Patent ID: 9598891
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B28B,E04B,E04C,E06B,Y02A,Y02B

Claim:
1. An exterior wall for tilt-up construction comprising: (a) a fascia wythe of the exterior wall; (b) a structural wythe of the exterior wall; (c) a layer of insulating material positioned between the fascia wythe and the structural wythe; and (d) a thermal break positioned between at least a portion of the fascia wythe and at least a portion of the structural wythe, the thermal break comprising (i) an elongate body comprising one or more thermal insulating materials, a fixture-mounting surface, a surface opposite the fixture-mounting surface, a first contacting surface, and a second contacting surface opposite the first contacting surface, and (ii) one or more protrusions extending away from at least one of the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface, wherein the first contacting surface and the second contacting surface extend between the fixture-mounting surface and the surface opposite the fixture-mounting surface, and wherein the elongate body is substantially made of a non-wood material, wherein the fascia wythe is at least in contact with the first contacting surface, the structural wythe is at least in contact with the second contacting surface, and the fixture-mounting surface of the elongate body is co-planar with an outside edge of the fascia wythe and an outside edge of the structural wythe.