Modular insulated building panels
First Claim
1. A building panel, comprising:
- an insulating member having a first surface and a second, opposing surface;
a first sheathing member secured to the first surface of the insulating member and including a coupling portion, the coupling portion having a recessed portion, a first extension portion adjacent the recessed portion, and a second extension portion on the opposite side of the recessed portion from the first extension portion;
wherein a sum of a width dimension of the first extension portion and a width dimension of the second extension portion is substantially equal to a width dimension of the recessed portion;
wherein at least one side surface of the insulating member is substantially coplanar with a respective side surface of the first sheathing member; and
wherein at least a portion of the recessed portion is coplanar with an exterior surface of the first sheathing member.
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Abstract
A building panel includes an insulating member having a first surface and a second, opposing surface, and a first sheathing member secured to the first surface of the insulating member and including a coupling portion. The coupling portion has a recessed portion, a first extension portion adjacent the recessed portion, and a second extension portion on the opposite side of the recessed portion from the first extension portion. A sum of a width dimension of the first extension portion and a width dimension of the second extension portion is substantially equal to a width dimension of the recessed portion, and at least one side surface of the insulating member is substantially coplanar with a respective side surface of the first sheathing member.
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20 Claims
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1. A building panel, comprising:
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an insulating member having a first surface and a second, opposing surface; a first sheathing member secured to the first surface of the insulating member and including a coupling portion, the coupling portion having a recessed portion, a first extension portion adjacent the recessed portion, and a second extension portion on the opposite side of the recessed portion from the first extension portion; wherein a sum of a width dimension of the first extension portion and a width dimension of the second extension portion is substantially equal to a width dimension of the recessed portion; wherein at least one side surface of the insulating member is substantially coplanar with a respective side surface of the first sheathing member; and wherein at least a portion of the recessed portion is coplanar with an exterior surface of the first sheathing member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a building panel, comprising:
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coupling a first sheathing member to a first side surface of an insulating member, the first sheathing member including a coupling portion having a recessed portion, a first extension portion adjacent the recessed portion, and a second extension portion on the opposite side of the recessed portion from the first extension portion, a sum of a width dimension of the first extension portion and a width dimension of the second extension portion being substantially equal to a width dimension of the recessed portion, wherein at least a portion of the recessed portion is coplanar with an exterior surface of the first sheathing member; coupling a second sheathing member to a second side surface of the insulating member opposite the first side surface such that the insulating member is disposed between the first and second sheathing members and at least one side surface of the insulating member is substantially coplanar with respective side surfaces of the first and second sheathing members, the second sheathing member including a coupling portion having a recessed portion, a first extension portion adjacent the recessed portion, and a second extension portion on the opposite side of the recessed portion from the first extension portion, a sum of a width dimension of the first extension portion and a width dimension of the second extension portion being substantially equal to a width dimension of the recessed portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of making a structure, comprising:
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situating a first building panel side by side with a second building panel, the first and second building panels comprising respective insulating members with respective first and second sheathing members coupled to first and second surfaces of the insulating members, the first and second sheathing members comprising respective upper and lower coupling portions located on opposite sides of the sheathing members from one another, the upper and lower coupling portions including respective first and second extension portions and recessed portions defined therebetween, a sum of the respective width dimensions of the first and second extension portions of each respective coupling portion being substantially equal to width dimensions of the respective recessed portions of the first and second sheathing members, at least one side surface of the respective insulating members being substantially coplanar with respective side surfaces of the first and second sheathing members coupled thereto, wherein at least a portion of each respective coupling portion is coplanar with an exterior surface of the respective sheathing member; and situating a third building panel on top of the first and second building panels such that respective lower coupling portions of first and second sheathing members of the third building panel engage the upper coupling portions of the first and second sheathing members of the first and second building panels.
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Specification