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US 2017/0284095 A1Published application
A prefabricated wall panel for utility installation
AssigneeInnovative Building Technologies, LLC
InventorsArlan Collins, Mark Woerman
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Abstract
An example apparatus is disclosed that may be a utility panel that may include an exterior panel, a plurality of studs coupled to the exterior panel, a hat channel coupled to the plurality of studs opposite the exterior panel, wherein the hat channel is perpendicular to the studs, and an interior panel coupled to the hat channel opposite the plurality of studs. An example method is disclosed for coupling a wall panel to a beam.
Claims21
A utility panel, comprising:
- an exterior panel;
- a plurality of studs coupled to the exterior panel;
- a hat channel coupled to the plurality of studs substantially opposite the exterior panel, wherein the hat channel is substantially perpendicular to the plurality of studs;
- and
- an interior panel coupled to the hat channel opposite the plurality of studs.
2 more elements
(canceled)
A method of coupling a wall panel to a structure, comprising:
- coupling an angle to a plurality of studs, wherein the plurality of studs are included in the wall panel, wherein the wall panel spans multiple stories of a multi-story structure;
- and
- coupling the angle to a horizontal beam, wherein the horizontal beam is included in the multi-story structure, wherein the wall panel forms a portion of an exterior surface and a portion of an interior surface of the multiple stories of the multi-story structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.