Wall construction

• US 4,589,241 A
• Filed: 09/29/1983
• Issued: 05/20/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1983
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: American Siding Discount Distributor Incorporated
• Original Assignee: American Siding Discount Distributor Incorporated
• Inventors: Volpenhein, Carl X.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Application Number:
  US06/537,286
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 52/314, 52/315, 52/384, 52/385, 52/386
• US Class Current: 52/315
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0862 composed of a number of elements which are identical or not, e.g. carried by a common web, support plate or grid
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/147 with an outer layer imitating natural stone, brick work or the like

Abstract

A wall construction adapted for rapid on site erection of a wall of modular facing components, such as brick or tile includes a panel member having preformed cavities. The facing components may be inserted into aligned and spaced relationship in the cavities and joined by a bonding agent such as mortar or grout.

Claims

1. A building construction for erecting a wall, comprising:

(a) a wall panel member of foamed polystyrene material, said wall panel member including first and second substantially planar faces adapted for vertical disposition, said faces extending horizontally in parallel relationship between a pair of opposite end surfaces and extending vertically between top and bottom surfaces;

(b) means for securing the second planar surface of the panel member onto a building structure in an upright position with the first and second planar surfaces being in substantially parallel planes; and

(c) a plurality of vertically and horizontally spaced and aligned cavities extending into the panel member for receiving a plurality of facing components, each of such cavities including at least one inwardly extending ridge deformable under the insertion force of a facing component so as to provide a friction fit for facing components of varying dimension, said cavities being spaced over substantially the entire vertical and horizontal expanse of the panel member, each of the cavities being open to the first planar surface and having top and bottom sides in substantially parallel relationship to each other and with the top and bottom surfaces of the panel member, the end surfaces of each of the cavities being in substantially parallel relationship to each other and to the end surfaces of the panel member.

2. A building construction as recited in claim 1 including at least one additional panel and further including means disposed about the periphery of said panel members for interlocking adjacent panel members in substantially co-planar relationship.

3. A building construction as recited in claim 1 wherein said cavities have five joining planar surfaces including a planar suface in substantially parallel relationship to the first planar surface and in mutually perpendicular relationship to the top, bottom and end surfaces of the cavities.

4. A building construction as recited in claim 2 wherein the means for interlocking adjacent panel members includes a tongue and groove arrangement about the periphery of each of the panel members.

5. A building construction as recited in claim 4 wherein at least one of the panel members is formed of polystyrene plastic.

6. A building construction as recited in claim 5 further including a modular facing component formed of kiln-fired brick, capable of being inserted into and supported by said cavities.

7. A building construction as recited in claim 6 wherein the modular facing component is formed of ceramic tile.

8. A building construction as recited in claim 6 wherein the cavities are approximately 8 inches in length and 21/4 inches in height.

9. A building construction as recited in claim 8 wherein the cavities are approximately 2 inches in depth.

10. A building construction as recited in claim 9 further including resilient ridges extending into said cavities, said cavities being deformable by the facing component as the facing component is inserted into the cavity for insuring a friction fit between the facing component and the panel member for facing components of slightly varying dimension.

11. A building construction as recited in claim 9 further including a double sided adhesive strip disposed between said facing component and said panel member for securing said elements together.

12. A building component as recited in claim 9 further including an adhesive disposed between said facing component and said panel member for securing said elements together.