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Four corner wall panel joint

  • US 4,195,459 A
  • Filed: 08/09/1978
  • Issued: 04/01/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1977
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A four corner joint between upper wall panels having lower ends secured to a structural member and lower wall panels having upper ends secured to the same structural member;

  • each of said wall panels comprising outer and inner sheet metal skins connected by an insulating core and having marginal connecting means formed along the opposite longitudinal edges of the outer sheet metal skins;

    the outer and inner sheet metal skins and the core coterminate at said upper ends of said lower wall panels, the inner sheet metal skin and the core coterminate at said lower ends of said upper wall panels and confront said upper ends of said lower wall panels, the outer sheet metal skins of said upper wall panels having lapping ends extending beyond said lower ends of said upper wall panels and overlapping said lower wall panels, and said marginal connecting means being substantially entirely removed along the length of said lapping ends to preclude interfering with the interconnection of the corresponding marginal connecting means of said lower wall panels.

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