Solid wood wall system
OwnerGary Ficklinginventor
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Abstract
A wall construction formed of solid wood members. The wall construction provides for a heating and cooling system that synergistically works with the inherent insulative properties of solid wood members. The wall construction comprises channels formed in the solid wood members to accommodate conduits for heating and cooling. The conduits are routed through multiple solid wood members of a wall and are positioned to efficiently heat and cool the interior of a building. Other grooves may be formed in the top side of the solid wood members to accommodate conduits for heating, cooling electrical service and communications carriers.
Claims15
A solid wood wall system, comprising:
- a first elongated solid wood member, and
- a second elongated solid wood member positioned above and generally parallel to the first elongated solid wood member;
- the first elongated solid wood member having an elongated groove formed along a surface of the first elongated solid wood member;
- the second elongated solid wood member having an elongated groove formed along a surface of the second elongated solid wood member, and an arcuate groove formed near an end of the second elongated solid wood member, wherein the arcuate groove of the second elongated solid wood member intersects the elongated groove of the first elongated solid wood member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.