Patent ID: 6385942
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
In a building panel having length, width and thickness and comprising a metal reinforcement member embedded in a low density material, said panel having front and rear surfaces defined at least in part by said low density material, the improvement which comprises said metal reinforcement member comprising first and second sets of lengthwise-extending segments, arranged widthwise of said panel and respectively at elevations thickness-wise of said panel differing by a distance less than the thickness of said panel, the segments of each set being connected to adjacent segments of the other set by generally vertically extending segments, and said metal reinforcement member carries on at least a portion of at least one of its widthwise extremities a vertically extending wall of vertical size substantially equal to the difference in vertical spacing between said lengthwise-extending segments whereby said vertically extending wall can be used for attaching external elements to the edge of said panel.