Patent ID: 8555585

Claim:
An apparatus for a pre-insulated building component, comprising: a plurality of vertical support channels embedded in an insulating material to produce a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a first side, a second side opposing the first side, a third side, and a fourth side opposing the third side, wherein a first subset of the plurality of vertical support channels are configured along the third side without extending to the fourth side and a second subset of the plurality of vertical support channels are configured along the fourth side without extending to the third side, the insulating material separating the first subset from the second subset, the insulating material bonded to the plurality of vertical support channels with a thermosetting adhesive; a groove end configured in the first side of each panel, the groove end having a substantially symmetrical concave recess formed by the insulating material along a length of the first side; and a tongue end configured in the second side of each panel, the tongue end having a substantially symmetrical convex portion integrally formed by the insulating material along a length of the second side, wherein the symmetrical concave recess of the first panel is configured to receive the symmetrical convex portion of the second panel for forming a wall section, and the symmetrical concave recess and symmetrical convex portion being configured to form an enclosed vertical chase of therebetween when mated thereby permitting installation of wiring or plumbing, and wherein the concave recess and the convex portion each has a radius forming curved portion that are configured to mutually mate.