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Methods for manufacturing highly insulating connector rods and highly insulating composite wall structures using such connector rods. The connector rods are highly insulating and are injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. Discontinuous fibers may

Methods for manufacturing highly insulating connector rods and highly insulating composite wall structures using such connector rods. The connector rods are highly insulating and are injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. Discontinuous fibers may be impregnated within the resinous material or other moldable plastic. The single-step molding method yields connector rods having pointed ends for facilitating entry through an insulating layer and a first structural layer not yet cured, and also an enlarged head for receiving an impact from a hammer or mallet or for facilitating gripping by the installer. The enlarged head also provides an anchoring effect within a second structural layer upon curing. The connector rods are manufactured to include a ridge or flange to limit the depth of penetration by the connector rod when inserted into the insulating material when forming the composite wall structure. The ridge or flange also helps to prevent the collapse of the second structural layer towards the first structural layer after formation of the composite wall structure and implementation at a building site.

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[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is:] [1.] A connector rod for use in making an insulating composite wall structure, the connector rod comprising at least one of a cured resinous material or a plastic material and including:an elongate shaft being of a sing

[ What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is:] [1.] A connector rod for use in making an insulating composite wall structure, the connector rod comprising at least one of a cured resinous material or a plastic material and including:an elongate shaft being of a single piece and having a first segment terminating in a substantially pointed tip for facilitating penetration of the connector rod through an insulating layer and a first layer of an unhardened structural material during formation of a composite wall structure, a second segment terminating with a head member configured to assist in anchoring the second end within a second layer of a hardened structural material during formation of the composite wall structure, and a mesial segment disposed between the first and second segments and configured so as to prevent substantial incursion of hardenable structural material through the insulating layer when the connector rod is inserted through the insulating material during formation of the composite wall structure;means nonmoveably affixed to the elongate shaft for orienting the connector rod within the insulating layer at a predetermined depth, wherein the orienting means is configured so as to not completely penetrate the insulating layer; andanchoring means disposed along the elongate shaft for anchoring the first and second segments within corresponding layers of hardened structural material;wherein the connector rod has a strength and configuration so as to remain firmly embedded within a pair of hardened structural layers of a composite wall structure when used in the manufacture of the composite wall structure.