Modular building panels and method of constructing walls from the same
US6427407B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B1/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for constructing prefabricated modular building panels includes providing a plurality of full wall height panels in several widths and full wall height corner elements which can be assembled to provide walls for a building of almost any size. The method also includes providing less than full height header and sill panels in several widths which can be used to install windows and doors. A window is installed between a header and sill panel having a width which is greater than the width of the window by placing studs between the header and sill panels at each side of the window and at each side of the header and sill panels. A door is installed under a header panel having a width which is greater than the width of the door by building a frame on each side of the door below the header panel. The panels are made with a frame of interconnected steel studs and steel top and bottom tracks. Pieces of structural building material are rigidly attached to the tracks and project from the front edges of the track by a predetermined distance. Strips of insulating material attached to the front edges of the studs have a thickness substantially equal to this first predetermined distance.
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