Prefabricated insulating panel

• US 4,100,711 A
• Filed: 06/16/1977
• Issued: 07/18/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Transcore Incorporated (Roper Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Transcore Incorporated (Roper Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Skuran, Victor
• Primary Examiner(s): Murtagh, John E.
• Application Number:
  US05/807,248
• Time in Patent Office: 397 Days
• Field of Search: 52/489, 52/588, 52/520, 52/531, 52/539, 52/545, 52/546, 52/519, 52/542, 52/543, 52/478, 52/404
• US Class Current: 52/489.2
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/292 composed of insulating material and sheet metal
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0842 specially adapted for thin sheet-like materials, e.g. sheet-metal or plastics
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/12 of metal or with an outer layer of metal or enameled metal E04F13/0864 takes precedence

Abstract

A prefabricated insulating panel and mounting assembly providing an outer metallic sheet together with an inner batt of insulation material carried thereon, with the outer metallic sheet providing a longitudinally extending clip to which is attached a hanger whereby the panel may be fixedly positioned upon a supporting structure to be insulated.

Claims

1. A prefabricated insulating panel assembly adapted to be mounted in interconnected relationship with other panels on a support member comprising

(a) an outer metallic sheet carrying a batt of insulating material on its inner face,

(b) a covering flange provided by one horizontal edge of said outer sheet and extending over a portion of the top edge of the insulating material carried thereby,

(c) means provided by said one horizontal edge of said outer sheet extending perpendicularly with respect thereto for providing overlapping interconnection between corresponding means provided by a juxtapositioned panel adapted to be mounted upon the support member,

(d) a clip formed along the inner edge of said covering flange and extending perpendicularly to and opening in the direction of said one horizontal edge of said sheet,

(e) a hanger mounted on said clip and providing a vertical mounting plate extending parallel to said outer metallic sheet,

(f) means on said hanger adapted to contact said clip so as to cam the same in the direction away from the support member when said clip is connected to said hanger and said panels are placed in interconnected juxtaposition upon the support member, and

(g) a fastener adapted to be carried by said vertical mounting plate of said hanger securing the panels onto the support member.

2. A prefabricated insulating panel as defined by claim 1, wherein said hanger provides an open slip receiving therein said clip so as to connect the same together for mounting upon the support member.

3. A prefabricated insulating panel as defined by claim 2, wherein said means on said hanger adapted to contact said clip, comprise ears cut in opposite side edges of said clip and providing camming surfaces extending in diverging direction toward said one longitudinal edge, with said camming surfaces adapted to engage a portion of said clip when the same is inserted in said slip for forcing the same into said clip so as to secure said clip onto said hanger.