US3028277A - Light transmitting roof forming panel - Google Patents
Light transmitting roof forming panel Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US3028277A US3028277A US819321A US81932159A US3028277A US 3028277 A US3028277 A US 3028277A US 819321 A US819321 A US 819321A US 81932159 A US81932159 A US 81932159A US 3028277 A US3028277 A US 3028277A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- panel
- sheet
- light transmitting
- forming panel
- roof forming
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
- E04D3/00—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets
- E04D3/24—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like
- E04D3/28—Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets with special cross-section, e.g. with corrugations on both sides, with ribs, flanges, or the like of glass or other translucent material
-
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
- Y10T428/24—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.]
- Y10T428/24273—Structurally defined web or sheet [e.g., overall dimension, etc.] including aperture
- Y10T428/24322—Composite web or sheet
- Y10T428/24331—Composite web or sheet including nonapertured component
Definitions
- This invention relates to a building structure and has particular reference to a laminated light transmitting panel.
- the invention contemplates a panel that is formed of a pair of laminations and with the upper panel being formed of a translucent polyester resin fiberglass plastic and with the lower lamination being formed of any desirable opaque material such for instance, a plywood or Masonite.
- the invention further contemplates in bonding together a translucent fiberglass sheet sheet and an opaque sheet and whereby the translucent sheet constitutes a weathering surface for the opaque sheet.
- a further object of the invention resides in perforating the opaque sheet over its entire area and with the perforations being of truncated cone shape, with the small diameter of the cone terminating at the translucent sheet in a manner to provide a multiplicity of relatively small light transmitting openings and whereby the light passing through the openings will be divergent so that all of the light rays may be diifused together at a point relatively close to the underside of the panel to form a substantial even glow to the interior of a building.
- FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of a panel constructed in accordance with the invention.
- FIGURE 2 is a bottom plan view of the panel and
- FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken substantially on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1.
- the numeral 5 designates a reenforced translucent sheet of fiberglass polyester resin.
- the sheet 5 is coextensive with the panel to be formed.
- the sheet 5 is cemented or otherwise bonded at 6 to a relatively thick opaque sheet 7, such as plywood, Masonite or the like.
- the sheet 6 may also be formed of an expanded polystyrene material and when formed of polystyrene, the sheet will be of sufficient thickness to prevent any undue flexing,
- the sheet 7 is provided with a multiplicity of staggered rows of apertures 8, of truncated cone shape, having downwardly divergent walls 9 and with the small diameter of the cone terminating in a sharp knife edge at the point of engagement with the sheet 5, forming a multiplicity of spot light openings.
- the panel is primarily designed to function as a roof panel for enclosed areas that are normally screened and whereby to form a protective covering and light transmitting insulating panel over selected areas of the enclosure.
- FIG- URE 3 it will be seen that there has been diagrammatically illustrated the several light rays passing through the spot light openings of the truncated cones in a manner whereby they merge together at a point a few feet below the surface of the roof to present a diffused glow of light to the lower area of the enclosure, with out any sharp concentrated spots of illumination at any point.
- the panel from the underside presents an extremely ornamental spot light efiect to persons within the enclosure.
- the panel is both weather-proof and has a high degree of insulation that substantially retards the transmission of heat from the sun to the enclosed area.
- the panel 7, prior to the bonding of the translucent sheet 5, may be spray painted to coat the divergent walls 9 of the apertures 8.
- the panel is then assembled in any conventional manner with respect to the roof closure and subsequently may be decorated by roll-on painting upon the under surface of the sheet 7.
- the panel gives an extremely pleasing effect, providing as before stated, a high degree of insulation yet providing the transmission and projection of a very considerable amount of light rays from the sun.
- the device is cheap to manufacture, is strong, durable and most effective as a closure forming panel for roofs or the like. It will be apparent of course that the use of the panel is not restricted to a roof covering and may also be used to form wall panels or the like for other enclosures.
- a laminated structural roof panel for providing lighting and insulation being composed of a continuous, moisture resistant sheet of translucent material through which light rays will readily pass, an opaque sheet of material masking the passage of light rays and coextensive with said translucent sheet, and means bonding said sheets together, said opaque sheet being relatively thick as compared with said translucent sheet to provide therewith structural strength to said sheets, said opaque sheet including a plurality of spaced, transverse apertures communicating with one side of said translucent sheet for receiving light rays therethrough, said apertures having a truncated cone shape and diverging from said translucent sheet, a projection of the sides of said truncated cone shaped apertures merging at a common plane parallel to said opaque sheet for concentrating the light rays passing therethrough at said common plane and presenting at said common plane a substantially uniform concentration of the light rays.
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Laminated Bodies (AREA)
- Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)
Description
April 1962 x H. s. DUNN 3,028,277
LIGHT TRANSMITTING ROOF FORMING PANEL Filed June 10. 1959 00 /oooo o oo o oo o o/ yo o 000 /0000 0 op oooo t/ oo FiG.1.
FiG.3.
IN V EN TOR.
HAROLD S. DUNN, BY
&AMHQTZM A Tran"; Y
United States atent G r 3,028,277 LIGHT TRANSMITTING ROOF FORMING PANEL Harold S. Dunn, 163 Fiesta Way, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Filed June 10, 1959, Ser. No. 819,321 1 Claim. (Cl. 154-43) This invention relates to a building structure and has particular reference to a laminated light transmitting panel.
The invention contemplates a panel that is formed of a pair of laminations and with the upper panel being formed of a translucent polyester resin fiberglass plastic and with the lower lamination being formed of any desirable opaque material such for instance, a plywood or Masonite.
The invention further contemplates in bonding together a translucent fiberglass sheet sheet and an opaque sheet and whereby the translucent sheet constitutes a weathering surface for the opaque sheet.
A further object of the invention resides in perforating the opaque sheet over its entire area and with the perforations being of truncated cone shape, with the small diameter of the cone terminating at the translucent sheet in a manner to provide a multiplicity of relatively small light transmitting openings and whereby the light passing through the openings will be divergent so that all of the light rays may be diifused together at a point relatively close to the underside of the panel to form a substantial even glow to the interior of a building.
Novel features of construction and operation of the device will be more clearly apparent during the course of the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein has been illustrated a preferred form of the device and wherein like characters of reference are employed to denote like parts throughout the several figures.
In the drawings:
FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of a panel constructed in accordance with the invention,
FIGURE 2 is a bottom plan view of the panel and,
FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken substantially on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1.
Referring specifically to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates a reenforced translucent sheet of fiberglass polyester resin. The sheet 5 is coextensive with the panel to be formed. The sheet 5 is cemented or otherwise bonded at 6 to a relatively thick opaque sheet 7, such as plywood, Masonite or the like. The sheet 6 may also be formed of an expanded polystyrene material and when formed of polystyrene, the sheet will be of sufficient thickness to prevent any undue flexing,
The sheet 7 is provided with a multiplicity of staggered rows of apertures 8, of truncated cone shape, having downwardly divergent walls 9 and with the small diameter of the cone terminating in a sharp knife edge at the point of engagement with the sheet 5, forming a multiplicity of spot light openings. The panel is primarily designed to function as a roof panel for enclosed areas that are normally screened and whereby to form a protective covering and light transmitting insulating panel over selected areas of the enclosure. By reference to FIG- URE 3, it will be seen that there has been diagrammatically illustrated the several light rays passing through the spot light openings of the truncated cones in a manner whereby they merge together at a point a few feet below the surface of the roof to present a diffused glow of light to the lower area of the enclosure, with out any sharp concentrated spots of illumination at any point. The panel from the underside presents an extremely ornamental spot light efiect to persons within the enclosure.
It will be apparent from the foregoing that a very novel form of roof forming panel has been provided. The panel is both weather-proof and has a high degree of insulation that substantially retards the transmission of heat from the sun to the enclosed area. The panel 7, prior to the bonding of the translucent sheet 5, may be spray painted to coat the divergent walls 9 of the apertures 8. The panel is then assembled in any conventional manner with respect to the roof closure and subsequently may be decorated by roll-on painting upon the under surface of the sheet 7. The panel gives an extremely pleasing effect, providing as before stated, a high degree of insulation yet providing the transmission and projection of a very considerable amount of light rays from the sun. The device is cheap to manufacture, is strong, durable and most effective as a closure forming panel for roofs or the like. It will be apparent of course that the use of the panel is not restricted to a roof covering and may also be used to form wall panels or the like for other enclosures.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction shown, but that changes are contemplated as readily fall within the spirit of the invention as shall be determined by the scope of the subjoined claim,
Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
A laminated structural roof panel for providing lighting and insulation being composed of a continuous, moisture resistant sheet of translucent material through which light rays will readily pass, an opaque sheet of material masking the passage of light rays and coextensive with said translucent sheet, and means bonding said sheets together, said opaque sheet being relatively thick as compared with said translucent sheet to provide therewith structural strength to said sheets, said opaque sheet including a plurality of spaced, transverse apertures communicating with one side of said translucent sheet for receiving light rays therethrough, said apertures having a truncated cone shape and diverging from said translucent sheet, a projection of the sides of said truncated cone shaped apertures merging at a common plane parallel to said opaque sheet for concentrating the light rays passing therethrough at said common plane and presenting at said common plane a substantially uniform concentration of the light rays.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,080,990 Meyercord Dec. 9, 1913 2,695,256 Olloqui et a1 Nov. 23, 1954 2,730,772 Jones Ian. 17, 1956 2,758,342 Squires Aug. 14, 1956 2,806,812 Merz Sept. 17, 1957 2,785,286 Lichtgarn Mar. 12, 1957 2,824,399 Neugass Feb. 25, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 451,182 Great Britain July 31, 1936
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US819321A US3028277A (en) | 1959-06-10 | 1959-06-10 | Light transmitting roof forming panel |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US819321A US3028277A (en) | 1959-06-10 | 1959-06-10 | Light transmitting roof forming panel |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US3028277A true US3028277A (en) | 1962-04-03 |
Family
ID=25227819
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US819321A Expired - Lifetime US3028277A (en) | 1959-06-10 | 1959-06-10 | Light transmitting roof forming panel |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US3028277A (en) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3160925A (en) * | 1961-03-31 | 1964-12-15 | Koppers Co Inc | Thermally insulating panels |
US4449336A (en) * | 1980-06-19 | 1984-05-22 | Kelly Thomas L | Fire barrier reservoir |
Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US1080990A (en) * | 1910-08-17 | 1913-12-09 | George R Meyercord | Method of producing translucent panels. |
GB451182A (en) * | 1935-02-01 | 1936-07-31 | Roger Emile Casalis De Pury | Improvements in the manufacture of india-rubber or combined textile and rubber materials |
US2695256A (en) * | 1952-11-12 | 1954-11-23 | Carl A Strand | Lightweight bathtub and production thereof |
US2730772A (en) * | 1953-06-22 | 1956-01-17 | Gustaf P Jones | Trailer wall construction |
US2758342A (en) * | 1952-05-17 | 1956-08-14 | Judson G Squires | Plastic mullions |
US2785286A (en) * | 1952-11-08 | 1957-03-12 | Otis Elevator Co | Moving stairway panelling |
US2806812A (en) * | 1955-11-02 | 1957-09-17 | Monsanto Chemicals | Method for the preparation of formed thermoplastic sheets having a resin foam integrally bonded thereto |
US2824399A (en) * | 1954-11-24 | 1958-02-25 | Edwin A Neugass | Illuminated panels |
-
1959
- 1959-06-10 US US819321A patent/US3028277A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US1080990A (en) * | 1910-08-17 | 1913-12-09 | George R Meyercord | Method of producing translucent panels. |
GB451182A (en) * | 1935-02-01 | 1936-07-31 | Roger Emile Casalis De Pury | Improvements in the manufacture of india-rubber or combined textile and rubber materials |
US2758342A (en) * | 1952-05-17 | 1956-08-14 | Judson G Squires | Plastic mullions |
US2785286A (en) * | 1952-11-08 | 1957-03-12 | Otis Elevator Co | Moving stairway panelling |
US2695256A (en) * | 1952-11-12 | 1954-11-23 | Carl A Strand | Lightweight bathtub and production thereof |
US2730772A (en) * | 1953-06-22 | 1956-01-17 | Gustaf P Jones | Trailer wall construction |
US2824399A (en) * | 1954-11-24 | 1958-02-25 | Edwin A Neugass | Illuminated panels |
US2806812A (en) * | 1955-11-02 | 1957-09-17 | Monsanto Chemicals | Method for the preparation of formed thermoplastic sheets having a resin foam integrally bonded thereto |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3160925A (en) * | 1961-03-31 | 1964-12-15 | Koppers Co Inc | Thermally insulating panels |
US4449336A (en) * | 1980-06-19 | 1984-05-22 | Kelly Thomas L | Fire barrier reservoir |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4137575A (en) | Swimming pool tarpaulin | |
US2966954A (en) | Acoustical correction element | |
NL150542B (en) | TWO-PIECE ROOF GUTTER, COMPOSED OF BOTTOM LOCATED BALANCED ON THE ROOF PANEL, WITH A BUCKET AND A SEPARATE PART CONTAINING THE CEILING PLATE. | |
CA2038149A1 (en) | Acoustic panel | |
ZA722492B (en) | Sheet metal decking unit and composite floor utilizing the same | |
DE69001360D1 (en) | PRE-PREPARED CONCRETE PANEL WITH A HEAT-INSULATING OR WEIGHT-SAVING LAYER. | |
FI853747L (en) | KUPOLBYGGNADSKONSTRUKTION. | |
US3028277A (en) | Light transmitting roof forming panel | |
FR2253895A1 (en) | Construction panel - comprising layer of small components e.g. tiles, and adherent support sheet of foamed synthetic resin | |
GB872410A (en) | Light diffusing panels | |
FR2311146A1 (en) | Soundproof panel for outdoor use - has double layer core between plain and perforated galvanized metal plates | |
US3025198A (en) | Light transmitting insulated roof panel | |
EP0357073A3 (en) | Polycarbonate or polyestercarbonate resins | |
FR2271365A1 (en) | Small panels forming soundproof surfaces - comprises two layers with staggered joints and variable size panels | |
USD273899S (en) | Hand-hewn textured panel | |
US3075429A (en) | Integral panel for sunlight control | |
US2993244A (en) | Doors, panels, and the like | |
ES365609A1 (en) | Improvements in and relating to floors | |
SU514941A1 (en) | Three-layer construction coating panel | |
JPH0448398U (en) | ||
US1870491A (en) | Roof for toy structures | |
ATE26146T1 (en) | COMPOSITE MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF SELF-SUPPORTING PANELS. | |
GB1215544A (en) | Two-layer building element | |
SU626175A1 (en) | Adhesive bonded plywood covering panel | |
FR2088105A7 (en) | Plastic-metal laminated web - can be bent to produce different articles of furniture |