Concrete panel construction
OwnerPeter Kuelkerinventor
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Abstract
A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of the panels comprising a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, the side edges each forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with the rear surface, and a concave caulking groove lying between and connecting each of the beveled side edges with the front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint between the adjacent panels, a flexible sealant material in a portion of the caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of the V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and a hanger element embedded in the rear of the panels for securing the panels to the supporting wall.
Claims9
A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels comprising in turn;
- a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
- a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint therebetween, and,
- a flexible sealant material in a portion of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels,
- and wherein said V-joint widens from said rear surface toward said front surface
- and wherein the apex of said V-joint lies in the plane of said rear surface upon installation of said panels.
A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels comprising in turn;
- a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
- a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint therebetween, and,
- a flexible sealant material in a portion of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels,
- and wherein said side edges of each panel are in contact with the side edges of each adjacent panel at a crush zone formed in the panel for absorbing thermal expansion of said panels after installation.
A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels in turn comprising;
- a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
- a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint between the adjacent panels;
- a flexible sealant material in portions of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and,
- hanger means embedded in said panels for securing said panels to said supporting wall and, a coating on the exposed surface of said sealant material for protecting said sealant material from UV light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.