Method for increasing wind uplift resistance of wood-framed roofs using closed-cell spray polyurethane foam

a technology of polyurethane foam and wood-framed roofs, which is applied in the direction of roofing, building roofs, building repairs, etc., can solve the problems of increasing labor costs, slowing down the foundation and framing stages of construction, and prone to damage of sloped roofs in residential buildings
US20080313985A1Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-25HONEYWELL INT INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US Ā· United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
HONEYWELL INT INC
Publication Date
2008-12-25
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable Ā· inactive patent

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Abstract

The invention provides a method and structural member for securing a roof or an outer wall of a building against wind forces tending to lift the roof or outer wall off the building. A structural member has a panel, said panel comprising a plurality of spaced apart beam members, and a sheathing having an inner side and an outer side, the sheathing spanning a space between adjacent beam members and being attached to the beam members such that the inner side of the sheathing is in juxtaposition with the beam members. A layer of a rigid, closed cell foam comprising a polymer adhesive composition is on substantially the entirety of said beam members and substantially the entirety of the inner side of the sheathing such that the layer on the sheathing and the beam members is substantially continuous, and adheres the sheathing to the beam members.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent applications 60 / 945,974 filed Jun. 25, 2007; and 60 / 948,269 filed on Jul. 6, 2007; and 61 / 036,579 filed Mar. 14, 2008, which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to a method and structural member for securing a roof or an outer wall of a building against wind forces tending to lift the roof or outer side wall off the building.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] It is well known that high wind forces from storms and hurricanes exert significant uplift forces and tend to lift roofs and remove side walls from a building structure. Wood, wood composite, or equivalent structures predominate in residential construction, and when wood framing is employed the structure must be protected from forces developed by high winds. Houses in the Caribbean or southeast coastal regions of the U...

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