Insulated building panels

An insulated building panel system comprising a plurality of insulated building panels adjacently positioned and connected together, each panel comprising:

• a) a generally rectangular central core of insulating material having two major surfaces and two side surfaces;
• b) sheets attached to said major surfaces of said central core;
• c) at least one male connector integrally formed with one of said sheets at a side surface of said central core, said male connector comprising:
• i) a generally convex curved first male mating member,
• ii) a generally convex curved second male mating member, and a generally concave curved member between said first male mating member and
• iii) said second male mating member;
• d) at least one female connector integrally formed with one of said sheets at a side surface of said central core and configured to accept a male connector, said female connector comprising:
• i) a generally concave curved first female mating member configured to accept said first male mating member,
• ii) a generally concave curved second female mating member configured to accept said second male mating member, and
• iii) a generally protruding member between said first female mating member and said second female mating member and further comprising a generally concave channel extending toward the center core, to act as a flow channel for air and water;
• wherein said at least one male connector is configured to temporarily deflect externally upon engaging a female connector when adjacent panels are connected together.

An insulated building panel system comprising at least one spline and a plurality of insulated building panels adjacently positioned and connected together, each panel comprising:

• a) a generally rectangular central core of insulating material having two major surfaces and two side surfaces, the two side surfaces each having a slot extending toward the center of said core;
• b) sheets attached to said major surfaces of said central core;
• c) a male connector integrally formed with one of said sheets at a side surface of said central core, said male connector comprising a generally convex male mating member;
• d) a female connector integrally formed with one of said sheets at a side surface of said central core and configured to accept a male connector, said female connector comprising a generally concave female mating member configured to accept said male mating member and wherein the female connector comprises a generally concave channel, to act as a flow channel for air and water;
• wherein said male connector is configured to temporarily deflect externally upon engaging a female connector when adjacent panels are connected together and wherein said male connectors and female connectors of the adjacently positioned panels interact and said spline connects a first slot in a side surface of a first panel and a second slot in a side surface of a second panel.