Patent ID: 11965331
Assignee: WILLIAM KREYSLER & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A curtain wall system comprising:
a plurality of adjacent panels, each of the plurality of adjacent panels including
(i) an inner core material having a perimeter and forming at least one core channel that extends around the perimeter and extends inward from the perimeter toward a center of the inner core material,
(ii) a first outer wall coupled to a first side of the inner core material,
(iii) a second outer wall coupled to a second side of the inner core material opposite the first outer wall,
(iv) at least one elastic member received within the at least one core channel, the elastic member forming a recess that extends along a top surface of the elastic member and extends inwardly from the top surface of the at least one elastic member toward a bottom surface of the at least one core channel, and
(v) a frame disposed between the inner core material and the at least one elastic member, wherein an interior surface of the frame is configured to be received within the at least one core channel and an exterior surface of the frame forms at least one frame channel configured to receive the at least one elastic member; and

at least one joining member that is configured to be received in the recess of the at least one elastic member of at least two of the plurality of adjacent panels to couple the at least two of the plurality of adjacent panels,
wherein the at least one joining member is sized such that, when the at least one first joining member is received in the recess of the at least one elastic member of two of the plurality of adjacent panels, a middle portion of the at least one joining member extends across a gap between the two of the plurality of adjacent panels.