Sectional storm panel
US5579615A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06B9/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A sectional storm panel is made of numerous corrugated sections arranged edge to edge, with their adjacent edges overlapped. The sections are substantially identical in size and shape and are formed of a thin sheet which is corrugated in the vertical direction. The corrugations are each formed in the shape of truncated triangles, which alternatingly, open towards an outer face and an inner face of the panel. The opposite edges of each panel are provided with integral flanges of approximately the size of the corrugation small bases. The flange on one section overlaps the adjacent flange of the next section. Each of these flanges are provided with a centrally located, V-shaped groove which extends vertically along the flange. The grooves on each pair of overlapped flanges open in the direction towards the inner face of the panel and are vertically aligned. Thus, the forces resulting from an impact against the outer face of the panel are partially absorbed by the angled walls of the corrugation near the place of impact and, in addition, the portions of the overlapped flanges, near the place of impact, buckle inwardly by folding along their aligned vertical grooves, without substantial…
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