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US 8,474,202 B2Granted
Extruded seal plate for horizontal insulated composite architectural panel vertical end joints
AssigneeCentria
InventorsKeith D. Boyer, Richard A. Brow, Ralph E. Bertram
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Abstract
A seal plate for building panels includes an elongate body having a first side and a second side. The first side of the elongate body includes first and second seals and a recessed channel. The first and second seals and the recessed channel extend at least a portion of the length of the elongate body. The recessed channel is positioned between the first and second seals.
Claims17
A seal plate for building panels comprising:
- an elongate body having a first side and a second side, the first side of the elongate body including at least one inner seal and first and second outer seals, the at least one inner seal positioned between the first and second outer seals, the first side of the elongate body defining first and second recessed channels extending at least a portion of a length of the elongate body, the first recessed channel positioned between the at least one inner seal and the first outer seal, the second recessed channel positioned between the at least one inner seal and the second outer seal,
- wherein the first and second recessed channels are adapted to communicate with an exterior atmosphere such that a pressure within the first and second recessed channels is equalized to the exterior atmosphere.
A seal plate assembly comprising:
- first and second building panels each comprising a facing sheet, a backing sheet, and a foam core positioned between the facing sheet and the backing sheet, each building panel having a first side and a second side, the first building panel positioned adjacent to the second building panel to define a joint;
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- a seal plate comprising an elongate body having a first side and a second side, the first side of the elongate body including at least one inner seal and first and second outer seals, the at least one inner seal positioned between the first and second outer seals, the first side of the elongate body defining first and second recessed channels extending at least a portion of a length of the elongate body, the first recessed channel positioned between the at least one inner seal and the first outer seal, the second recessed channel positioned between the at least one inner seal and the second outer seal, the at least one inner seal and the first and second outer seals engaging at least one of the first and second building panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.