Insulated structural building truss panel
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1. An insulated structural truss panel, comprising:
- a rectangular panel body having no outer skin, being molded of insulating foam material to form a rigid foam structure and having a defined width between first and second sides, first and second ends separated by a defined length, and first and second substantially parallel faces; and
a parallel arrangement of at least first and second truss members positioned in a mold and embedded longitudinally within the panel body during molding thereof at predetermined on-center spacings between and parallel to the first and second sides wherein each truss member comprises;
first and second parallel truss chords separated by a predetermined distance;
a plurality of insulated pins spaced at predetermined intervals along each first and second truss chord and disposed at a right angle through the truss chord along an edge of the truss chord nearest a centerline disposed intermediate the upper and lower truss chords of the truss; and
a one-piece truss web formed by wrapping a continuous strip of diagonal braces around each insulated pin in turn while alternating the continuous strip between the upper and lower truss chords, whereby a thermal break is provided between the truss web and each truss chord.
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An insulated structural truss panel, comprising: a rectangular panel body formed of a rigid foam material and a parallel arrangement of at least first and second trusses embedded longitudinally within the panel body at predetermined on-center spacings between and parallel to the first and second sides.
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1. An insulated structural truss panel, comprising:
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a rectangular panel body having no outer skin, being molded of insulating foam material to form a rigid foam structure and having a defined width between first and second sides, first and second ends separated by a defined length, and first and second substantially parallel faces; and a parallel arrangement of at least first and second truss members positioned in a mold and embedded longitudinally within the panel body during molding thereof at predetermined on-center spacings between and parallel to the first and second sides wherein each truss member comprises; first and second parallel truss chords separated by a predetermined distance; a plurality of insulated pins spaced at predetermined intervals along each first and second truss chord and disposed at a right angle through the truss chord along an edge of the truss chord nearest a centerline disposed intermediate the upper and lower truss chords of the truss; and a one-piece truss web formed by wrapping a continuous strip of diagonal braces around each insulated pin in turn while alternating the continuous strip between the upper and lower truss chords, whereby a thermal break is provided between the truss web and each truss chord. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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