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US 7,621,589 B1Granted
Panels for a walled enclosure
OwnerPerry Geromeinventor
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Panels of the invention are used to form large capacity enclosure sidewalls. Trailers, trucks and cargo vans are examples of such enclosures. Intermediate framing support is not needed. Each panel has a polymeric core with a first metal cladding and a second metal cladding. The core has opposed longitudinal configured ends, each of which has a stepped shoulder which extends the length of the panel. The metal claddings follow the contour of the stepped shoulder. The stepped shoulders are offset from the first face of the core approximately one-half the thickness of the panel. In assembling a walled enclosure sidewall, the panels are positioned so that adjacent stepped shoulders mate together to create a flush face surface. Joining means are used in the stepped shoulder areas to permanently join together adjacent panels. The joint formed by the attachment has a total of four metal cladding layers and two interposed polymeric cores to give the joint sufficient rigidity for the sidewall to withstand normal forces during use.
A panel for building a large capacity walled enclosure, said panel having a front side and a back side and comprising a polymeric core having a first face with a metal cladding adhered thereto and a second face with a metal cladding adhered thereto, further said panel having a first configured end and a second opposed configured end substantially identical in shape and size to the first configured end, with each said configured end having a stepped shoulder extending along a length thereof, whereby each stepped shoulder of the panel is for mating to a stepped shoulder of a like panel and attaching thereto to create a joint of four metal claddings with two interposed polymeric cores and having sufficient rigidity for forming a sidewall of the large capacity enclosure.
A sidewall of a large capacity walled enclosure of at least two panels each having a front side and a back side and permanently joined together, each said panel comprising a polymeric core having a first face with a metal cladding adhered thereto and a second face with a metal cladding adhered thereto, further each said panel having a first configured end and a second opposed configured end substantially identical in shape and size to the first configured end, with each said configured end having a stepped shoulder extending along a length thereof, whereby each stepped shoulder of a panel is mated to a stepped shoulder of a like adjacent panel and permanently joined thereto to create a rigid joint of four metal claddings with two interposed polymeric cores.
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