Mechanism for pulling together and interlocking the edges of insulated building panels

Abstract

Abstract MECHANISM FOR INTERLOCKING THE EDGES OF A PAIR OF BUILDING PANELS AND FOR DRAWING SAID PANELS TOGETHER INTO A SEALED RELATION, WHICH EMPLOYS IN AN EDGE OF ONE OF SAID PANELS, A WHOLLY ENCLOSED, NARROW LOCK HOUSING EXTENDING INWARDLY FROM AN EDGE WITHIN THE CORE OF THE FIRST PANEL, SAID HOUSING HAVING A RESILIENT LOCKING TONGUE THEREWITHIN AND NORMALLY EXTENDING AT AN ACUTE ANGLE TO A SIDE OF SAID HOUSING WITH A FREE EDGE. THE MECHANISM INCLUDES IN COMBINATION A SLIDABLE BOLT PLATE OF SLIGHTLY SMALLER CROSS SECTIONAL CONFIGURATION THAN SAID NARROW CHANNEL, WHEREIN SAID BOLT PLATE IS SLIDABLE INTO SAID CHANNEL AND IN SUCH SLIDING INSERTION, CAMS THE LOCKING TONGUE FIRST OUTWARDLY UNTIL THE LOCKING TONGUE IS POSITIONED IN A RECESSED PORTION OF SAID BOLT PLATE, THEREUPON ABUTTING AN EDGE OF SAID BOLT PLATE TO SECURELY INTERLOCK THE SAME WITH SAID HOUSING. THE MECHANISM IS FURTHER SUPPLEMENTED BY AN ALIGNED SLOT IN THE EDGE FACE PLATE OF THE SECOND PANEL TO BE JOINED, THROUGH WHICH A PROJECTING END OF SAID BOLT PLATE IS RECEIVED AND PREFERABLY THEREAFTER, AN ADDITIONAL WEDGE MEMBER IS EMPLOYED, DRIVEN PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID BOLT PLATE THROUGH AN APERTURED LONGITUDINAL PORTION THEREOF TO BY WEDGE ACTION ON SAID BOLT PLATE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY ON THE LONGITUDINAL SLOT THEREOF, PULL OR DRAW THE TWO PANELS TOGETHER INTO A SEALED RELATIONSHIP. MULTIPLES OF SAID MECHANISM ARE UTILIZED IN VERTICAL SPACED RELATION UPON THE UPRIGHT EDGES OF PANELS TO BE JOINED, AS WELL AS IN HORIZONTALLY SPACED RELATION AT THE UPPER EDGES AND LOWER EDGES OF THE UPRIGHT PANELS TO SECURE THE SAME TO CEILING AND FLOOR PANELS.

Inventors

• 👤 Lannie F Norris

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