Reinforced structural panel and method of making same
OwnerManuel J. Martinezinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A reinforced structural panel having an integral, rigid core member of insulating material provided with a plurality of embedded serpentine or zig-zag shaped reinforcing rods is disclosed for fabricating walls of buildings and the like. The core member is provided with a plurality of slits on either major surface arranged in a matrix of rows and columns. The reinforcing rods are inserted into the core member along alternate rows from opposite surfaces of the core member. A wire mesh grid is positioned overlying the major surfaces and attached to the projecting portions of the reinforcing rods. A series of the resulting structural panels can be interconnected into a wall at the job site and thereafter covered with a layer of cementitious material.
Claims35
A method of making a reinforced structural member comprising providing a rigid panel of synthetic material having two opposing major surfaces, piercing both of said major surfaces to provide a plurality of slits extending through said panel, inserting serpentine shaped members into said slits, a portion of said members extending outwardly from each of said major surfaces, superimposing a grid on each of said major surfaces, and securing said portions of said members to said grid on each of said major surfaces.
A method of making a reinforced structural member comprising providing an integral rigid panel of thermal insulating material having two opposing major surfaces, piercing each of said major surfaces to provide a plurality of slits having a V-shaped profile extending through said panel arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, said slits having a first opening on one major surface of said panel and a second opening on another major surface of said panel, said first opening being substantially larger than said second opening, said slits in adjacent rows longitudinally offset from one another, inserting serpentine shaped first members having V-shaped portions into said first openings of said slits forming alternate rows of said matrix on one of said major surfaces, a portion of said first members extending outwardly from each of said major surfaces, inserting serpentine shaped second members having V-shaped portions into said first openings of said slits forming alternate rows of said matrix on another of said major surfaces, a portion of said second members extending outwardly from each of said major surfaces, superimposing a grid on each of said major surfaces, and securing said portions of said first and second members to said grid on each of said major surfaces.
A reinforced structural member comprising an integral rigid panel of synthetic material having two opposing major surfaces, a plurality of slits extending through said panel formed by piercing both of said major surfaces, a plurality of serpentine shaped members received within said slits, a portion of said members extending outwardly from each of said major surfaces, a grid superimposed on each of said major surfaces and said portions of said members secured to said grid on each of said major surfaces.
A reinforced structural member comprising an integral rigid panel of thermal insulating material having two opposing major surfaces, a plurality of slits having a V-shaped profile extending trough said panel arranged in a matrix of rows and columns formed by piercing each of said major surfaces, said slits having a first opening on one major surface of said panel and a second opening on another major surface of said panel, said first opening being substantially larger than said second opening, said slits in adjacent rows longitudinally a offset from one another, serpentine shaped first members having V-shaped portions received within said slits through said first openings forming alternate rows of said matrix on one of said major surfaces, a portion of said first members extending outwardly from each of said major surfaces, serpentine shaped second members having V-shaped portion received within said slits through said first openings forming alternate rows of said matrix on another of said major surfaces, a portion of said second members extending outwardly from each of said major surfaces, a grid superimposed on each of said major surfaces and said portions of said first and second members secured to said grid on each of said major surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.