Claims
- 1. In a prefabricated wall panel for installation with like wall panels for building a wall, the wall panel comprising a unitary combination of a member having a generally planar portion including an inner surface and an outer surface and a plurality of spaced rib portions integral with said planar portion and extending from said inner surface thereby defining voids therebetween form receiving insulation, said rib portions having edges which are remote from said planar portion, means comprising insulating material attached to said edges for reducing thermal conductivity from said rib portions, and means for attaching wallboard to the wall panel;
- the improvement wherein said unitary combination further comprises an under drain means connected to a said member and said under drain means comprises a pipe portion, said generally planar portion has a portion which extends outwardly from said outer surface and is shaped to define a trough for receiving said under drain pipe portion, said member having at least one reinforcement member embedded therein, and the wall panel further comprising means for connecting said under drain pipe portion to said reinforcement member.
- 2. A wall panel according to claim 1 further comprising means for attaching the wall panel to like wall panels.
- 3. A wall panel according to claim 1 wherein said member is composed of pre-cast concrete.
- 4. A wall panel according to claim 1 wherein said insulating material means comprises a plurality of individual strips of insulation material attached to said rib portion edges respectively.
- 5. A wall panel according to claim 4 wherein said wallboard attachment means comprises a plurality of individual strips attached to said insulation material strips respectively.
- 6. A wall panel according to claim 4 wherein said wallboard attachment means comprises a plurality of individual metal strips attached to said insulation material strips respectively.
- 7. A wall panel according to claim 4 wherein said wallboard attachment means comprises a plurality of individual steel strips attached to said insulation material strips respectively.
- 8. A wall panel according to claim 4 further comprising means defining a centrally-disposed channel in each said rib edge, said respective insulation material strip engaging said edge and having a centrally-disposed portion which is received in said channel means, and said wallboard attachment means comprises an individual metal strip attached to each said insulation material strip.
- 9. A wall panel according to claim 8 wherein said insulation material strip has an edge which is remote from said portion which is received in said channel means and a pair of side edges which extend from said remote edge of said insulation material strip to said rib edge, and said metal strip has a first portion which engages said remote edge of said insulation material strip and a pair of second portions which engage said side edges, said metal strip being spaced from said rib portion.
- 10. A wall panel according to claim 4 wherein said wallboard attachment means comprises a plurality of individual strips each of which is folded to extend around sides of said respective insulation material strip and has means comprising a pair of edge portions which extend into said respective rib portion for anchoring said wallboard attachment strip and said respective insulation material strip to said rib portion.
- 11. A wall panel according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of rib portions includes a pair of outer rib portions at least one of which has a tapered wall, aperture means in said tapered wall for receiving a bolt for attaching the wall panel to a like wall panel, and means for presenting a squared surface for receiving a head of the bolt against said tapered wall.
- 12. A wall panel according to claim 11 wherein said squared surface means comprises recess means formed in said tapered wall.
- 13. A wall panel according to claim 1 wherein said unitary combination further comprises an under drain means connected to said member.
- 14. A wall panel according to claim 1 wherein said insulating material means is polystyrene.
- 15. In an insulated sectional wall comprising a plurality of attached unitary prefabricated wall panels each including a member having a generally planar portion including an inner surface and an outer surface and a plurality of rib portions integral with said planar portion and extending from said inner surface, said rib portions having edges which are remote from said planar portion, means comprising insulating material attached to said edges respectively for reducing thermal conductivity from said rib portions, and means for attaching wallboard to said member, the insulated sectional wall further comprising wallboard attached to said wallboard attachment means and lying parallel to said planar portion and further comprising insulation material disposed between said rib portions;
- the improvement wherein said unitary wall panel further comprises under drain means attached to said respective member.
- 16. An insulated sectional wall according to claim 15 wherein said generally planar portion has a portion which extends outwardly from said outer surface and is shaped to define a trough for receiving said under drain means, each said member includes at least one reinforcement member embedded therein, said under drain means comprises a plurality of pipe portions received in said troughs respectively and connected to each other and to said reinforcement members respectively.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 08/015,783, filed Feb. 10, 1993, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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