Structural wall component
First Claim
1. A structural component adapted for use in constructing an upright wall, said component comprising a pair of thermoplastic sheets joined to one another and forming a closed chamber defined in part by spaced apart front and rear panels substantially parallel to each other, each of said panels having therein indentations extending inwardly of said chamber so that at least some of the indentations of one of said panels engage at least some of the indentations of the other of said panels and inhibit relative movement of said panels toward one another;
- and a rigid foam accommodated in and filling said chamber.
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Abstract
A structural component for use in constructing a basement wall has two confronting panels of thermoplastic material joined together to form a closed chamber filled with a rigid structural foam. The width of the chamber is spanned by a plurality of indentations formed in the confronting panels and which are fused to one another to inhibit movement of the panels toward and away from one another. At the opposite sides of the component are joint-forming members which react with similar members of an adjacent component to secure the adjacent components to one another to form an upright wall section.
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14 Claims
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1. A structural component adapted for use in constructing an upright wall, said component comprising a pair of thermoplastic sheets joined to one another and forming a closed chamber defined in part by spaced apart front and rear panels substantially parallel to each other, each of said panels having therein indentations extending inwardly of said chamber so that at least some of the indentations of one of said panels engage at least some of the indentations of the other of said panels and inhibit relative movement of said panels toward one another;
- and a rigid foam accommodated in and filling said chamber.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A structural component adapted for use in constructing an upright wall, said component comprising a pair of thermoplastic sheets confronting one another and terminating at corresponding edges in flanges which extend toward and are joined together thereby forming a hollow chamber of selected width, each of said sheets having a plurality of indentations which are correspondingly located so that the indentations of one of said sheets engage the indentations of the other of said sheets, such engaged indentations having a combined length corresponding to the width of said chamber;
- and a rigid structural foam filling and occupying said chamber.
- View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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