Claims
- 1. A building panel, comprising,
- U-shaped side members each having a web portion and outwardly disposed spaced apart flange members, said side members being oppositely disposed in a spaced apart relation with the flanges thereof extending outwardly in opposite directions,
- a plurality of spaced apart sheet members extending between said web portions and being secured thereto, and
- a plurality of stiffener members extending between said side members on opposite sides of said sheet members and covering the adjacent edges of adjacent sheet members to form an enclosed compartment along said adjacent edges with said compartment having openings at each end thereof adjacent to said web portions, said stiffener members having a beveled outer surface and being free from an upwardly exposed horizontal surface so that particulate material will not lodge thereon when said panel is in a vertical position,
- said web portion containing apertures in communication and alignment with said compartment openings.
- 2. The device of claim 2 wherein a second said building panel is joined to one of said U-shaped members so that the outwardly extending flanges are aligned to form a column compartment to receive a binding, stiffening element that will pass through said web portion apertures and said compartment openings into said compartment to strengthen said stiffener members.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of co-pending application Ser. No. 517,881, filed Oct. 25, 1974 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,871,180.
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