Modular building construction and method

Claim 1

A building construction formed from a plurality of interconnected wall sections in the form of modular units, each modular unit including a pair of horizontally disposed Tee channels arranged in vertically spaced parallel relation with the leg portions of their Tees facing each other, a plurality of vertically disposed supporting members arranged in horizontally spaced parallel relationship, the ends of each supporting member being connected to said leg portions of said Tee channels, a substantially rectangular plastic insulating sheet filling each rectangular space formed by the upper and lower Tee channels and each pair of adjacent supporting members, each insulating panel being slotted along its horizontal side edges so as to be received over the legs of said Tee channels, the thickness of each insulating panel being substantially less than the transverse dimension of said Tee channels, wire screen material overlying both surfaces of each panel and being secured to said vertical supporting members, and a layer of concrete on each side of said panel extending outwardly from said panel to the screed line formed by the outer side edges of said Tee channels.

Claim 4

A method of constructing a building from a plurality of modular-type wall sections which comprises making a first wall section by arranging a pair of Tee channels of substantially equal size and length in horizontally spaced and horizontally parallel relationship with the leg portions of the Tees facing each other, arranging a plurality of horizontally disposed supporting members in spaced horizontal and parallel relationship with the ends of the supporting members being connected to the legs of said Tee channels substantially at right angles to said Tee channels, inserting a panel of rectangular insulating material into each rectangular space formed by the Tee channels and each pair of adjacent supporting members, each panel being notched at two opposite side edges so as to be received over the legs of said Tee channels, rotating the resulting structure 90* about one of the Tee channels so that the Tee channels are now in vertically spaced parallel relationship and the supporting members are now vertically disposed, placing the resulting tilted-up structure in the proper position to be occupied by this modular unit in the completed building, making as many additional wall sections in the manner described above to complete the basic wall requirements for said building, placing said additional wall sections in proper position, covering the surfaces of all of said insulating panels with wire screen, tightening the wire screen into position by firmly securing the same to the supporting members and filling in the spaces on both sides of the insulating panel by gunning with concrete up to the screed line formed by the other edges of the Tee channels.

Claim 5

A method of constructing a building from a plurality of modular-type wall sections which comprises making a first wall section by arranging a pair of Tee channels of substantially equal size and length in horizontally spaced and horizontally parallel relationship with the leg portions of the Tees facing each other, arranging a plurality of horizontally disposed supporting members in spaced horizontal and parallel relationship with the ends of the supporting members being connected to the legs of said Tee channels substantially at right angles to said Tee channels, inserting a panel of rectangular insulating material into each rectangular space formed by the Tee channels and each pair of adjacent supporting members, each panel being notched at two opposite side edges so as to be received over the legs of said Tee channels, rotating the resulting structure 90* about one of the Tee channels so that the Tee channels are now in vertically spaced parallel relationship and the supporting members are now vertically disposed, placing the resulting tilted-up structure in the proper position to be occupied by this modular unit in the completed building, making as many additional wall sections in the manner described above to complete the basic wall requirements for said building, placing said additional wall sections in proper position, covering the surfaces of all of said insulating panels with wire screen, tightening the wire screen into position by firmly securing the same to the supporting members and filling in the spaces on both sides of the insulating panel by gunning with concrete up to the screed line formed by the other edges of the Tee channels.