Building panel assembly

[54] BUILDING PANEL ASSEMBLY

[76] Inventor: Herbert K. Schilger, 32 Castleglen Court N.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3J 2B8

[21] Appl. No.: 355,861

[22] Filed: May 19,1989

Related U.S. Application Data

[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 198,220, May 25, 1988, abandoned.

[51] Int. a* E04B 5/52

[52] U.S. CI 52/354; 52/356;

52/755

[58] Field of Search 52/354, 355, 334, 335

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

1,130,722 3/1915 Fletcher 52/356 X

1,414,111 4/1922 Burson 52/356

1,504,325 8/1924 Collins 52/356

1,755,503 4/1930 Collins 52/354

1,862,831 6/1932 Ryan 52/354 X

1,882,499 10/1932 Johns 52/454

2,209,514 7/1940 Drummond 52/356 X

2,270,672 1/1942 Heeren 72/68

2,704,935 3/1955 Uddenborg 72/16

3,271,920 9/1966 Downing, Jr 52/735

3,363,371 1/1968 Villalobos 52/356 X

3,657,853 4/1972 Wise 52/735 X

3,802,147 4/1974 O'Konski 52/735 X

3,956,864 5/1976 Fung 52/414

4,602,467 7/1986 Schilger 52/319

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

23247 4/1913 Norway 52/354

Primary Examiner—Carl D. Friedman

[57] ABSTRACT

A panel is described for use as a building component. It comprises: (a) a plurality of C-shaped sheet steel channel beams each having a central web and an inner and outer edge flange, said inner flanges having cuts therein at longitudinally spaced locations to form upwardly projecting lugs and said beam members being parallel to each other and laterally spaced from each other; (b) formwork panel members resting on the outer faces of the inner flanges and extending between the beams, said formwork panel members being held against said flanges by parts of said projecting lugs being bent around the edges thereof, with the remaining lug portions projecting outwardly between adjacent formwork panels and (c) a thin shell reinforced cementitious panel formed on said formwork panels with said remaining projecting lug portions being embedded in the cementitious material, thereby forming a reinforced building component.

11 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets