Patent ID: 7681368

Claim:
A composite wall panel comprising: a rectangular foam core having transversely spaced vertical interior and exterior planar surfaces, horizontally spaced vertical planar end surfaces and vertically spaced transverse upper and lower horizontal planar surfaces; a plurality of C-studs, each of said studs characterized by a transverse base wall terminating at outer ends with lateral inner and outer side walls, said side walls terminating at outer ends with inwardly turned flanges; a plurality of vertically extending slots formed in said foam core between said end surfaces, each of said slots having a transverse portion slidably engaging a portion of said base wall of a stud and an internal end section slidably engaging one of said flanges of said stud whereby a remaining portion of said base wall and the other of said flanges extends outwardly from said interior surface of said core; a reinforcing mesh on said exterior surface of said core and fastened to said flanges of said one of said studs; upper and lower U-shaped track members each having a base and turned inner and outer legs, said bases engaging said top and bottom surfaces of said foam core, and said outer leg retained in a lateral slot in the top and bottom surfaces of said core adjacent said outer flanges of said studs and fastened thereto; an outer facing of concrete material embedding said reinforcing mesh and bonded to said exterior surface of said core; and an inner wall panel fastened to said inner flanges of said stud.