Building system
AssigneeC. Levesque Co. Inc.
InventorClarence N. Levesque
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Abstract
The system is for covering an existing building to finish particularly the exterior face of the building. Pre-fabricated panels with windows previously installed are secured within an existing window opening with the primary attachment for each panel being only at the window opening. Each panel comprises interconnected studs and bridging forming a frame having supported therein fiberglass insulation. Adjacent panels are sealed therebetween by a caulking bead. The panel is supported from the existing window opening by bracing at the top and sides.
Claims15
A building panel system for covering the exterior surface of a building that is being restored having a plurality of structural panels with each panel adapted for support from an existing window opening and comprising;
- a rigid frame having a window opening, a window secured in the frame window opening, and means for securing the panel to the building including brace means extending from the rigid frame above the frame window opening to the building at the existing window opening, said existing window opening being defined at least in part by upper and lower vertical support walls, wherein the existing window opening is greater in height than the frame window opening with the existing window opening being covered by the window and a section of the frame overlying the window, wherein the brace means comprises a brace extending from the section of the frame overlying the window to the upper vertical support wall of the building, wherein the means for securing also includes a securing member coupled to the rigid frame and secured to the top of the lower vertical support wall that in part defines the existing window opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.