Prefabricated, prefinished reinforced panels for building exterior and interior surfaces and method of manufacture

• US 8,006,448 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2003
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael R. Sullivan, Richard E. Peterson
• Original Assignee: Michael R. Sullivan, Richard E. Peterson
• Inventors: Peterson, Richard E., Sullivan, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): KATCHEVES, BASIL S
• Application Number:
  US10/423,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20030200711A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,050 Days
• Field of Search: 524/051, 523/091.1, 524/053, 522/68, 524/074, 524/26
• US Class Current: 52/268
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 13/0215 Feeding the moulding material in measured quantities from a container or silo
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/0029 Moulds or moulding surfaces not covered by B28B7/0058 - B28B7/36 and B28B7/40 - B28B7/465, e.g. moulds assembled from several parts
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/0064 Moulds characterised by special surfaces for producing a desired surface of a moulded article, e.g. profiled or polished moulding surfaces B28B7/36 takes precedence; producing decorative effects B44C; designs of stone surfaces B44F
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 7/02 Moulds with adjustable parts specially for modifying at will the dimensions or form of the moulded article
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 3/266 characterised by an apertured layer, the apertures going through the whole thickness of the layer, e.g. expanded metal, perforated layer, slit layer regular cells B32B3/12
• CPC Class Codes: E04C 2/06 reinforced
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/08 composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements, E04F13/072 takes precedence; borders, skirtings E04F19/02; of webs or fabrics E04F13/002; fixing strips E04F19/06; separate provisional spacers between adjacent tiles E04F21/0092; implements or means for setting tiles E04F21/18
• CPC Class Codes: E04F 13/0837 extending completely through the covering elements

Abstract

A building panel for attachment to exterior and interior building surfaces, the panel including a casting layer having at least one imbedded reinforcing layer, at least one attachment means extending through the casting layer and imbedded reinforcing layer for attachment to a building frame, and a finishing layer adjacent to the casting layer, the finishing layer being positioned to cover a first end of the at least one attachment means.

Claims

1. A building panel for attachment to exterior and interior building surfaces, the panel comprising:

a casting layer having an imbedded reinforcing member that is provided within the casting layer; and

a plurality of hard points comprising hard point attachment elements for attachment of the building panel to a building frame, each hard point attachment element extending through the casting layer and operatively attached to the imbedded reinforcing member for distributing sheer forces and point loads from the plurality of hard points to the imbedded reinforcing member.

2. The building panel of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is an expanded mesh material.

3. The building panel of claim 2, wherein the expanded mesh material is steel.

4. The building panel of claim 1, wherein each of the hard points comprises a first washer on a first side of the reinforcing member, a second washer on a second side of the reinforcing member, and the hard point attachment element extends through a first reinforcing member and is secured to the first and second washers.

5. The building panel of claim 4, further including a second reinforcing member, wherein the hard point attachment element of each hard point extends through the first and second reinforcing member.

6. The building panel of claim 4, wherein the hard point attachment element of each hard point is a steel sleeve.

7. The building panel of claim 1, wherein the casting layer comprises a cement-based material including an additive.

8. The building panel of claim 1, wherein the hard point attachment element of each hard point includes an opening that is sized to accept a corresponding fastener for securing the building panel to a building structure.

9. The building panel of claim 1, further comprising a finishing layer provided adjacent to the casting layer.

10. The building panel of claim 9, wherein the finish layer comprises a separate layer from the casting layer, and the finish layer has a textured outer surface.

11. The building panel of claim 9, wherein the finish layer comprises a separate layer from the casting layer, and the finish layer has a patterned outer surface.

12. The building panel of claim 9, wherein the finish layer comprises a portion of the casting layer that is provided with a finished outer surface.

13. The building panel of claim 9, wherein the finishing layer is positioned to cover a first end of the hard point attachment elements.