Patent ID: 7543419
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
1. An insulated structural truss panel, comprising: a rectangular panel body having no outer skin, being molded of insulating foam material to form a rigid foam structure and having a defined width between first and second sides, first and second ends separated by a defined length, and first and second substantially parallel faces; and a parallel arrangement of at least first and second truss members positioned in a mold and embedded longitudinally within the panel body during molding thereof at predetermined on-center spacings between and parallel to the first and second sides wherein each truss member comprises: first and second parallel truss chords separated by a predetermined distance; a plurality of insulated pins spaced at predetermined intervals along each first and second truss chord and disposed at a right angle through the truss chord along an edge of the truss chord nearest a centerline disposed intermediate the upper and lower truss chords of the truss; and a one-piece truss web formed by wrapping a continuous strip of diagonal braces around each insulated pin in turn while alternating the continuous strip between the upper and lower truss chords, whereby a thermal break is provided between the truss web and each truss chord.