Construction panel
OwnerAntonio Rapazinventor
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Abstract
This application relates to a light-weight, multi-purpose construction panel. The panel may be formed, for example, from molded plastic. Each panel includes a substantially planar deck on a first side thereof and a second side comprising alternating male and female sleeves arranged in honeycomb-like compartments defined by a plurality of wall elements. A pair of panels may be releasably coupled together with their respective second sides facing inwardly to form a construction assembly. When a pair of panels is coupled together, the male sleeves of one panel matingly fit within the females sleeves of the other panel, and vice versa. The panel assemblies may be used for many different construction applications including flooring, roofing and wall structures.
Claims28
A construction panel having a first side and a second side, wherein said first side comprises a substantially planar deck and said second side comprises:
- (a) a plurality of first wall elements defining a plurality of compartments therebetween;
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- (b) a plurality of sleeves each located in one of said compartments, wherein said sleeves comprise a first group of female sleeves having a first height and a second group of male sleeves having a second height exceeding said first height, wherein said female and male sleeves are arranged within said compartments in an alternating array, wherein said female and male sleeves alternate regularly in said array in both longitudinal and transverse directions, and wherein said sleeves are sized such that, when said construction panel is releasably connected to another one of said construction panel to form a construction assembly, said male sleeves of said construction panel are sized to fit within said female sleeves of said another one of said construction panel and said female sleeves of said construction panel are sized to receive said male sleeves of said another one of said construction panel,
- wherein each of said compartments is further subdivided into a plurality of subcompartments defined by a plurality of second wall elements, each of said second wall elements extending between one of said first wall elements and one of said sleeves,
- and wherein a plurality of channels are defined by at least some of said first wall elements for receiving fluid delivery tubes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.