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US 6,314,701 B1Granted
Construction panel and method
OwnerSteven C. Meyersoninventor
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Abstract
An improved construction panel is diclosed comprising a foam core with thin metal skins attached to top and bottom surfaces of the foam core having am improved snap together joint. The joint includes a sealant pocket and stabilizing members. The sealant pocket further includes a bead or a protrusion to positively define a vertical sealant space between adjacent and connected construction panels.
Claims6
A construction panel adapted to be joined to another construction panel comprising:
- a foam planer member having a top surface and a bottom surface and opposite first and second side edges,
- a metallic planer member attached to each of said top and bottom surfaces of said foam member, each metallic member having a first formed end and a second formed end, each being located at opposite side ends of said metallic member,
- said first side edge of said foam member having a groove within said top surface and a groove within said bottom surface, said grooves extending along the length of said first side edge,
- said first side end of each of said metallic members being configured to fit within a respective one of said grooves with a first end portion thereof extending at an incline toward the other of said metallic members,
- said second side end of said metallic members extending from the second side edge of said foam member and configured complementary to said first side edge said metallic members and having a protrusion on a vertical surface thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.