Fireproofing panel attachment system
AssigneeAvco Corporation
InventorsJohn M. Coconis, John C. Solloway, George K. Castle
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Abstract
A system for attaching fireproofing panels to a poured structure. The panels are made with projecting members. In use, the panels line a form with the projecting members facing inward. When the form is removed, the panels are embedded in the poured structure by virtue of the projecting members. The same bolts are used to secure the panels to the form and to secure the joints between panels after the forms are removed.
Claims11
A preformed, integral fireproofing panel, having at least one substantially planar surface, and adapted to be attached to a substrate to be fireproofed, comprising:
- a. a region of intumescent fireproofing material;
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- b. a projecting member having an end embedded within the region of fireproofing material and connected to a planar surface of the fireproofing panel and having another end extending orthogonally away from the region of fireproofing material for attaching the fireproofing material to the substrate;
- wherein the panel comprises a sheet of mesh embedded in the fireproofing material and the embedded end of the projecting member is attached to the mesh.
A method of making an integral fireproofing panel, having at least one substantially planar surface, and adapted to be attached to a substrate to be fireproofed, comprising the steps of:
- a. disposing curable, intumescent fireproofing material in the shape of the panel;
- embedding a sheet of mesh in the fireproofing material;
- b. inserting a projecting member into the intumescent fireproofing material such that one end of the projecting member is embedded in the fireproofing material and a portion of the projecting member projects from the fireproofing material in a substantially orthogonal direction from a planar surface of the fireproofing panel,
- engaging the embedded end of the projecting member with the mesh, and
- c. curing the material to form the fireproofing panel having the projecting member embedded therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.