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Insulated building panel with a unitary shear resistance connector array

  • US 5,927,032 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A structural building component comprising:

  • a skin portion having first and second sections interconnected to define an interior area;

    an insulating core contained in the interior area for improving the insulating properties of the structural building component, the insulating core having a first side adjacent to the first section and a second side adjacent to the back section, the insulating core having an aperture therein extending at least partially between the first and second sides;

    a shear resistance connector array connected to the first section of the skin portion, the shear resistance connector array having a web and a shear resistance connector connected to the web and projecting away from the web, the web being connected to the first side of the insulating core and the shear resistance connector engaging the insulating core and projecting into the aperture in the insulating core;

    a face sheet connected to a selected one of the first and second sections of the skin portion; and

    wherein a portion of the insulating core is positioned in the shear resistance connector with the portion of the insulating core and the shear resistance connector substantially filling the aperture.

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