Patent ID: 6233891
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A building system, comprising:a plurality of panels each comprising an outer shell substantially surrounding an inner core;said outer shell comprising a concrete material;said inner core, comprising a mixture of a concrete material and particulate foamed polystyrene;a pair of reinforcing meshes being embedded in said outer core such that said inner core is interposed between said reinforcing meshes, said reinforcing meshes each having a plurality of wires arranged in a grid-like fashion forming a plurality of generally square spaces therebetween;a first and second wall panels of said plurality of panels having an associated pair of linking bores, said linking bores having a corner anchor therein coupling said first wall panel to said second wall panel; andeach corner anchor having a threaded bolt and a threaded nut threadable on to said threaded bolt of the respective corner anchor for coupling together associated corners of said wall panels wherein said threaded nut of each corner anchor further comprises a spaced apart pair of anchoring arms outwardly extending into the associated linking bore of said first side of said first wall panel.