Insulated structural building panel and assembly system
First Claim
1. An insulated structural building panel, comprising:
- a rectangular panel body formed of a rigid foam material and having a first defined width, a defined length, first and second ends, and first and second substantially parallel faces;
a plurality of elongated, channel-shaped framing members having an open side and a closed side are oriented parallel to each other and embedded during molding of the rigid foam panel body in each first and second face of the panel body, and a return lip formed into first and second edges of an open side of each framing member.
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Abstract
An insulated structural building panel and header system, comprising a rectangular panel body molded of a rigid foam material and a plurality of elongated, channel-shaped framing members oriented parallel to each other and embedded during molding in each first and second face of the panel body. Each framing member is retained in place in the panel body by return lips formed into first and second edges of an open side of the framing members without the use of adhesive or mechanical fasteners. The panels may include utility recesses formed in one face of the panel and mortised edges for keying the panels securely together. The panels may be formed with alternate framing member spacings. Auxiliary framing members are disclosed having T and L shaped cross sections for joining panels together or reinforcing the panels to support greater loads.
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40 Claims
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1. An insulated structural building panel, comprising:
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a rectangular panel body formed of a rigid foam material and having a first defined width, a defined length, first and second ends, and first and second substantially parallel faces;
a plurality of elongated, channel-shaped framing members having an open side and a closed side are oriented parallel to each other and embedded during molding of the rigid foam panel body in each first and second face of the panel body, and a return lip formed into first and second edges of an open side of each framing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An insulated structural building panel, comprising:
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a rectangular panel body formed on a rigid foam material and having a first defined width, a defined length, first and second ends, and first and second substantially parallel faces;
a plurality of elongated, channel-shaped framing members, having an open side and a closed side, oriented parallel to each other and embedded during molding of the rigid foam panel body in each first and second face of the panel body; and
a longitudinal utility recess is formed into at least one face of the panel body between and parallel to the framing members and extending along the defined length of the panel body. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. An insulated structural building panel, comprising:
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a rectangular panel body formed of a rigid foam material and having a first defined width, a defined length, first and second ends, and first and second substantially parallel faces; and
a plurality of elongated, channel-shaped framing members, having an open side and a closed side, oriented parallel to each other and embedded during molding of the rigid foam panel body in each first and second face of the panel body; and
a mortise formed into at least one edge of the panel body along its defined length for receiving a key to join the at least one edge of the panel body to a facing edge of a second panel body having a like mortise in the facing edge of the second panel body. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. An insulated structural building panel, comprising:
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a rectangular panel body formed of a rigid foam material and having a first defined width and first and second sides, a defined length, first and second ends, and first and second substantially parallel faces;
a plurality of elongated, channel-shaped framing members, having an open side and a closed side, oriented parallel to each other and embedded during molding of the rigid foam panel body in each first and second face of the panel body; and
a spacing disposed between the framing members of the building panel along predetermined centers such that the building panel may be cut longitudinally along one framing member to provide a panel having a second defined width less than the first defined width and bordered by a framing member along each side thereof. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An L header system for use in a wall constructed of manufactured building panels, comprising:
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an elongated L angle header formed of rigid sheet material, for use in pairs as first and second L headers extending across a rough opening in a wall between first and second building panels;
wherein the first and second L headers are installed inverted across the rough opening on corresponding first and second faces of the wall, extending beyond the rough opening over each first and second building panel by a predetermined distance; and
wherein the first and second L headers support an in-fill section of a building panel across an uppermost portion of the rough opening. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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