Patent ID: 6279275
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: E02D

Abstract:
A water impervious panel assembly for a foundation wall, comprising a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a first face and a second face disposed parallel to said first face, each panel also including a plurality of spaced parallel ribs connecting the faces together and defining a plurality of parallel flow channels, each panel having a first side edge and a second side edge, said ribs being parallel to said side edges, the first face of each panel having a first slot adjacent and parallel to said first edge and communicating with a first flow channel disposed adjacent said first edge, said first slot extending the entire height of said panel, the second face of each panel having a second slot disposed adjacent and parallel to said second edge, said second slot communicating with a second flow channel adjacent said second edge, said second slot extending the entire height of said panel, a first rib of the first panel bordering said first edge being disposed in the second slot of said second panel to provide a sealed joint between the first edge of the first panel and the second edge of the second panel, and a plurality of spaced openings in said second face of each panel and communicating with the flow channels.