Wall structure
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1. In a structural panel, the combination comprising:
- (a) a pair of spaced apart panel members;
(b) each of said panel members having a main body portion forming an outer wall, and integral first and second side end portions forming side walls transverse to the outer face and having a free end;
(c) a joint means formed on the free end of each side end portions;
(d) said panel members facing each other and being disposed in a lateral offset relationship; and
,(e) at least one elongated sub-girt fastening member being disposed between said panel members on an acute angular axis relative to the outer walls of the panel members, and being mechanically attached at each end thereof to said joint means on each of the adjacent ends of the panel members for securing the panel members together.
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A prefabricated panel comprising a pair of panel forming members wherein each of the panel forming members is made up of a continuous sheet of material of uniform thickness. The panel forming members are mechanically secured together by a plurality of spaced apart sub-girt members. The panel forming members may be used with or without an insulation means. The panel forming members are laterally offset from each other, and they may have various profiles or identical profiles.
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1. In a structural panel, the combination comprising:
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(a) a pair of spaced apart panel members; (b) each of said panel members having a main body portion forming an outer wall, and integral first and second side end portions forming side walls transverse to the outer face and having a free end; (c) a joint means formed on the free end of each side end portions; (d) said panel members facing each other and being disposed in a lateral offset relationship; and
,(e) at least one elongated sub-girt fastening member being disposed between said panel members on an acute angular axis relative to the outer walls of the panel members, and being mechanically attached at each end thereof to said joint means on each of the adjacent ends of the panel members for securing the panel members together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a structural panel, the combination comprising:
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(a) a pair of spaced apart panel members; (b) each of said panel members having a main body portion forming an outer wall, and integral first and second side end portions forming side walls transverse to the outer face and having a free end; (c) a joint means formed on the free end of each side end portions; (d) said panel members facing each other and being disposed in a lateral offset relationship; (e) at least one sub-girt fastening member being disposed between said panel members on an angular axis relative to the outer wall of the panel members, and being mechanically attached to said joint means for securing the panel members together; (f) said panel members being mechanically attached together by a plurality of said sub-girt fastening members; (g) each of said sub-girt fastening members being provided with means for locating and retaining said panel members in their lateral offset relationship; (h) the joint means on the first side end portion on each of the panel members comprising a longitudinally extended U-shaped joint member extending inwardly from the free end of the first side end portion; and
,(i) each of the sub-girt fastening members being provided with at least one mechanical locking member for locking engagement with the U-shaped joint members located on the first side end portions of the panel members. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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