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US3713258A
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Building structure
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-10-15
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Granted: 1973-01-30
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Expires: 1990-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A building structure adapted for erection as a prefabricated house. The building has a gabled roof section and a dormer roof section with a second story, the primary loads of the roof structure being supported by two longitudinal second floor main support beams which are in turn supported by vertical columns which carry the roof loads to supporting ground structure. The dormer section has either one or two dormers formed in the roof structure. In the dormer section the roof supporting structure is modified to include a dormer ridge beam supported at the ends, with the dormer roof loads being carried partly to the second floor main beam through a dormer wall and partly by the dormer ridge beam. Through the length of the house, the roof extends below the second floor level and joins to the house sidewalls which are canted upwardly and outwardly from the first floor level.
Inventors
- 👤 E Svensson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:14
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/18; E04B1/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
551 words
In a house having a front and a back end and adapted for quick erection from prefabricated parts said house comprising: a first floor level adapted for a ground support; a second floor level above said first floor level; two longitudinal main support beams extending the length of the house located approximately at the second floor level of the house and positioned on opposite sides of a vertical longitudinal plane through the roof ridge line of the house; a plurality of vertical columns means on said first floor level and supporting each of said two main support beams for transferring the primary loads of a gabled roof and a dormered living section for the house to the first floor level and its associated ground support; a pair of outwardly inclined sidewalls with one each of said pair extending upwardly from each side of the length of the first floor to a location coinciding with connection points for a gabled roof portion defined by planes extending from the roof ridge line to each of the upper edges of said pair of sidewalls; a gabled roof section covering at least one portion of the house along its length, said gabled roof section comprising pairs of rafters positioned in transverse planes and spaced at intervals along the length of the house, said rafters further characterized in that each pair of rafters are joined one to another at the roof ridge line and each pair of joined rafters extend oppositely, downwardly, and outwardly from the ridge line for connection to respective ones of said main support beams and continuing further downwardly and outwardly for connection to the top edge of said outwardly inclined sidewalls; said house being further characterized in that it comprises a dormer living section including at least a first dormer positioned above second floor level; said first dormer comprising a load supporting longitudinal dormer ridge beam positioned in said vertical longitudinal plane of said roof ridge line; a first dormer sidewall means extending upwardly from at least one of said pair of main support beams for transmitting its primary loading to its respective main support beam; a pair of end walls for said first dormer; a first dormer roof from said load supporting ridge beam to said first dormer sidewall, said dormer ridge beam and said dormer sidewall means further characterized by extending longitudinally over a length normally occupied by a plurality of roof rafters from said support beam upwardly to said longitudinal roof ridge line, which plurality of rafters are removed and define an expanded dormered living space; said house and dormer structure further comprising rafter means supportably connected to said load supporting dormer ridge beam for transmitting at least a portion of any dormer roof loading on the dormer ridge beam to at least one of said pair of longitudinal main support beams; beam a lower roof section means covering a portion of the first floor interior and extending from the respective one of said main support beams connected to said first dormer sidewall and extending from said first dormer sidewall downwardly and outwardly to an upper edge of a respective one of said house sidewalls for transferring loading from said lower gabled roof section partially to said one respective main support beam and partially to said respective house sidewall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
551 words
In a house having a front and a back end and adapted for quick erection from prefabricated parts said house comprising: a first floor level adapted for a ground support; a second floor level above said first floor level; two longitudinal main support beams extending the length of the house located approximately at the second floor level of the house and positioned on opposite sides of a vertical longitudinal plane through the roof ridge line of the house; a plurality of vertical columns means on said first floor level and supporting each of said two main support beams for transferring the primary loads of a gabled roof and a dormered living section for the house to the first floor level and its associated ground support; a pair of outwardly inclined sidewalls with one each of said pair extending upwardly from each side of the length of the first floor to a location coinciding with connection points for a gabled roof portion defined by planes extending from the roof ridge line to each of the upper edges of said pair of sidewalls; a gabled roof section covering at least one portion of the house along its length, said gabled roof section comprising pairs of rafters positioned in transverse planes and spaced at intervals along the length of the house, said rafters further characterized in that each pair of rafters are joined one to another at the roof ridge line and each pair of joined rafters extend oppositely, downwardly, and outwardly from the ridge line for connection to respective ones of said main support beams and continuing further downwardly and outwardly for connection to the top edge of said outwardly inclined sidewalls; said house being further characterized in that it comprises a dormer living section including at least a first dormer positioned above second floor level; said first dormer comprising a load supporting longitudinal dormer ridge beam positioned in said vertical longitudinal plane of said roof ridge line; a first dormer sidewall means extending upwardly from at least one of said pair of main support beams for transmitting its primary loading to its respective main support beam; a pair of end walls for said first dormer; a first dormer roof from said load supporting ridge beam to said first dormer sidewall, said dormer ridge beam and said dormer sidewall means further characterized by extending longitudinally over a length normally occupied by a plurality of roof rafters from said support beam upwardly to said longitudinal roof ridge line, which plurality of rafters are removed and define an expanded dormered living space; said house and dormer structure further comprising rafter means supportably connected to said load supporting dormer ridge beam for transmitting at least a portion of any dormer roof loading on the dormer ridge beam to at least one of said pair of longitudinal main support beams; beam a lower roof section means covering a portion of the first floor interior and extending from the respective one of said main support beams connected to said first dormer sidewall and extending from said first dormer sidewall downwardly and outwardly to an upper edge of a respective one of said house sidewalls for transferring loading from said lower gabled roof section partially to said one respective main support beam and partially to said respective house sidewall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
551 words
In a house having a front and a back end and adapted for quick erection from prefabricated parts said house comprising: a first floor level adapted for a ground support; a second floor level above said first floor level; two longitudinal main support beams extending the length of the house located approximately at the second floor level of the house and positioned on opposite sides of a vertical longitudinal plane through the roof ridge line of the house; a plurality of vertical columns means on said first floor level and supporting each of said two main support beams for transferring the primary loads of a gabled roof and a dormered living section for the house to the first floor level and its associated ground support; a pair of outwardly inclined sidewalls with one each of said pair extending upwardly from each side of the length of the first floor to a location coinciding with connection points for a gabled roof portion defined by planes extending from the roof ridge line to each of the upper edges of said pair of sidewalls; a gabled roof section covering at least one portion of the house along its length, said gabled roof section comprising pairs of rafters positioned in transverse planes and spaced at intervals along the length of the house, said rafters further characterized in that each pair of rafters are joined one to another at the roof ridge line and each pair of joined rafters extend oppositely, downwardly, and outwardly from the ridge line for connection to respective ones of said main support beams and continuing further downwardly and outwardly for connection to the top edge of said outwardly inclined sidewalls; said house being further characterized in that it comprises a dormer living section including at least a first dormer positioned above second floor level; said first dormer comprising a load supporting longitudinal dormer ridge beam positioned in said vertical longitudinal plane of said roof ridge line; a first dormer sidewall means extending upwardly from at least one of said pair of main support beams for transmitting its primary loading to its respective main support beam; a pair of end walls for said first dormer; a first dormer roof from said load supporting ridge beam to said first dormer sidewall, said dormer ridge beam and said dormer sidewall means further characterized by extending longitudinally over a length normally occupied by a plurality of roof rafters from said support beam upwardly to said longitudinal roof ridge line, which plurality of rafters are removed and define an expanded dormered living space; said house and dormer structure further comprising rafter means supportably connected to said load supporting dormer ridge beam for transmitting at least a portion of any dormer roof loading on the dormer ridge beam to at least one of said pair of longitudinal main support beams; beam a lower roof section means covering a portion of the first floor interior and extending from the respective one of said main support beams connected to said first dormer sidewall and extending from said first dormer sidewall downwardly and outwardly to an upper edge of a respective one of said house sidewalls for transferring loading from said lower gabled roof section partially to said one respective main support beam and partially to said respective house sidewall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
551 words
In a house having a front and a back end and adapted for quick erection from prefabricated parts said house comprising: a first floor level adapted for a ground support; a second floor level above said first floor level; two longitudinal main support beams extending the length of the house located approximately at the second floor level of the house and positioned on opposite sides of a vertical longitudinal plane through the roof ridge line of the house; a plurality of vertical columns means on said first floor level and supporting each of said two main support beams for transferring the primary loads of a gabled roof and a dormered living section for the house to the first floor level and its associated ground support; a pair of outwardly inclined sidewalls with one each of said pair extending upwardly from each side of the length of the first floor to a location coinciding with connection points for a gabled roof portion defined by planes extending from the roof ridge line to each of the upper edges of said pair of sidewalls; a gabled roof section covering at least one portion of the house along its length, said gabled roof section comprising pairs of rafters positioned in transverse planes and spaced at intervals along the length of the house, said rafters further characterized in that each pair of rafters are joined one to another at the roof ridge line and each pair of joined rafters extend oppositely, downwardly, and outwardly from the ridge line for connection to respective ones of said main support beams and continuing further downwardly and outwardly for connection to the top edge of said outwardly inclined sidewalls; said house being further characterized in that it comprises a dormer living section including at least a first dormer positioned above second floor level; said first dormer comprising a load supporting longitudinal dormer ridge beam positioned in said vertical longitudinal plane of said roof ridge line; a first dormer sidewall means extending upwardly from at least one of said pair of main support beams for transmitting its primary loading to its respective main support beam; a pair of end walls for said first dormer; a first dormer roof from said load supporting ridge beam to said first dormer sidewall, said dormer ridge beam and said dormer sidewall means further characterized by extending longitudinally over a length normally occupied by a plurality of roof rafters from said support beam upwardly to said longitudinal roof ridge line, which plurality of rafters are removed and define an expanded dormered living space; said house and dormer structure further comprising rafter means supportably connected to said load supporting dormer ridge beam for transmitting at least a portion of any dormer roof loading on the dormer ridge beam to at least one of said pair of longitudinal main support beams; beam a lower roof section means covering a portion of the first floor interior and extending from the respective one of said main support beams connected to said first dormer sidewall and extending from said first dormer sidewall downwardly and outwardly to an upper edge of a respective one of said house sidewalls for transferring loading from said lower gabled roof section partially to said one respective main support beam and partially to said respective house sidewall.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
268 words
The house defined in accordance with claim 1 and having additional dormered living section and further comprising a second dormer also positioned above said second floor level and commonly connected to said load supporting dormer ridge beam, said second dormer comprising: another dormer sidewall means for said second dormer extending upwardly from the remaining one of said pair of main support beams for transmitting its primary loading to its respective main support beam; rafter means supportably connect said load supporting dormer ridge beam to said respective main support beam for said second dormer; a dormer roof from said commonly-connected dormer ridge beam to said second dormer sidewall, said dormer ridge beam and said dormer sidewall means further characterized by also extending longitudinally over a length normally occupied by a plurality of roof rafters from said support beam upwardly to said longitudinal roof ridge line, which plurality of rafters are removed and define a double expanded living space within said first and second dormers; a pair of end walls for said second dormer connected together with the pair of end walls for said first dormer by said load supporting dormer ridge beam; and a second lower roof section means covering a portion of the first floor interior and extending outwardly from the respective one of said main support beam connected to said second dormer sidewall and extending from said second dormer sidewall downwardly and outwardly to an upper edge of a respective one of said house sidewalls for transferring loading from second lower roof section partially to said respective main support beam and partially to said respective house sidewall.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A house in accordance with claim 2 wherein: said first dormer ridge beam is longitudinally aligned with said roof ridge line; and said rafter means further comprises at least two joined rafter pairs lying in the planes of said gabled roof and connected at points adjacent the ends of said dormer ridge beam and also connected to said pair of main support beams, said rafter means further characterized in that one rafter each from said pair of joined rafter means respectively connect one end wall each of said pair of first dormer end walls with said first dormer sidewall to define said closed expanded living space above said second floor.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-01-30 | 1976-07-31 | 1977-01-30 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-01-30 | 1980-07-31 | 1981-01-30 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-01-30 | 1984-07-31 | 1985-01-30 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |