Concrete panel construction
DCFirst Claim
1. A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels comprising in turn;
- a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint therebetween, and, a flexible sealant material in a portion of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and wherein said V-joint widens from said rear surface toward said front surface and wherein the apex of said V-joint lies in the plane of said rear surface upon installation of said panels.
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A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of the panels comprising a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, the side edges each forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with the rear surface, and a concave caulking groove lying between and connecting each of the beveled side edges with the front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint between the adjacent panels, a flexible sealant material in a portion of the caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of the V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and a hanger element embedded in the rear of the panels for securing the panels to the supporting wall.
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1. A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels comprising in turn;
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a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint therebetween, and, a flexible sealant material in a portion of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and wherein said V-joint widens from said rear surface toward said front surface and wherein the apex of said V-joint lies in the plane of said rear surface upon installation of said panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels comprising in turn;
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a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint therebetween, and, a flexible sealant material in a portion of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and wherein said side edges of each panel are in contact with the side edges of each adjacent panel at a crush zone formed in the panel for absorbing thermal expansion of said panels after installation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of said panels in turn comprising;
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a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, said side edges forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with said rear surface;
a caulking groove connecting each of said beveled side edges with said front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint between the adjacent panels;
a flexible sealant material in portions of said caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of said V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and, hanger means embedded in said panels for securing said panels to said supporting wall and, a coating on the exposed surface of said sealant material for protecting said sealant material from UV light.
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10. A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each said panel having:
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a rectangular panel body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, such that the side edges of adjacent panels form a V-joint therebetween, said V-joint having its apex at the rear surfaces of the panels upon installation of the panels;
a caulking groove connecting each beveled side edge with said front surface; and
a flexible sealant material in portions of the caulking grooves of adjacent panels and said V-joints, for providing a seal between adjacent panels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each said panel having:
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a rectangular panel body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, such that the side edges of adjacent panels form a V-joint therebetween, said V-joint having its apex at the rear surfaces of the panels upon installation of the panels;
a hanger embedded in the panel and projecting from the rear surface thereof, for securing the panel to the supporting wall;
a caulking groove connecting each beveled side edge with said front surface;
a flexible sealant material in portions of the caulking grooves of adjacent panels and said V-joints, for providing a seal between adjacent panels; and
a coating on the exposed surface of the sealant material, for protecting the sealant material from ultraviolet light, said coating comprising a silica sand;
and wherein the side edges of the panels are in contact with corresponding side edges of adjacent panels at crush zones formed in the panels at the apex of the V-joint, for absorbing thermal expansion of the panels after installation.
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