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US 7,406,806 B2Granted
Blast resistant prefabricated wall units
OwnerGerald Hallissy, William G. Higbie +1inventors
InventorsGerald Hallissy, William G. Higbie, Edward R. Fyfe
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Abstract
Blast resistant prefabricated wall panels contain at least one panel consisting of two structural boards having a thermoset resin-impregnated fiber reinforcing layer therebetween and extending from sides of the panel, the extension wrapped at least partially around metal sole and top plates of a metal sole plate, top plate, and stud construction. The panels are capable of resisting explosive blasts without forming secondary projectiles, and are preferably attached to a building structure by energy absorbing deformable brackets.
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A prefabricated wall panel, comprising:
- a horizontally extending sole plate,
- a horizontally extending top plate,
- a plurality of vertically extending studs fixed to said sole plate and to said top plate, said sole plate, top plate, and studs forming a framework,
- two panel structures affixed to said framework on opposing sides of said framework, at least one of said panel structures comprising a first structural board, a second structural board, and a thermoset resin impregnated fiber reinforcing layer between said first structural board and said second structural board, said fiber reinforcing layer extending from said first and second structural boards proximate said sole plate and proximate said top plate, and extending along and affixed to at least a bottom portion of said sole plate and at least a top portion of said top plate.
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