Wall, roof and building structures
AssigneeA & A Sheet Metal Products, Inc.
InventorMichael H. Williams
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Abstract
A wall structure includes first and second panels joined to form a stud and a first wall layer. A fastener extends through the first wall layer and into the stud. Each panel includes first and a second ends. The first end of one panel and the second end of the other panel form a portion of the stud. The ends of the panels can nest. The wall structure can include multiple wall layers arranged such that the seams formed by components of each wall layer are staggered with respect to the seams in adjacent wall layers. Reinforcing members and fasteners can secure the wall layers to the remainder of the structure. A similarly constructed roof structure can be joined with multiple wall structures to form a building.
Claims15
A building having:
- a roof;
- and
- a first wall including:
- a first panel having a first end and a second end;
- a second panel having a first end and a second end, a portion of the second end of the first panel and a portion of the first end of the second panel being positioned adjacent each other to form a stud;
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- a first wall layer including an end surface and an inwardly facing surface perpendicular to the end surface;
- a fastener extending through the first wall layer, the portion of the second end of the first panel that forms the stud and the portion of the first end of the second panel that forms the stud;
- a second wall having:
- a third panel perpendicular to the first panel of the first wall;
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- a second wall layer having an end surface and an inwardly facing surface perpendicular to the end surface, the end surface of the first wall layer abutting the inwardly facing surface of the second wall layer and being parallel thereto;
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- a fourth panel joining the first and third panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.