Continuous structural wall system
OwnerCharles Starkeinventor
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Abstract
A composite wall panel having continuous upper and lower hollow horizontal chases and spaced hollow vertical chases formed throughout the panel to permit passage of electrical wiring and the like. The chases have protective barriers to protect the wiring from penetration and damage due to mechanical fasteners used to manufacture the panel and to construct load bearing walls using a plurality of manufactured panels. Further, the panel has a continuous header to provide structural rigidity and to permit rapid manufacturing of the panel without the need to frame openings, such as doors and windows, at the time of manufacture. Openings are cut in the panels and finished after the walls are constructed.
Claims24
A composite wall panel comprising:
- a base extending horizontally at a bottom, of the panel and adapted for attachment to a floor structure;
- a continuous hollow header extending horizontally at a top of the panel, the hollow header defining an upper horizontally extending chase for passage of services therethrough;
- a plurality of vertically extending, hollow studs spaced at intervals intermediate a length of the panel so as to space the base from the header for forming a frame, the hollow studs defining a plurality of vertically extending chases for communication with the upper horizontally extending chase;
- insulating material positioned intermediate the spaced studs;
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- opposing layers of sheeting material affixed to opposing surfaces of the frame, at least one of which is affixed to the studs using mechanical fasteners, wherein the vertically extending studs are fitted with protective barrier members to prevent protrusion of the mechanical fasteners into the vertically extending chases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.