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US 6,385,942 B1Granted
Building panels
AssigneeACSYS Inc.
InventorsLawrence M. Grossman, L. Myles Phipps, Jon R. Sayler, Werner Nennecker
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AssigneeACSYS Inc.
InventorsLawrence M. Grossman, L. Myles Phipps, Jon R. Sayler, Werner Nennecker
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A pre-formed building panel comprising a metal core substantially completely encapsulated in a low density material and acting as a reinforcement member therein, that member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments at different elevations within the panel and connected to adjacent segments of the opposite set by generally vertically extending segments, the panel optionally being provided at its side edges with portions adapted to be overlapped with corresponding portions of an adjacent panel, the panels being provided with metal edge plates at top and bottom, those edge plates optionally having a width less than the width of the panel, the general vertically extending segments being provided with relatively large holes spaced lengthwise therealong while the segments of the first and second sets are substantially free of holes, with the metal reinforcement member optionally carrying a vertical wall extending from a side edge of said member, the segments of said first and second sets, the edge plates and that vertically extending wall, if present, facilitating the attachment of external objects to the panel, an optional adapter plate fitting over the upper edge of the panel and having an inclined top wall to which roof elements and the like may be attached if desired.
In a building panel having length, width and thickness and comprising a metal reinforcement member embedded in a low density material, said panel having front and rear surfaces defined at least in part by said low density material, the improvement which comprises said metal reinforcement member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments, arranged widthwise of said panel and respectively at elevations thickness-wise of said panel differing by a distance less than the thickness of said panel, the segments of each set being connected to adjacent segments of the other set by generally vertically extending segments, and said metal reinforcement member carries on at least a portion of at least one of its widthwise extremities a vertically extending wall of vertical size substantially equal to the difference in vertical spacing between said lengthwise-extending segments whereby said vertically extending wall can be used for attaching external elements to the edge of said panel.
In a building panel having length, width and thickness and comprising a metal reinforcement member embedded in a low density material, said panel having front and rear surfaces defined at least in part by said low density material, the improvement which comprises said metal reinforcement member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments, arranged widthwise of said panel and respectively at elevations thickness-wise of said panel differing by a distance less than the thickness of said panel, the segments of each set being connected to adjacent segments of the other set by generally vertically extending segments, and with a widthwise extremity of said reinforcement member comprising a lengthwise extending segment at an elevation between the elevations of said first and second sets of segments.
In a building panel having length, width and thickness and comprising a metal reinforcement member embedded in a low density material, said panel having front and rear surfaces defined at least in part by said low density material, the improvement which comprises said metal reinforcement member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments arranged widthwise of said panel and respectively at elevations thicknesswise of said panel differing by a distance less than the thickness of said panel, the segments of each set being connected to adjacent segments of the other set by generally vertically extending segments, the upper and lower lengthwise ends of said panel being of a lesser width than the main portion of said panel, thereby defining gaps at the corners of said lengthwise panel end, and metal edge plates on said ends of lesser thickness.
In combination with a building panel having a length, width and thickness and comprising a metal reinforcement member embedded in a low density material, said panel having front and rear surfaces defined at least in part by said low density material, the improvement which comprises said metal reinforcement member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments, arranged widthwise of said panel and respectively at elevations thicknesswise of said panel differing by a distance less than the thickness of said panel, the segments of each set being connected to adjacent segments of the other set by generally vertically extending segments, said vertically extending segments being provided with holes spaced lengthwise therealong, said segments of said first and second sets being substantially free of holes, an edge plate secured to a lengthwise end of said metal reinforcement member, an adapter plate having side walls fitting over said lengthwise end and having an inclined top wall, and securing means securing together said adapter plate side walls and said edge plate.
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