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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1992
Miloslav Novak, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
R Rao Valisetty, Murrysville, PA (US);
Jan L Teply, Monroeville, PA (US);
Andrew P Antoninka, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
John T Siemon, Cheswick, PA (US);
Ross E Grimm, Tarentum, PA (US);
Claire A Byars, Pascagoula, MS (US);
Martin F Fitzgerald, Ocean Springs, MS (US);
Arun R Mehta, Mobile, AL (US);
Lawrence M Ruckdeschel, Pascagoula, MS (US);
Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A wall assembly suitable for use on ships and offshore drilling platforms and in similar applications requiring fire resistance, low weight, and strength. The wall assembly includes a light weight principal panel having first and second fiber reinforced polymer skin layers joined to a core, and a metal frame adhered to the skin layers without any through fasteners. The frame preferably includes a first metal plate adhered to the first skin layer and a second metal plate adhered to the second skin layer and welded to the first metal plate. The frame is preferably welded to a metal support structure. The wall assembly may be used as a deck, floor, roof, vertical wall, gate or door.