MULTIPLE PANEL BEAMS AND METHODS

摘要

A support beam and method for making a support beam, the support beam having a plurality of panels arranged side by side. The panels each have a core of insulative material and outer layers laminated to the core. The panels are adhered to one another and to top and bottom beam supports using bonding material.

主权项

1. A support beam comprising:
a plurality of panels arranged side by side, each panel comprising:
a core having a center portion, a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side, wherein at least one of the top of the core or the bottom of the core is angled from the center portion to at least one of the first side and the second side such that the length of the center portion is greater than the length of at least one of the first side or the second side; andan outer layer in contact with the one of the first side or the second side having a length less than the length of the center portion of the core, the outer layer being positioned to extend beyond the length of the side with which the outer layer is in contact and terminate in substantially the same horizontal plane as the end of the center portion of the core; a top support; and a bottom support generally parallel to the top support and separated from the top support by the plurality of panels.