Roof panel for a sun room
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1. A panel for a sun room roof comprising;
- a structural foam core member having a thickness with a top and bottom and at least one groove longitudinally extending therein and intercepts and is open to one of the top or bottom;
a planar structural support member mounted in a respective one of said at least one groove;
a top and bottom structural cover member adhered onto the respective top and bottom of the foam core.
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Abstract
A roof panel (20) for a sun room has a polystyrene foam core (40) and two aluminum covers (42) and (44) adhered to the top (41) and bottom (43) of the foam core. At least one groove (46) is cut into the foam core and a rib (56) is laterally fitted into the groove. The rib has its minor axis vertically oriented and its major axis running longitudinally with or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the panel to provide significant increase in strength to the panel.
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1. A panel for a sun room roof comprising;
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a structural foam core member having a thickness with a top and bottom and at least one groove longitudinally extending therein and intercepts and is open to one of the top or bottom;
a planar structural support member mounted in a respective one of said at least one groove;
a top and bottom structural cover member adhered onto the respective top and bottom of the foam core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sun room having side walls and a roof having a set of connecting roof panels;
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said panels have each end supported by a side wall, said sun room comprising;
each roof panel having a structural first foam core member having a thickness with a top and bottom at least one groove longitudinally extending therein;
at least one planar structural support member mounted in said at least one groove;
a top and bottom structural cover member adhered onto a respective top and bottom of the foam core. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A sun room roof assembly comprising:
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a set of panels sealingly joined together with one end supported by a panel rail on a wall and a second end supported by a sun room wall;
each of said panels having a structural foam core member having at least one groove longitudinally extending therein;
at least rib member having its minor axis vertically oriented and its major axis longitudinally extending along the length of said panel;
said rib being mounted in said at least one groove;
a top and bottom structural cover member adhered onto a respective top and bottom of the panel foam core member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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