Patent ID: 7921617

Claim:
A structural panel comprising: a) at least one frame member having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of receptor pockets extending within the frame member in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and b) a lath connected to the at least one frame member, wherein the lath has a plurality of resilient ribs extending therefrom and wherein the ribs resiliently engage corresponding receptor pockets within the at least one frame member to secure the lath to the at least one frame member, wherein the lath is further comprised of: 1) a generally planar sheet having a front side and a back side, wherein the sheet has a plurality of slats with openings extending therebetween through the sheet; 2) wherein the ribs are formed within the sheet and protrude from the back side of the sheet; 3) wherein each rib has a profile with a first side and a second side which diverge from one another as they extend away from the back side and then converge to a tip at the furthermost extension of the rib away from the back side; and 4) wherein the first side and the second side of each rib are spaced apart from one another with a gap therebetween as they extend away from the back side until they intersect at the tip.