Patent ID: 8613172

Claim:
A composite panel, comprising: a. an elongated concrete slab, said slab having a first end and a second end, an upper side and a lower side, and an outer face and an inner face defining a thickness for said slab, said slab further including a plurality of elongated pre-stressed cables passing through said slab and extending from said first end to said second end; b. a support frame, said support frame including: an upper chord and a lower chord, said upper chord and said lower chord generally extending in parallel relation from said first end to said second end, said upper chord being adjacent said upper side and said lower chord being adjacent said lower side; and, a plurality of connection studs extending transversely between said upper chord and said lower chord; c. a plurality of anchors extending from said support frame to said pre-stressed cables, a covered portion of said anchors being cast in said concrete slab, and an exposed portion of said anchors being attached to said support frame and extending away from said inner face of said slab, thereby maintaining said support frame in generally parallel spaced relation from said inner face of said slab.