Construction panel for installation on a framework
AssigneePlacoplatre
InventorEric Robert
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Abstract
A panel comprises a board having a front face and a back face. The back face has a first edge and a second edge that is aligned with the first edge. A first set of tabs and a second set of tabs are attached to the back face, the first set of tabs being positioned along the first edge of the back face and the second set of tabs being positioned along the second edge of the back face, each individual tab being oriented transversely to the respective edge and protruding from the respective edge. The positions of the individual tabs on the first edge of the back face are offset from the positions of the individual tabs on the second edge of the back face.
Claims12
A first panel comprising a board having a front face and a back face, the back face having a first edge and a second edge aligned with the first edge;
- a first set of tabs and a second set of tabs attached to the back face of the first board, the first and second set of tabs being made up of individual tabs, the first set of tabs being positioned along the first edge of the back face and the second set of tabs being positioned along the second edge of the back face, the first set of tabs being oriented transversely to the first edge and protruding from the first edge, the second set of tabs being oriented transversely to the second edge and protruding from the second edge;
- the positions of the individual tabs on the first edge of the back face are offset from the positions of the individual tabs on the second edge of the back face;
- a protruding portion of the individual tabs of the first set of tabs that protrudes from the first edge comprises a region that is pressed to provide an indented dimple on the side of the tab furthest from the back face of the board and a corresponding raised nodule on the side of the tab closest to the back face of the board.
A tab for mounting on a building board, the tab comprising:
- a generally rectangular planar body having a raised rim extending around a perimeter of the generally rectangular planar body;
- a first end of the generally rectangular planar body including a frustoconical surface extending out of the generally rectangular planar body and raised in the same direction as the raised rim, the frustoconical surface having aperture formed through the top thereof;
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- a pair of pressed portions positioned on opposed sides of the frustoconical surface, each of the pair of pressed portions forming (a) a dimple indented into the generally rectangular planar body and (b) a corresponding raised nodule on an opposite side of the generally rectangular planar body, the raised nodule extending out of the opposite side of the generally rectangular planar body in the opposite direction as the raised rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.