Prefabricated modular home construction

Claim 2

IN A MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, THE COMBINATION OF A PAELLED WALL COMPRISING AN ALL STEEL LOAD-BEARING FRAMEWORK AND NON-LOAD-BEARING FOAM-CORED SANDWICHED PANELS, EACH OF SAID PANELS COMPRISING A FULLY FACTORY FABRICATED AND INTEGRATED FLOOR-TO-CEILING UNIT HAVING AN EDGE GROOVED FOAMED CORE AND SPACED FACING SKINS SECURED TO THE CORE, SAID FRAME WORK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF STUDS SET ON MODULE AND ENCLOSED WITH THE CONFRONTING EDGE GROOVES OF ADJACENTLY DISPOSED PANELS, AND EACH PAIR OF ADJACENTLY DISPOSED STUDS COMPRISING A FRAME INDIVIDUAL TO ONE OF SAID PANELS AND EXTENDED PERIMETRICALLY THEREOF FOR ENGAGING THE CORE OF THE PANEL YIELDABLY IN FREE FLOATING, WEATHER SEALING, AND INTERLOCKING RELATION THEREWITH.

Claim 3

IN A MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, THE COMBINATION OF A FOUNDATION STRUCTURE, A CEILING STRUCTURE, AND INNER AND OUTER PANELLED WALLS EACH COMPRISING FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE AND FOAM-CORED SANDWICHED PANELS INTERLOCKED AND HELD THEREBY YIELDABLY IN WEATHER SEALING RELATION THEREWITH AND IN POSITION ON SAID FOUNDATION STRUCTURE, EACH OF SAID PANELS COMPRISING A FULLY FACTORY FABRICATED AND INTEGRATED FLOOR-TO-CEILING UNIT HAVING A FOAMED CORE ENGAGED PERIMETRICALLY BY THE FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE INDIVIDUAL THERETO, SAID FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE FOR THE OUTER PANELLED WALLS COMPRISING HOLLOW METAL STUDS SET ON MODULE AND ENCLOSED BY THE FOAM-CORES OF ADJACENT PANELS AND A COMPOSITE HEADER BEAM, SAID HEADER BEAM COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER HOLLOW METAL SQUARE TUBES EACH BEING GENERALLY C-SHAPED IN CROSS SECTION, SAID FRAMEWORK STRUCTUE FOR THE INNER PANELLED WALLS COMPRISING HOLLOW METAL STUDS SET ON MODULE AND ENCLOSED BY THE FOAM-CORES OF ADJACENTLY DISPOSED PANELS AND A HEADER BEAM CONFORMING TO SAID COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID LOWER METAL TUBE OF THE COMPOSITE BEAM AND PROVIDING THEREWITH A CONTINUOUS WIREWAY, CERTAIN OF SAID STUDS HAVING ELECTRICAL OUTLET MEANS, EACH OF SAID STUDS HAVING MEANS INCLUDING A HOLLOW FASTENER FOR SECURING THE SAME TO THE HEADER BEAM INDIVIDUAL THERETO AND FOR PASSING WIRING FROM SAID WIREWWAY THERETHROUGH INTO THE STUDS TO SAID OUTLETS THEREIN, SAID CEILING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SANDWICH PANELS, SAID UPPER HOLLOW METAL TUBES HAVING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOTS FOR RECEIVING THEREWITHIN THE EDGES PORTIONS OF CERTAIN ONES OF SAID CEILING PANELS, SAID COMPOSITE BEAM HAVING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID UPPER AND LOWER TUBES TOGETHER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCKING THE UPPER TUBES TO SAID CERTAIN ONES OF THE CEILING PANELS.

Claim 4

IN A MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, THE COMBINATION OF A FOUNDATION STRUCTURE, A CEILING STRUCTURE, AND INNER AND OUTER PANELLED WALLS EACH COMPRISING FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE AND FOAM-CORED SANDWICHED PANELS INTERLOCKED AND HELD THEREBY YIELDABLY IN WEATHER SEALING RELATION THEREWITH AND IN POSITION ON SAID FOUNDATION STRUCTURE, EACH OF SAID PANELS COMPRISING A FULLY FACTORY FABRICATED AND INTEGRATED FLOOR-TO-CEILING UNIT HAVING A FOAMED CORE ENGAGED PERIMETRICALLY BY THE FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE INDIVIDUAL THERETO, SAID FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE FOR THE OUTER PANELLED WALLS COMPRISING HOLLOW METAL STUDS SET ON MODULE AND ENCLOSED BY THE FOAM-CORES OF ADJACENT PANELS AND A COMPOSITE HEADER BEAM, SAID HEADER BEAM COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER HOLLOW METAL SQUARE TUBES EACH BEING GENERALLY C-SHAPED IN CROSS SECTION, SAID FRAMEWORK STRUCTUE FOR THE INNER PANELLED WALLS COMPRISING HOLLOW METAL STUDS SET ON MODULE AND ENCLOSED BY THE FOAM-CORES OF ADJACENTLY DISPOSED PANELS AND A HEADER BEAM CONFORMING TO SAID COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID LOWER METAL TUBE OF THE COMPOSITE BEAM AND PROVIDING THEREWITH A CONTINUOUS WIREWAY, CERTAIN OF SAID STUDS HAVING ELECTRICAL OUTLET MEANS, EACH OF SAID STUDS HAVING MEANS INCLUDING A HOLLOW FASTENER FOR SECURING THE SAME TO THE HEADER BEAM INDIVIDUAL THERETO AND FOR PASSING WIRING FROM SAID WIREWWAY THERETHROUGH INTO THE STUDS TO SAID OUTLETS THEREIN, SAID CEILING STRUCTURE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SANDWICH PANELS, SAID UPPER HOLLOW METAL TUBES HAVING LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SLOTS FOR RECEIVING THEREWITHIN THE EDGES PORTIONS OF CERTAIN ONES OF SAID CEILING PANELS, SAID COMPOSITE BEAM HAVING MEANS FOR SECURING SAID UPPER AND LOWER TUBES TOGETHER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOCKING THE UPPER TUBES TO SAID CERTAIN ONES OF THE CEILING PANELS.