Patent ID: 6408594
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A reinforced, insulated flat structural panel comprising:a generally flat insulating core having first and second opposed sides; first and second planar sheets of plastic impregnated paper respectively disposed on the first and second sides of said insulating core for providing the panel with high tensile strength; first and second elongated, linear structural members respectively disposed in contact with said first and second sheets of plastic impregnated paper and extending substantially the entire length of the panel for increasing the bending strength of the panel and for attaching the panel to a support structure; and an adhesive disposed on said first and second structural members for respectively bonding said first and second structural members to said first and second sheets of plastic impregnated paper, wherein said first and second structural members are respectively in contact with an inner surface of said first and second sheets of plastic impregnated paper and are disposed entirely within and displaced inwardly from an edge of the panel, and wherein said adhesive further bonds said first and second structural members to said insulating core.