Patent ID: 6729094
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A pre-fabricated structural panel comprising:a concrete slab having a thickness and substantially parallel inner and outer surfaces; a metal mesh embedded in the slab and being substantially parallel to the inner and outer surfaces of the concrete slab; an insulating panel having substantially parallel unexposed and exposed surfaces wherein the unexposed surface of the insulating panel lies adjacent to the inner surface of the concrete slab; one or more studs having top and bottom edges and an elongated section flanked by upper and lower flange portions wherein the upper flange lies adjacent to the exposed surface of the insulating panel; an upper U-shaped track wrapping around the top edge of each stud and attached to each stud; a lower U-shaped track wrapping around the bottom edge of each stud and attached to each stud; and one or more connectors, each connector having a hook portion, the hook portion hooked over the metal mesh, wherein the connectors are fixedly attached to the upper flanges of the studs and wherein such connectors are not unitary with the studs.