Patent ID: 8640410

Claim:
A load bearing wall system, comprising: a plurality of interlocking panels, each panel comprising: a hollow panel body having a first end, a second end and an interior cavity, the hollow panel body being formed from an extruded plastic; a male coupling at the first end, the male coupling being extruded to form a stud cavity that is sized to house a structural stud, the structural stud being inserted into the stud cavity such that the stud is completely encompassed by the hollow panel body, the structural stud extending for the entire vertical height of the panel body; a female coupling at the second end, the female coupling being capable of rigidly interlocking with the male coupling of another of the plurality of interlocking panels; the panel body having a vertical height, a minimum width of 4 inches and a horizontal length determined by desired structural stud spacing with a maximum length of 24 inches.