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US3177618A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

A-frame construction

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-04
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1982-06-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bart M Jacob

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 03:30
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H1/00; E04H1/02; E04B; E04B7/00; E04B7/02; E04B7/026; E04B7/20; E04B7/22; E04B1/00; E04B2001/0053; E04B2001/0069

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 193 words
AN A-FRAME BUILDING FORMED OF A GROUP OF MODULES COMPRISING, A PAIR OF FLOOR MODULES, A FIRST PAIR OF ROOF MODULES AND A SECOND PAIR OF ROOF MODULES, EACH OF SAID MODULES INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND BEAMS AND A CORE DISPOSED BETWEEN AND ATTACHED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEAMS FORMING A PANEL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS, EACH OF SAID BEAMS HAVING CORRESPONDING FIRST ENDS LOCATED ON SAID PANEL FIRST END AND SECOND ENDS LOCATED ON SAID PANEL SECOND END SAID FIRST BEAM HAVING ITS FIRST END PROJECTING BEYOND THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND BEAM AND SAID SECOND BEAM HAVING ITS SECOND END PROJECTING BEYOND THE SECOND END OF SAID FIRST BEAM, SAID MODULES BEING DISPOSED IN A TRIANGULAR ARRANGEMENT SUCH THAT AT EACH JUNCTION BETWEEN FOUR MODULES, THE RESPECTIVE MODULE BEAMS FORM AN INTERLOCKING JOINT WHEREIN THE FIRST END OF THE FIRST BEAM OF EACH MODULE IS SUPPORTED UPON THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND BEAM OF ANOTHER MODULE AND WHEREIN THE BEAMS OF EACH MODULE ARE SECURED TO THE BEAMS OF ONE OTHER MODULE, SAID FLOOR MODULE BEAMS BEING CONNECTED TO THE SECOND ENDS OF SAID ROOF MODULE BEAMS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 193 words
AN A-FRAME BUILDING FORMED OF A GROUP OF MODULES COMPRISING, A PAIR OF FLOOR MODULES, A FIRST PAIR OF ROOF MODULES AND A SECOND PAIR OF ROOF MODULES, EACH OF SAID MODULES INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND BEAMS AND A CORE DISPOSED BETWEEN AND ATTACHED TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND BEAMS FORMING A PANEL HAVING FIRST AND SECOND ENDS, EACH OF SAID BEAMS HAVING CORRESPONDING FIRST ENDS LOCATED ON SAID PANEL FIRST END AND SECOND ENDS LOCATED ON SAID PANEL SECOND END SAID FIRST BEAM HAVING ITS FIRST END PROJECTING BEYOND THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND BEAM AND SAID SECOND BEAM HAVING ITS SECOND END PROJECTING BEYOND THE SECOND END OF SAID FIRST BEAM, SAID MODULES BEING DISPOSED IN A TRIANGULAR ARRANGEMENT SUCH THAT AT EACH JUNCTION BETWEEN FOUR MODULES, THE RESPECTIVE MODULE BEAMS FORM AN INTERLOCKING JOINT WHEREIN THE FIRST END OF THE FIRST BEAM OF EACH MODULE IS SUPPORTED UPON THE FIRST END OF THE SECOND BEAM OF ANOTHER MODULE AND WHEREIN THE BEAMS OF EACH MODULE ARE SECURED TO THE BEAMS OF ONE OTHER MODULE, SAID FLOOR MODULE BEAMS BEING CONNECTED TO THE SECOND ENDS OF SAID ROOF MODULE BEAMS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-04-12 1968-10-12 1969-04-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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