Anchored composite building module
AssigneeMaso-Therm Corporation
InventorMatthew R. Piazza
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Abstract
A composite building module and the process for making same. The module is provided with a rigid foam core encapsulated in a shell of reinforced cementitious material and at least one anchor device for attaching the module to external structure for lifting same. The anchor device has a base disposed on a given face of the core with the top of the base flush with the outer surface of the shell. Connected to the base are two positioning members that are inserted into the given face of the core and two load bearing members each extending along a face of the core contiguous with the given face.
Claims17
A composite building module comprising:
- a rigid foam core;
- at least one anchoring means for attaching the module to an external support structure each comprising a base disposed on one face of said core and having one end extending outwardly therefrom, at least one positioning member connected to the base having a portion extending along said one face and at least two load bearing members connected to said base and each having a portion extending along a face of the core contiguous with said one face;
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- a reinforced shell of cementitious material encapsulating said core and the anchoring means wherein the one end of the base is substantially flush with the outer surface of the shell.
A module according to claim 2, wherein the module comprises two spaced apart anchor means on one face and further comprising removable means for effecting the handling of the module comprising a lifting member having two spaced apart apertures aligned with the two bases and a central lifting aperture and two screws each received through one of the spaced apart apertures and threadably engaged with the screw threads in the associated base.
A module according to claim 12, further comprising two flat metal members disposed against the outside of opposite ends of the scrim material and a rod connecting the flat members through the foam core.
A process for making a composite building module comprising the steps of:
- providing a rigid foam core;
- positioning on at least one face of the core at least one anchor having a substantially cylindrical base, at least one positioning member connected to and extending downwardly from the base and at least two spaced apart load bearing members connected to the base, wherein the positioning includes inserting the positioning member with one face of the core and disposing each of the load bearing members along a face contiguous with the one face of the core;
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- encapsulating the core and the anchor with a reinforced shell of cementitious material wherein the end of the base is substantially flush with the outer surface of the shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.