Noise barrier wall or building panel and mounting assembly
AssigneeRepublic Steel Corporation
InventorHans E. Reusser
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Abstract
A noise barrier or other type wall or building assembly includes a plurality of spans each extending between spaced apart posts and having top and bottom girts affixed to the posts and in turn supporting a plurality or series of vertically disposed panels. Unique mating interlock elements integrally formed along both lateral edges of the wall or building exterior panels allow the sequential interconnection of all panels in a series by means of a rotating displacement of the individual panels to yield multilateral interlocking of the panels. The panel faces are configured to provide shadow texture, while masking of the posts and top girts in a free-standing type wall is obtained by a split cover assembly and split cap trim, respectively.
Claims17
A noise barrier assembly including, a span having two spaced apart support posts having lower portions mounted within the ground, top and bottom girts extending between said posts and fixed thereto, a plurality of vertically disposed panels extending between said posts and between said girts, said panels provided with opposite side walls having cooperating mating interlock elements providing a multilateral interlock between adjacent panels following the sequential joining of said interlock elements of succeeding panels, means fastening the opposite ends of said interlocked panels to said top and bottom girts, and said fastening means engaging said joined interlock elements to secure same to said girts.
A panel assembly including, a span having two vertical support members spaced from one another, top and bottom girts extending between said support members and fixed thereto, a plurality of vertically disposed panels extending between said support members and between said girts, said panels provided with opposite side walls respectively having cooperating mating male and female interlock elements providing a multilateral interlock between adjacent panels following the sequential joining of said interlock elements of succeeding panels, means fastening the opposite ends of said interlocked panels to said top and bottom girts whereby, angular insertion and subsequent rotation of said male element of one panel within said female element of another panel produces a camming action between said elements to urge said male element into said female element.
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