Wall paneling material

Abstract

A wall paneling material having a high strength to weight ratio and a lateral load bearing strength, comprising a centrally disposed sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal sandwiched between a first layer and a second layer of foam material.

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       5 . A lightweight, wall paneling material having a high strength to weight ratio and a lateral load bearing strength, the wall paneling material divisible into pieces having equivalent weight to volume ratio, equivalent lateral load bearing strength, uniform amount of sheet metal to foam ratio, comprising:
 a centrally disposed sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal having two surfaces, each surface laminated to a foam material.   
   
   
       6 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the sheet metal is laminated to the foam materials by a bonding sealant. 
   
   
       7 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the foam material is selected from the group of synthetic polymers consisting of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), polyurethane (PU), polymethacrylamide, polyetherimide (PEI), and styreneacryolonitrile (SAN). 
   
   
       8 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the foam material is an expanded polystyrene material with a density of 1-2 lbs/ft 3 . 
   
   
       9 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the foam material has an inner flat surface and an outer flat surface bonded to the sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal at a tip and base of the corrugation of the sheet metal thereby forming a multipoint interface. 
   
   
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       11 . The wall paneling material of  claim 9  wherein the wall paneling is pliable. 
   
   
       12 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the foam material has an outer flat surface and an inner surface of a matching sinusoidal corrugation extending in a direction opposite the sinusoidal corrugation of the sheet metal thereby allowing direct surface to surface contact between the foam material and the corrugated sheet metal. 
   
   
       13 . The wall paneling material of  claim 12  wherein the foam material is bonded to an entire surface of the sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal. 
   
   
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       15 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the wall paneling is resistant to deformation caused by pressure applied at an outside flat surface of the foam material. 
   
   
       16 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the sinusoidal corrugation has a height of 0.5 to 1.5 and a tip to tip or base to base distance of 2-3 inches. 
   
   
       17 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal has a thickness of 18-29 gauge. 
   
   
       18 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  further comprising a channel attached on a side of the wall paneling. 
   
   
       19 . A wall paneling material having a high strength to weight ratio and a lateral load bearing strength, comprising:
 a centrally disposed 18-29 gauge galvanized sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal having two surfaces, each surface laminated to an expanded foam material by a bonding sealant.   
   
   
       20 . The wall paneling material of  claim 19  wherein the expanded foam material is selected from the group of synthetic polymers consisting of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS), polyurethane (PU), polymethacrylamide, polyetherimide (PET), and styreneacryolonitrile (SAN) and the bonding sealant is an isocyanate based bonding sealant. 
   
   
       21 . The wall paneling material of  claim 5  wherein the corrugated sheet metal is laminated to the foam materials by molding. 
   
   
       22 . The wall paneling material of  claim 6  wherein the corrugated sheet metal is bonded to the foam materials by an isocyanate based bonding sealant containing methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI). 
   
   
       23 . A lightweight wall paneling material resistant to deformation having a high strength to weight ratio and a lateral load bearing strength, the wall paneling material divisible into pieces having equivalent weight to volume ratio, equivalent lateral load bearing strength, uniform amount of sheet metal to foam ratio, comprising:
 a centrally disposed galvanized sinusoidal corrugated sheet metal of approximately 29 gauge having two surfaces, each surface laminated to an expanded foam material.   
   
   
       24 . The wall paneling material of  claim 23  wherein the corrugated sheet metal is laminated to the foam materials by molding or by a bonding sealant. 
   
   
       25 . The wall paneling material of  claim 23  wherein the sinusoidal corrugation has a height of 0.5 to 1.5 and a tip to tip or base to base distance of 2-3 inches. 
   
   
       26 . The wall paneling material of  claim 23  wherein the sinusoidal corrugation has a height of approximately 0.5 and a tip to tip or base to base distance of approximately 2 ¾ inches.