Patent ID: 7127856
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: B29C,E04B,E04C,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A prefabricated stud panel, comprising: a) a first plate; b) a second plate; c) exterior sheathing, with the exterior sheathing having an inner face; d) interior sheathing, with the interior sheathing having an inner face; e) a set of studs between the first and second plates and further between the exterior and interior sheathing, wherein the set of studs includes a pair of outer studs, wherein the set of studs includes a set of inner studs disposed inwardly of the outer studs, wherein each of the studs includes a width running in a direction from the exterior sheathing to the interior sheathing, and wherein the set of studs define a set of inner regions, with each of the inner regions being an area between one pair of adjacent studs, between the first and second plate of said one pair of adjacent studs, and between the exterior and interior sheathing of said one pair of adjacent studs; f) wherein the stud panel includes a height direction defined by a direction between the first and second plates, a length direction defined by a direction between the outer studs, and a width direction defined by a direction between the exterior and interior sheathing; g) cellular polymer insulation in the inner regions and running to and between the first and second plates, to and between the exterior and interior sheathing, and to and between adjacent studs such that the stud panel is substantially completely filled with said insulation; and h) wherein at least one of the inner studs includes a width less than a distance between the inner faces of the exterior and interior sheathing, with said at least one inner stud confronting one of the exterior and interior sheathing and being spaced from the other of the exterior and interior sheathing, and with insulation being between said at least one inner stud and the sheathing from which said at least one inner stud is spaced.