Structural thermal framing and panel system for assembling finished or unfinished walls with multiple panel combinations for poured and nonpoured wall

• US 7,409,800 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2003
• Issued: 08/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jentec Industries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jentec Industries, Inc.
• Inventors: Budge, Paul W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chilcot, Jr.; Richard E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Spahn; Gay Ann
• Application Number:
  US10/732,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20040118069A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,707 Days
• Field of Search: 522/75, 522/76, 522/78, 522/79, 525/62, 524/26, 523/83, 525/68, 524/42, 524/27, 524/29, 523/098, 523/099, 523/097, 523/091.1, 523/091.2, 522/84, 522/81, 527/79, 527/77, 527/80, 522/70, 527/319, 527/318, 527/317, 527/311, 522/41, 522/43, 523/091.5, 524/811, 524/831, 524/79, 522/74, 524/35
• US Class Current: 52/241
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/60 characterised by special cross-section of the elongated members
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2/8652 with ties located in the joints of the forms
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 2002/867 Corner details
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 3/005 Girders or columns that are rollable, collapsible or otherwise adjustable in length or height girders as supporting members for forms E04G11/54

Abstract

A structural thermal framing and panel system for assembling finished or unfinished walls with multiple combinations for poured and nonpoured walls. The system includes a permanent structural framing stud which can be adjusted to different wall thickness, a plurality of permanent forms, wherein the pluralities of permanent forms are interchangeable with various other permanent panel forms with or without defined spaces for receiving filler. The framing stud substantially conforms to a portion of the pluralities of panel forms and resists bending in the panel forms. The framing stud is the main structural element in the wall. A structural framing system in combination with insulated panel forms with various defined spaces for receiving filler, and wherein panels may not be prefinished to form a rigid substrate.

Claims

1. A wall system, comprising:

a first slotted connector angle having a plurality of slots spaced at a distance from one another corresponding to a desired placement of framing stud assemblies;

a first stud assembly including a first stud element and a second stud element, the first stud element being adjoined directly to the second stud element to provide the stud assembly, each of the first stud element and the second stud element having an upper end and a lower end and further comprising;

a web portion extending from the upper end of the stud element to the lower end of the stud element;

a first flange element connected to the web portion and extending perpendicularly from the web portion;

a second flange element connected to the web portion and extending perpendicularly from the web portion in a direction opposite the first flange element, whereby the first flange of the first stud element is parallel and opposite the first flange of the second stud element and the second flange of the first stud element is parallel to and opposite the second flange of the second stud element; and

an upper tab element at the upper end of the stud element, the upper tab element being configured to engage one of the plurality of slots of the first slotted connector angle; and

a first wall panel connected to the first flange element of the first stud element such that at least a portion of the first wall panel is positioned between the first flange element of the first stud element and the first flange element of the second stud element.

2. A wall system according to claim 1, further comprising a second stud assembly having at least one upper tab element and being connected to the first wall panel, the first stud assembly, the first wall panel, and the second stud assembly forming a first portion of a wall;

wherein the slotted connector angle attaches to at least one upper tab element of the first stud assembly and at least one upper tab element of the second stud assembly in order to provide additional support to the first portion of a wall.

3. A wall system according to claim 2, further comprising:

a third stud assembly having at least one upper tab element; and

a second wall panel connectable to each of the second stud assembly and the second stud assembly to form a second portion of a wall;

wherein the first slotted connector angle is linear and the first portion of a wall is therefore in line with the second portion of a wall.

4. A wall system according to claim 3, further comprising a second slotted connector angle;

wherein the first slotted connector angle connects to upper tab elements of the respective first stud elements of the first, second, and third stud assemblies and the second slotted connector angle connects to upper tab elements of the respective second stud elements of the first, second, and third stud assemblies.

5. A wall system according to claim 1, wherein the first stud element further comprises a support element adapted to support horizontal steel reinforcement rods.

6. A wall system according to claim 3, wherein the first stud element of the first stud assembly and the first stud element of the second stud assembly each further comprises a support element adapted to support a horizontal steel reinforcement rod that is positioned to connect the first stud assembly to the second stud assembly.

7. A wall system according to claim 3, further comprising:

a third wall panel connectable to the first flange element of the second stud element such that at least a portion of the third wall panel is positioned between the first flange element of the first stud element and the first flange element of the second stud element; and

a layer of concrete formed between the first wall panel and the third wall panel.

8. A wall system according to claim 1, wherein the slotted connector angle is L-shaped.