US4021983A
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Honeycomb building wall construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-02-09
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Granted: 1977-05-10
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Expires: 1996-02-09
Abstract
Abstract A building wall structure formed from a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement, each honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb having vertical axes honeycomb and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of the core, the opposite long sides of the central core being open on each side and the top closure sheet of one honeycomb layer being adhesively secured to the bottom closure sheet of an adjacent honeycomb layer forming a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers to the desired wall height. This invention also includes prefabricated walls, prefabricated wall sections, and building blocks to erect the above building wall utilizing minimal on-the-site labor. The walls of this invention are suitable to interior and exterior load bearing walls. The walls of this invention may be directly plastered with materials such as stucco or interior plaster. The building wall structure of this invention provides an inexpensive method of construction which may be erected at the job site with relatively unskilled labor.
Inventors
- 👤 James D. Kirk, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:26
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/16; E04C2/30; E04C2/34; E04C2/36; E04C2/365; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A building wall structure comprising a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement; each said honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb cells having vertical cell axes and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of said core, the opposite long sides of said central core honeycomb being open on each side; the top closure sheet of one honeycomb layer adhesively secured to the bottom closure sheet of an adjacent honeycomb layer forming a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers to the desired wall height.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A building wall structure comprising a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement; each said honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb cells having vertical cell axes and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of said core, the opposite long sides of said central core honeycomb being open on each side; the top closure sheet of one honeycomb layer adhesively secured to the bottom closure sheet of an adjacent honeycomb layer forming a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers to the desired wall height.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The building wall structure of claim 1 wherein the alternate honeycomb layers are offset an amount approximately the thickness of said wall to form a tongue-and-groove end joint with an adjacent similar building wall structure having corresponding alternate honeycomb layers oppositely offset at their ends.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The building wall structure of claim 1 wherein the opposite sides of said wall having open honeycomb core structure have a moisture resistant sealant coating.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The building wall structure of claim 3 wherein at least one side of said open honeycomb core structure is covered with a cementious material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The building wall structure of claim 4 wherein said cementious material is plaster.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The building wall structure of claim 4 wherein said cementious material is stucco.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
133 words
The building wall structure of claim 1 wherein said wall comprises a plurality of building blocks, each of said building blocks comprising a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement; each said honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb cells having vertical cell axes and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of said core, the opposite long sides of said central core honeycomb being open on each side; the top closure sheet of one honeycomb layer adhesively secured to the bottom closure sheet of an adjacent honeycomb layer forming a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers to the desired building block height, the ends of said building blocks having alternate honeycomb layers offset to form a tongue-and-groove joint with adjacent building blocks.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
104 words
The building wall structure of claim 1 wherein said wall comprises a plurality of prefabricated wall sections, each of said prefabricated wall sections comprising a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement, each said honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb cells having vertical cell axes and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of said core, the opposite long sides of said central core honeycomb being open on each side; the ends of said prefabricated wall sections having alternate honeycomb layers offset to form a tongue-and-groove joint with adjacent prefabricated wall sections.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
130 words
A building block for building wall construction comprising a plurality of building blocks, each of said building blocks comprising a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement; each said honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb cells having vertical cell axes and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of said core, the opposite long sides of said central core honeycomb being open on each side; the top closure sheet of one honeycomb layer adhesively secured to the bottom closure sheet of an adjacent honeycomb layer forming a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers to the desired building block height, the ends of said building blocks having alternate honeycomb layers offset to form a tongue-and-groove joint with adjacent building blocks.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
130 words
A building block for building wall construction comprising a plurality of building blocks, each of said building blocks comprising a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers adhesively secured to each other in vertical arrangement; each said honeycomb layer having a central core of paperboard honeycomb cells having vertical cell axes and a paperboard closure sheet essentially covering the top and bottom of said core, the opposite long sides of said central core honeycomb being open on each side; the top closure sheet of one honeycomb layer adhesively secured to the bottom closure sheet of an adjacent honeycomb layer forming a plurality of paperboard honeycomb layers to the desired building block height, the ends of said building blocks having alternate honeycomb layers offset to form a tongue-and-groove joint with adjacent building blocks.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The building block of claim 9 having 3 to 6 of said layers.
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