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Building construction with intersecting walls

Assignee: SECURITY ALUMINUM CO
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Filing: 1963-02-15
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Granted: 1969-04-29
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Expires: 1983-02-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 James M Denny
  • 👤 Sven A Carlsson

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 05:13
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/08; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/56; E04B2/58; E04B2/60; E04B2/84; E04B2/86; E04B2/8635; E04B2002/867

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 262 words
IN A WALL CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS, TWO WALLS ARRANGED WITH ONE WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO AND BUTTING AGAINST THE OTHER WALL, EACH OF SAID WALL HAVING SPACED INNER AND OUTER WALL PROTIONS INCLUDING A PLURALTY OF SKIN PANELS HAVING REVERSELY BENT LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTIONS EXTENDING THE FULL HEIGHT OF THE WALL AND ARRANGED IN EDGEWISE BUTTING RELATION WITH THE JOINTS BETWEEN THE OUTER WALL PANELS OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING JOINTS BETWEEN THE INNER WALL PANELS, STUDS HOLDING SAID BUTTING PANELS TOGETHER AND FIXED TO OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING BUTTING PANELS, SAID STUDS COMPRISING SPACED INNER AND OUTER CLEATS EACH INCLUDING A MEDIAL FLANGE OF INTERCONNECTED DOUBLE THICKNESS MATERIAL AND A PAIR OF OPPOSED CHANNEL MEMBERS, EACH SAID CHANNEL MEMBER EXTENDING LATERALLY OF ONE EDGE OF SAID MEDIAL FLANGE AND EACH CHANNEL MEMBER CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID THICKNESSES OF SAID DOUBLE THICKNESS MATERIAL, SAID PAIR OF OPPOSED CHANNEL MEMBERS INTERLOCKING AND REVERSELY BENT PANETL EDGE PORTIONS, AT LEAST ONE WEB MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE MEDIAL FLANGES OF THE SPACED INNER AND OUTER CLEATS, A PAIR OF HALF CLEATS JOINING THE TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING BUTTING WALLS, EACH SAID HALF CLET BEING INDENTICAL IN FORM WITH ONE OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS AND ONE OF SAID THICKNESSES OF SAID DOUBLE THICKNESS MATERIAL OF EACH OF SAID INNER AND OUTER CLEATS, THE CHANNEL MEMBER OF SAID PAIR OF HALF CLEATS ENGAGING REVERSELY BENT EDGE PORTIONS OF THE END PANELS OF THE INNER AND OUTER WALL PORTIONS OF SAID ONE WALL, RESPECTIVELY, AND THE SINGLE THICKNESS MEDIAL FLANGES OF SAID PAIR OF HALF CLEATS ABUTTING AND FIXED TO SAID OTHER WALL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 262 words
IN A WALL CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS, TWO WALLS ARRANGED WITH ONE WALL EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY TO AND BUTTING AGAINST THE OTHER WALL, EACH OF SAID WALL HAVING SPACED INNER AND OUTER WALL PROTIONS INCLUDING A PLURALTY OF SKIN PANELS HAVING REVERSELY BENT LONGITUDINAL EDGE PORTIONS EXTENDING THE FULL HEIGHT OF THE WALL AND ARRANGED IN EDGEWISE BUTTING RELATION WITH THE JOINTS BETWEEN THE OUTER WALL PANELS OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING JOINTS BETWEEN THE INNER WALL PANELS, STUDS HOLDING SAID BUTTING PANELS TOGETHER AND FIXED TO OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING BUTTING PANELS, SAID STUDS COMPRISING SPACED INNER AND OUTER CLEATS EACH INCLUDING A MEDIAL FLANGE OF INTERCONNECTED DOUBLE THICKNESS MATERIAL AND A PAIR OF OPPOSED CHANNEL MEMBERS, EACH SAID CHANNEL MEMBER EXTENDING LATERALLY OF ONE EDGE OF SAID MEDIAL FLANGE AND EACH CHANNEL MEMBER CONNECTED TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID THICKNESSES OF SAID DOUBLE THICKNESS MATERIAL, SAID PAIR OF OPPOSED CHANNEL MEMBERS INTERLOCKING AND REVERSELY BENT PANETL EDGE PORTIONS, AT LEAST ONE WEB MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE MEDIAL FLANGES OF THE SPACED INNER AND OUTER CLEATS, A PAIR OF HALF CLEATS JOINING THE TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING BUTTING WALLS, EACH SAID HALF CLET BEING INDENTICAL IN FORM WITH ONE OF SAID CHANNEL MEMBERS AND ONE OF SAID THICKNESSES OF SAID DOUBLE THICKNESS MATERIAL OF EACH OF SAID INNER AND OUTER CLEATS, THE CHANNEL MEMBER OF SAID PAIR OF HALF CLEATS ENGAGING REVERSELY BENT EDGE PORTIONS OF THE END PANELS OF THE INNER AND OUTER WALL PORTIONS OF SAID ONE WALL, RESPECTIVELY, AND THE SINGLE THICKNESS MEDIAL FLANGES OF SAID PAIR OF HALF CLEATS ABUTTING AND FIXED TO SAID OTHER WALL.

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1976-04-28 1976-10-28 1977-04-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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