Patent ID: 8307598
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. An insulating wall system for a building structure, said wall system comprising a first, outer wall having an exterior surface disposed in a vertical orientation, with insulation material attached to said exterior surface of said first wall in said vertical orientation by fastening members extending substantially perpendicular to the exterior surface through at least one support member of a second wall and the insulation material and being fixed to the first wall, wherein the substantially perpendicular fastening members are mounted pre-stressed with a predetermined amount of tension by compressing the insulation material so that frictional forces between the insulation material and the exterior surface of the first wall and between the insulation material and the inner surface of the support member, respectively, are established, wherein the at least one support member is a metal profile having mounting surfaces for carrying the building cover, and wherein the metal profile is provided with an insulation engaging portion having a friction enhancing surface comprising an array of rearwardly extending and spaced apart embossings, each embossing comprising a knob, said knobs being disposed so as to directly abut and engage the insulation material so as to create discrete, minor compressions in the surface thereof, said profile further including at least one or more building cover structure receiving surfaces disposed opposite of said insulation engaging portion.