High performance, reinforced insulated precast concrete and tilt-up concrete structures and methods of making same
First Claim
1. A product comprising:
- a foam insulating panel, the panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, wherein the foam insulating panel defines at least one recessed channel in the first primary surface, the at least one recessed channel being sized and shaped to provide a mold for a concrete structural reinforcing member, wherein the second primary surface defines a continuous plane;
a concrete panel formed on the first primary surface of the foam insulating panel and filling the at least one recessed channel so as to provide a concrete structural reinforcing member for the concrete panel, the concrete panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface; and
an elongate anchor member in the foam insulating panel and extending from the first primary surface of the foam insulating panel into the concrete panel, wherein the elongate anchor member has a definite length defined by a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end comprises a first enlarged portion flush with the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel and wherein the second end of the elongate anchor member is disposed between the first and second primary surfaces of the concrete panel and wherein the second end comprises a second enlarged portion such that the second end interlocks with the concrete panel.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a product. The product comprises a foam insulating panel, the panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, wherein the foam insulating panel defines at least one recessed channel in the first primary surface, the at least one recessed channel being sized and shaped to provide a mold for a structural reinforcing member. The product also comprises a concrete panel formed on the first primary surface and filling the at least one recessed channel so as to provide a structural reinforcing member for the concrete panel. The product further comprises an elongate anchor member in the foam insulating panel and extending from the first primary surface of the foam insulating panel into the concrete panel. A method of making a composite reinforced insulated concrete structure is also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A product comprising:
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a foam insulating panel, the panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, wherein the foam insulating panel defines at least one recessed channel in the first primary surface, the at least one recessed channel being sized and shaped to provide a mold for a concrete structural reinforcing member, wherein the second primary surface defines a continuous plane; a concrete panel formed on the first primary surface of the foam insulating panel and filling the at least one recessed channel so as to provide a concrete structural reinforcing member for the concrete panel, the concrete panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface; and an elongate anchor member in the foam insulating panel and extending from the first primary surface of the foam insulating panel into the concrete panel, wherein the elongate anchor member has a definite length defined by a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end comprises a first enlarged portion flush with the second primary surface of the foam insulating panel and wherein the second end of the elongate anchor member is disposed between the first and second primary surfaces of the concrete panel and wherein the second end comprises a second enlarged portion such that the second end interlocks with the concrete panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A product comprising:
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a concrete panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface and having at least two parallel reinforcing columns, beams or rib on the first primary surface that at least partially define a cavity therebetween; a layer of foam insulating material having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, wherein the first primary surface of the foam insulating material contacts the at least two parallel reinforcing columns, beams or rib and fills the cavity therebetween; a layer of reinforcing material disposed on, substantially covering and adhered to the second primary surface of the layer of foam insulating material, wherein the second primary surface defines a continuous plane; an elongate anchor member having a definite length defined by a first end and an opposite second end, a first portion of the anchor member extending from the first primary surface to the second primary surface of the layer of foam insulating material, a second portion of the anchor member extending outwardly from the first primary surface of the layer of foam insulating material and embedded in the concrete panel between the first and second primary surfaces thereof; a first enlarged portion on the first end of the elongate anchor member, wherein at least a portion of the layer of reinforcing material is captured between the first enlarged portion and wherein the first enlarged portion is flush with the layer of reinforcing material; and a second enlarged portion on the second end of the elongate anchor member wherein the second enlarged portion interlocks with the concrete panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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