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Method for building construction

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-02-19
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Granted: 1972-08-29
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Expires: 1990-02-19
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Abstract

Abstract A method for building a habitable structure having all wall sections thereof constructed from two wall panels and a foamed core. The wall panels are erected on a foundation structure at the building site. Various fixtures including window frames, door frames, electrical junction or outlet boxes, water and sewer piping are installed between the wall panels and project into suitable openings in the wall panels. Construction forms are used to backup the wall panels. The construction form has a sheet of magnetizable material contacting the outer surface of the wall panel. The various fixtures are magnetically attached to the wall panels to hold the fixtures in place during the remainder of the construction process. After two wall panels, the various fixtures utilized therewith and two backup forms are erected. The space between the wall panels not occupied by fixtures is filled with a foamed in situ, synthetic, polymeric composition. After the foamed composition has partially solidified, the forms are removed leaving a completed wall section erected on the foundation structure. The foamed composition bonds the two wall panels together in a predetermined spaced relationship, bonds the fixtures in place and also bonds the wall section to the foundation structure. This type of wall panel can be installed either on the interior of a building structure or can be installed at the periphery of the foundation structure by using an exterior wall panel on one side of the wall section and by using an interior wall panel on the inward side of the wall section. A roof panel can be installed over the wall section by foaming the polymeric composition to within, for example, six inches of the top of the wall panels, placing the roof panel over the wall section and foaming a polymeric composition in the remaining six or so inches to bond the roof panel to the wall section.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert J Von Bose

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 15:57
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G9/00; E04G9/10; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/38; E04B1/383; E04B2/00; E04B2/84; E04B2/86; E04G15/00; E04G17/00; E04G17/14; E04B2002/8688; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/033; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 160 words
A method for forming a wall section on a foundation structure using forms composed of a frame having a magnetizable face sheet, the steps comprising: erecting a first form with said facE sheet in a substantially vertical position and positioning a first wall panel against said face sheet positioning a second wall panel a spaced distance from said first wall panel, erecting a second form in a vertical position with said second wall panel supported thereby, magnetically adhering a fixture to said sheet with said first wall panel and in the void between said wall panels, coupling from the top of said panels at least one anchor to said foundation with said upward extension thereof positioned between said panels, and filling the space between the wall panels to a predetermined level with a foamed in situ, synthetic, polymeric composition, thereby bonding the wall panels together and to said anchor means and forming a wall section with said fixture embedded therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 160 words
A method for forming a wall section on a foundation structure using forms composed of a frame having a magnetizable face sheet, the steps comprising: erecting a first form with said facE sheet in a substantially vertical position and positioning a first wall panel against said face sheet positioning a second wall panel a spaced distance from said first wall panel, erecting a second form in a vertical position with said second wall panel supported thereby, magnetically adhering a fixture to said sheet with said first wall panel and in the void between said wall panels, coupling from the top of said panels at least one anchor to said foundation with said upward extension thereof positioned between said panels, and filling the space between the wall panels to a predetermined level with a foamed in situ, synthetic, polymeric composition, thereby bonding the wall panels together and to said anchor means and forming a wall section with said fixture embedded therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the space between the wall panels is filled and allowed to foam only to a predetermined distance from the tops of the panels leaving a void space between the wall panels along the top of the wall section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 2 comprising removing the forms after the foamed composition has at least partially solidified.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 51 words
The method of claim 2 comprising after foaming the polymeric composition in the space between the wall panels, positioning a roof panel to contact the top of the wall section, filling the void space with a foamed in situ, synthetic, polymeric composition, thereby bonding the roof panel to the wall section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method of claim 1 comprising prior to positioning the first wall panel, forming an opening of predetermined configuration therein to receive said fixture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
The method of claim 5 comprising after positioning the first wall panel, inserting a fixture of the predetermined configuration into the opening in the first wall panel and temporarily securing it in an opening at least partially by a magnetomotive force attracted to said sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
The method of claim 6, prior to positioning the second wall panel forming an opening in the second wall panel corresponding to a fixture inserted in the first panel which will bridge the space between the wall panels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 31 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the fixture is composed of a material to which a magnetomotive force is attracted, comprising securing the fixture in the opening solely with magnetomotive force.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1 comprising positioning a spacer between the wall panels to assure a predetermined separation distance therebetween.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 105 words
In the method of claim 6 wherein a wall section is formed contiguous to a previously formed wall section having a vertical mating groove therein the steps of positioning third and fourth wall panels in edge contact with respective first and second wall panels of said previously formed wall section, closing the vertical end portion between the third and fourth panels with an end form, filling the space between the third and fourth panels including a portion indented in said previously formed wall section with a foamed in situ, synthetic, polymeric composition thereby interlocking the previously formed wall section with a newly formed wall section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the sheet is comprised of an iron composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the fixture is an iron composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 12 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the synthetic, polymeric composition is polyurethane.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-08-29 1976-02-28 1976-08-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-08-29 1980-02-28 1980-08-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-08-29 1984-02-28 1984-08-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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