Composite building panel
AssigneeTru-Split Tool Company
InventorCharles W. Biesanz, Sr.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a novel composite building panel formed as a plurality of generally flat exterior elements defining gaps therebetween and being in generally coplanar relative relationship, adhesive means for at least in part filling the gaps and at least in part covering inner surfaces of the elements, a generally planar sheet of plastic material overlying the plurality of elements and being bonded thereto by the adhesive, a support frame, and connectors for connecting at least one of the elements and the plastic sheet to the support frame for utilization in a building structure.
Claims25
A composite building panel comprising a plurality of generally flat exterior elements disposed in generally coplanar relative relationship, said elements each being defined by inner, outer and peripheral surfaces, at least some of said peripheral surfaces of some of said elements being disposed in spaced relationship to define gaps therebetween, adhesive means for at least in part filling said gaps and at least in part covering said inner surfaces, a generally planar sheet of plastic material overlying said plurality of elements and said adhesive means and being bonded to said plurality of elements by said adhesive means, means for defining a support frame, said support frame being in overlying relationship to said sheet of plastic material, and means passing through said sheet of plastic material for connecting at least one of said elements and said plastic sheet to said support frame.
A method of forming a composite building panel comprising the steps of arranging a plurality of generally flat exterior elements in generally coplanar relative relationship and with peripheral surfaces of the elements spaced to define at least one gap therebetween, inserting a flexible strip of material in the gap, applying an adhesive which is adhesively incompatible with the flexible strip and adhesively compatible with the elements upon an upper surface of the elements, within the gap and upon the flexible strip, placing a sheet of plastic material atop the adhesive to bond the elements thereto, forming a bore in at least one of the elements and an opening in the plastic sheet generally coaxial with the bore, adhesively bonding a stud within the bore in internal telescopic relationship to the opening, and after the adhesive has set removing the flexible strip from the gap.
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