Patent ID: 7640700
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
1. A composite wall panel comprising: a base extending horizontally at a bottom of the panel and adapted for attachment to a floor structure; a continuous hollow header extending horizontally at a top of the panel, the hollow header being load bearing and defining an upper horizontally extending chase for passage of services therethrough; a plurality of vertically extending, hollow studs spaced at intervals intermediate a length of the panel so as to space the base from the header for forming a load bearing integral frame of the header, plurality of studs and base, each of the hollow studs defining a hollow portion therein for creating a plurality of vertically extending chases for communication with the upper horizontally extending chase; insulating material positioned intermediate the spaced studs; layers of sheeting material affixed to opposing surfaces of the frame, at least one of which is affixed to the studs using mechanical fasteners, wherein the hollow portion of each of the vertically extending studs is fitted with protective barrier members to prevent protrusion of the mechanical fasteners into the vertically extending chases; and upper and lower horizontally extending brackets, the upper bracket attached to a bottom surface of the header and having at least one downward facing side, the upper bracket adapted to permit communication between the upper horizontally extending chase and the vertically extending chase, the lower bracket attached to a top surface of the base and having at least one upward facing side, the hollow studs positioned between the upper and lower brackets and laterally supported by the at least one downward facing side and the at least one upward facing side.