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OwnerFrank William Roberts, Richard Allen Roberts +2inventors
InventorsFrank William Roberts, Richard Allen Roberts, Waldo Calvin Roberts, Robert Howard Blanpied
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Composite panels, each having a rigid board facing, made from gypsum, concrete, wood, or fibrous material, backed by a layer of foamed plastic insulating material whose reverse face is protected by a highly reflective, flame-retardant, moisture-vapor-proof material applied thereto, are held together edge-face to edge-face in building construction by special retaining clips which secure the panels to supporting structure, such as exterior, load-bearing walls, roof, or ceiling, and also serve to guide installation of the panels so that flush registry is assured without time consuming care in installing an additional panel relative to one already in place. The clip has flanges extending perpendicularly from lateral edges of a web strip whose width depends upon the use intended and the panel thickness. A flange along one edge of the web strip is adapted to be secured directly to the supporting structure. Flanges extending mutually oppositely along the other edge of the web strip are adapted to respectively penetrate the interfaces between insulating material and rigid board facings of mutually adjoining panels received by the clip. The outer extremity of the securement flange is formed as a ramp for deflecting a to-be-installed one of the mutually adjacent panels into proper flush position with respect to the one already installed. As an optional feature, the underside of the securement flange can also be provided with projections adapted to serve as spacers with respect to the structure against and to which it is secured.
Panel building construction, comprising a supporting structure in the nature of a wall, ceiling, or roof structure having a panel-receiving face comprising a substantially flat surface;
A method of building construction utilizing composite insulating panels each made up of a rigid board facing backed by a layer of foamed plastic insulating material adherent thereto and retainer clips each comprising a flat web strip having flanges extending from opposite lateral edges thereof, said flanges including a securement flange extending perpendicularly from one of the lateral edges of the web strip substantially perpendicular to the web strip, and a pair of flanges extending mutually oppositely from the other lateral edge of the web strip substantially perpendicular to the web strip, the securement flange having its free terminus turned outwardly of the web strip to provide an entry ramp for a receiving pocket defined between the securement flange and the corresponding flange of said pair of flanges, at least one of the retaining clips having its securement flange secured flatwise against an essentially flat supporting structure so that the web strip extends perpendicularly therefrom with said pocket open for receiving one of the composite insulating panels edgewise;
A clip for mechanically securing composite panels, edge-face to edge-face, to supporting structure in the nature of a wall, ceiling, or roof structure having a panel-receiving face comprising a substantially flat surface, said panels each having a rigid board facing backed by a layer of foamed plastic insulating material, said clip comprising a flat web strip having flanges extending substantially perpendicularly from opposite lateral edges thereof, said flanges including a securement flange at and along one edge of the web strip and a pair of flanges extending mutually oppositely at and along the other edge of the web strip, said securement flange being adapted to be rigidly secured, flatwise, to said panelreceiving face of the supporting structure and having its free terminus turned outwardly of the web strip to provide, when so secured, an entry ramp for a receiving pocket defined between the securement flange and the corresponding flange of said pair of flanges.
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