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US3186131A
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Building construction
Assignee: MANUFACTURERS ALUMINUM PRODUCT
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Filing: 1961-07-10
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Granted: 1965-06-01
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Expires: 1981-07-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James M Denny
- 👤 Carlsson Sven Arne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:43
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/84; E04B2/86; E04B2/8635
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
286 words
IN AN INSULATED WALL CONSTRUCTION, SPACED INNER AND OUTER WALLS, EACH WALL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF UPRIGHT METAL PANELS AND EACH PANEL HAVING REENTRANT VERTICAL FLANGES AT THE INNER SIDES THEREOF, THE PANELS IN EACH OF SAID WALLS BEING DISPOSED SIDE BY SIDE IN BUTTING CONTIGUOUS RELATION THEREBY FORMING JOINTS BETWEEN ADJACENT PANELS IN SAID OUTER WALL BEING OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING JOINTS IN SAID INNER WALL; PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS AT THE INNER SIDES OF SAID WALLS OVERLAYING THE ADJACENT REENTRANT FLANGES OF ADJACENT PANELS AND CLOSING THE JOINTS BETWEEN SAID PANELS, SAID PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS EXTENDING AROUND THE EDGES OF SAID REENTRANT FLANGES AND HAVING RETURNED PORTIONS DISPOSED BEHIND SAID FLANGES AND INTERLOCKING SAID STRIPS WITH SAID PANELS; A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED BRACKETS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID WALLS AT EACH SAID JOINT, EACH OF SAID BRACKETS HAVING A FIRST PORTION INCLUDING A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID WALLS AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID WALLS, A SECOND PORTION INCLUDING RIGID MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND RIGIDLY CONNECTED WITH THE MEMBERS OF EACH SAID PAIR, INTURNED PAIRS OF SIDE FLANGES AT OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF ALSO EXTENDING BEHIND SAID REENTRANT FLANGES AND CLOSELY RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID PANELS AND THE RETURNED PORTIONS OF SAID PANELS CONNECTING STRIPS, SAID BRACKETS COOPERATING WITH SAID PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS TO HOLD THE PANELS IN EACH WALL CONTIGUOUS WITH EACH OTHER AND BUTTED TOGETHER AND ALSO HOLDING SAID WALLS FIXEDLY SPACED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER; AND A CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATING MASS FILLING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID WALLS, SAID INSULATING MASS PROVIDING A FIRM BACKING FOR SAID WALL PANELS AND EMBEDDING SAID BRACKETS BUT SHIELDED AND SEPARATED FROM SAID REENTRANT FLANGES AND THE JOINTS BETWEEN SAID PANELS BY SAID PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
286 words
IN AN INSULATED WALL CONSTRUCTION, SPACED INNER AND OUTER WALLS, EACH WALL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF UPRIGHT METAL PANELS AND EACH PANEL HAVING REENTRANT VERTICAL FLANGES AT THE INNER SIDES THEREOF, THE PANELS IN EACH OF SAID WALLS BEING DISPOSED SIDE BY SIDE IN BUTTING CONTIGUOUS RELATION THEREBY FORMING JOINTS BETWEEN ADJACENT PANELS IN SAID OUTER WALL BEING OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING JOINTS IN SAID INNER WALL; PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS AT THE INNER SIDES OF SAID WALLS OVERLAYING THE ADJACENT REENTRANT FLANGES OF ADJACENT PANELS AND CLOSING THE JOINTS BETWEEN SAID PANELS, SAID PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS EXTENDING AROUND THE EDGES OF SAID REENTRANT FLANGES AND HAVING RETURNED PORTIONS DISPOSED BEHIND SAID FLANGES AND INTERLOCKING SAID STRIPS WITH SAID PANELS; A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY SPACED BRACKETS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID WALLS AT EACH SAID JOINT, EACH OF SAID BRACKETS HAVING A FIRST PORTION INCLUDING A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE MEMBERS EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID WALLS AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID WALLS, A SECOND PORTION INCLUDING RIGID MEANS EXTENDING BETWEEN AND RIGIDLY CONNECTED WITH THE MEMBERS OF EACH SAID PAIR, INTURNED PAIRS OF SIDE FLANGES AT OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF ALSO EXTENDING BEHIND SAID REENTRANT FLANGES AND CLOSELY RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID PANELS AND THE RETURNED PORTIONS OF SAID PANELS CONNECTING STRIPS, SAID BRACKETS COOPERATING WITH SAID PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS TO HOLD THE PANELS IN EACH WALL CONTIGUOUS WITH EACH OTHER AND BUTTED TOGETHER AND ALSO HOLDING SAID WALLS FIXEDLY SPACED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER; AND A CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATING MASS FILLING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID WALLS, SAID INSULATING MASS PROVIDING A FIRM BACKING FOR SAID WALL PANELS AND EMBEDDING SAID BRACKETS BUT SHIELDED AND SEPARATED FROM SAID REENTRANT FLANGES AND THE JOINTS BETWEEN SAID PANELS BY SAID PANEL CONNECTING STRIPS.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-05-31 | 1972-11-30 | 1973-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-05-31 | 1976-11-30 | 1977-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |