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Multi-pronged insulating connectors used in manufacturing insulative composite wall structures. At least a substantial portion of the connector is injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. One or more prongs of the connector have a substantially poi

Multi-pronged insulating connectors used in manufacturing insulative composite wall structures. At least a substantial portion of the connector is injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. One or more prongs of the connector have a substantially pointed end for facilitating penetration of the connector through an insulating layer and an unhardened structural material, such as concrete. The opposite end, or gripping segment, includes a bridging structure for connecting the multiple prongs together and structure for facilitating gripping of the connector during placement in the insulating layer and first unhardened structural layer. The connectors include structures for helping to anchor the connectors within the structural layers upon hardening.

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[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is:] [1.] A multi-prong connector used in making a composite wall structure which includes first and second structural layers comprising a hardenable material and an insulating layer disposed between the first and second str

[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is:] [1.] A multi-prong connector used in making a composite wall structure which includes first and second structural layers comprising a hardenable material and an insulating layer disposed between the first and second structural layers, wherein the connector comprises an insulating material and includes:(a) a gripping segment having a bridging structure;(b) a plurality of elongate prongs attached together by and extending from the bridging structure, each prong having a penetrating segment distal to the bridging structure and a mesial segment disposed between the penetrating segment and the gripping segment;(c) a penetrating tip disposed on an end of at least one of the prongs and having a reduced cross-section width relative to the rest of the prong;(d) first anchoring means disposed within the penetrating segment of at least one of the prongs for anchoring the connector within the first structural layer when substantially hardened; and(e) second anchoring means within the gripping segment for anchoring the connector within the second structural layer when substantially hardened.