US3304675A
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Building constructions
Assignee: Lowton Construction Group Ltd
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Filing: 1964-05-11
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1984-05-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Graham-Wood Edward
- 👤 Berry Frank
- 👤 Horridge James Frederick
- 👤 Foxwell John
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 14:22
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/18; E04B1/24; E04B1/35; E04B1/3522; E04B1/3527; E04B2001/2481; E04B2001/2484; E04B2001/249; E04B2001/2496
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A BASIC STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK OF A BUILDING STRUCTURE COMPRISING, A BASE, A PLURALITY OF COLUMNS DISPOSED VERTICALLY-UPWARDLY OF SAID BASE EACH IN THE FORM OF A RECTANGULAR FRAME OF CHANNEL-SECTIONED CORNER SIDE AND INSIDE SIDE MEMBERS AND UPPER AND LOWER END MEMBERS DEFINING WITHIN THE MARGINAL EDGES THEREOF SPACED INBOARD AND OUTBOARD VERTICAL PANEL AREAS, THE OUTBOARD VERTICAL PANEL AREA OF EACH SAID COLUMN BEING DISPOSED AT A RESPECTIVE SIDE OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE WITH ITS CORNER SIDE MEMBER DEFINING A RESPECTIVE CORNER OF THE STRUCTURE, A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY-DISPOSED COPLANAR FLOOR BEAMS EACH SUBSTANTIALLY Z-SHAPED IN CROSS SECTION AND DEFINING UPPER INBOARD-FACING AND LOWER OUTBOARD-FACING SUPPORTING FLANGES, THE LOWER OUTBOARD-FACING SUPPORTING FLANGE OF EACH SAID FLOOR BEAM BEING INSET WITH A COLUMN-RECEIVING RECESS AT ONE END THEREOF, EACH SAID FLOOR BEAM BEING DISPOSED IN THE PLANE OF AND SECURED AT ITS RECESSED END IN RIGHT ANGULAR MATING RELATIONSHIP TO ONE OF SAID VERTICAL COLUMNS SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY OF THE HEIGHT THEREOF AND BEING DISPOSED IN THE PLANE OF AND SECURED AT ITS NONRECESSED END IN RIGHT ANGULAR MATING RELATIONSHIP TO THE CORNER SIDE MEMBER OF THE NEXT ADJACENT SAID COLUMN, THE INWARDLY-PROJECTING FLANGES OF SAID FLOOR BEAMS DEFINING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING FLOORING ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE, THE OUTWARDLY-PROJECTING FLANGES OF SAID FLOOR BEAMS AND SAID COLUMNS DEFINING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING WALL ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
A BASIC STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK OF A BUILDING STRUCTURE COMPRISING, A BASE, A PLURALITY OF COLUMNS DISPOSED VERTICALLY-UPWARDLY OF SAID BASE EACH IN THE FORM OF A RECTANGULAR FRAME OF CHANNEL-SECTIONED CORNER SIDE AND INSIDE SIDE MEMBERS AND UPPER AND LOWER END MEMBERS DEFINING WITHIN THE MARGINAL EDGES THEREOF SPACED INBOARD AND OUTBOARD VERTICAL PANEL AREAS, THE OUTBOARD VERTICAL PANEL AREA OF EACH SAID COLUMN BEING DISPOSED AT A RESPECTIVE SIDE OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE WITH ITS CORNER SIDE MEMBER DEFINING A RESPECTIVE CORNER OF THE STRUCTURE, A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTALLY-DISPOSED COPLANAR FLOOR BEAMS EACH SUBSTANTIALLY Z-SHAPED IN CROSS SECTION AND DEFINING UPPER INBOARD-FACING AND LOWER OUTBOARD-FACING SUPPORTING FLANGES, THE LOWER OUTBOARD-FACING SUPPORTING FLANGE OF EACH SAID FLOOR BEAM BEING INSET WITH A COLUMN-RECEIVING RECESS AT ONE END THEREOF, EACH SAID FLOOR BEAM BEING DISPOSED IN THE PLANE OF AND SECURED AT ITS RECESSED END IN RIGHT ANGULAR MATING RELATIONSHIP TO ONE OF SAID VERTICAL COLUMNS SUBSTANTIALLY MIDWAY OF THE HEIGHT THEREOF AND BEING DISPOSED IN THE PLANE OF AND SECURED AT ITS NONRECESSED END IN RIGHT ANGULAR MATING RELATIONSHIP TO THE CORNER SIDE MEMBER OF THE NEXT ADJACENT SAID COLUMN, THE INWARDLY-PROJECTING FLANGES OF SAID FLOOR BEAMS DEFINING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING FLOORING ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE, THE OUTWARDLY-PROJECTING FLANGES OF SAID FLOOR BEAMS AND SAID COLUMNS DEFINING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING WALL ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING STRUCTURE.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-02-20 | 1970-08-22 | 1971-02-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-20 | 1974-08-22 | 1975-02-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-02-20 | 1978-08-22 | 1979-02-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |