Patent ID: 7124545
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A panel having intrinsic columnar support and intrinsic means for facilitating placement of the panel for tilt-up wall construction of a high strength structure, comprising: a concrete construction panel, including means for securing the panel to a single element footer located at the bottom of the panel; a plurality of intrinsic columnar supports in each panel, comprising means for reinforcing the supports centrally located within the supports, wherein means for facilitating the placement of the panels in cooperative connection with the means for reinforcing the supports, wherein the means for reinforcement comprises a plurality of vertical reinforcement bars, wherein the means for securing the panel comprises a horizontal structural weld plate on an inside face of the bottom portion of the panel, and an extension of at least a portion of the vertical reinforcement bar below the bottom of the panel, whereby welding of the weld plate to the footer provides structural reinforcement of the panel.