from the face thereof that are separated by a groove formed between each of said masonry units and the next adjacent masonry unit;
- (b) a second concrete panel mounted to the substructure, the second panel having a plurality of adjacent masonry units protruding from the face thereof that are separated by a groove formed between each of said masonry units and the next adjacent masonry unit, wherein at least one of the masonry units of the first panel is separated from at least one of the masonry units of the second panel by a groove;
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- (c) mortar in the grooves between the masonry units on each panel and in the groove between said at least one of the masonry units of the first panel and said at least one of the masonry units of the second panel.
A wall panel for forming an exterior surface of a building, the wall panel comprising a fiber-reinforced concrete rear plate and a plurality of masonry units protruding from a face of the rear plate, each of said masonry units being spaced from the next adjacent masonry unit by a groove for receiving mortar, wherein shoulders are formed on the periphery of the panel adjacent each of said masonry units for forming a groove that can receive mortar when the wall panel is mounted to the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.