US6314701B1
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Construction panel and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1999-02-09
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Granted: 2001-11-13
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Expires: 2019-02-09
Abstract
Abstract An improved construction panel is diclosed comprising a foam core with thin metal skins attached to top and bottom surfaces of the foam core having am improved snap together joint. The joint includes a sealant pocket and stabilizing members. The sealant pocket further includes a bead or a protrusion to positively define a vertical sealant space between adjacent and connected construction panels.
Inventors
- 👤 Steven C. Meyerson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:22
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F13/00; E04F13/07; E04F13/08; E04F13/0875; E04F13/0876; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/26; E04C2/284; E04C2/292; E04F13/0889; E04F13/0898; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/38; E04B1/61; E04B1/6108; E04B1/612; E04B1/6125; E04B1/6129
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A construction panel adapted to be joined to another construction panel comprising: a foam planer member having a top surface and a bottom surface and opposite first and second side edges, a metallic planer member attached to each of said top and bottom surfaces of said foam member, each metallic member having a first formed end and a second formed end, each being located at opposite side ends of said metallic member, said first side edge of said foam member having a groove within said top surface and a groove within said bottom surface, said grooves extending along the length of said first side edge, said first side end of each of said metallic members being configured to fit within a respective one of said grooves with a first end portion thereof extending at an incline toward the other of said metallic members, said second side end of said metallic members extending from the second side edge of said foam member and configured complementary to said first side edge said metallic members and having a protrusion on a vertical surface thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
A construction panel adapted to be joined to another construction panel comprising: a foam planer member having a top surface and a bottom surface and opposite first and second side edges, a metallic planer member attached to each of said top and bottom surfaces of said foam member, each metallic member having a first formed end and a second formed end, each being located at opposite side ends of said metallic member, said first side edge of said foam member having a groove within said top surface and a groove within said bottom surface, said grooves extending along the length of said first side edge, said first side end of each of said metallic members being configured to fit within a respective one of said grooves with a first end portion thereof extending at an incline toward the other of said metallic members, said second side end of said metallic members extending from the second side edge of said foam member and configured complementary to said first side edge said metallic members and having a protrusion on a vertical surface thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The construction panel of claim 1 including a second of said construction panels wherein said protrusion provides a vertical space between said first and said second formed ends of said metallic member when said panels are joined together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The construction panel of claim 1 including a second of said construction panels wherein said complementary first and second formed end configurations of said metallic members each include a horizontal space therebetween when said panels are joined together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The construction panels of claim 2 wherein said complementary formed first 2 and second end configurations of said metallic members each include a horizontal 3 space therebetween when said panels are joined together.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The construction panel of claim 4 wherein said complementary end configurations of said metallic members include a sealant material within said horizontal and vertical spaces.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
72 words
The construction panels of claim 1 wherein said second ends of said metallic members each include a second inclined portion at an end thereof extending in a direction toward said second end of said foam member and toward the other of said metallic members, said first and second inclined portions closely spaced from each other comprising a panel stabilizer in a direction perpindicular to the plane of the panels when joined together.
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