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US3748794A
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Building construction and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-11-20
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Granted: 1973-07-31
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Expires: 1990-11-20
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a building having a multi-story structural frame that is erected on the building site, but has a plurality of prefabricated occupancy units in at least most of the floors thereof. To this end the structure has one or more elongated wings terminating at one end in an access section in which elevator and stairs may be located, and on each floor in this section service facilities, laundry facilities, etc., are positioned. Each such floor of the elongated frame provides two parallel corridors into which occupancy units are inserted in end-to-end relation from the end remote from the access area, and there is space defining a hallway between the corridors. The exterior curtain walls of the occupancy units comprise exterior walls of the finished building and curtain walls of the occupancy units confronting the hallway provide inside walls of the hallway. Each occupancy unit preferably comprises two longitudinally confronting sections, the combined width of which is less than the combined width of the corridor so that the sections of the units may be first entered into the end of a corridor and moved therealong toward the access area, and then moved transversely to its final position in the corridor, anchored in place, and floor and ceiling panels finally inserted between each two confronting sections. The prefabricated occupancy unit sections can be moved from the place of fabrication to the building site on trailers which are lifted to the floor level where the sections are to be placed, and moved endwise from the trailer into the corridor.
Inventors
- 👤 S Lorenzi
- 👤 R Dodds
- 👤 E Gunnill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:03
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/348; E04B1/34807
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
441 words
In a building structure comprising a multi-story framework having a system of longitudinally extending beams and cross-beams at each floor level supported on two spaced parallel rows of vertical exterior columns, one at each side of the building and a single row of interior columns parallel with the rows of exterior columns and spaced closer to one outside row of columns at one side of the building than the other forming at each side of the row of interior columns an unobstructed elongated corridor, the two corridors being parallel with one wider and one being narrower by reason of the row of interior columns being closer to the row of outer columns on one side of the structure than it is to the other, the structure having an access area at one end at the level of each floor and each corridor at the other end being open the full width of the corridor, the invention comprising: a. a row of composite occupancy units in each corridor in abutting end-to-end relation, the units in one corridor being parallel with those in the other corridor on the same floor, b. each composite occupancy unit being comprised of two separate complementary prefabricated sections that extend longitudinally of the corridor in which they are positioned in confronting relation, each of which is narrower in a direction transversely of the length of the corridor than the width of the corridor into which it is positioned, c. one section of each unit having a longitudinal peripheral wall that faces toward the columns of an exterior roW of columns and forms a portion of the exterior side wall of the building and the complementary section having a longitudinal peripheral wall facing toward the interior row of columns, the units in the narrower corridor being against said row of interior columns and those in the wider corridor being spaced from the interior row of columns, with the two rows of occupancy units so arranged providing a main hall between them extending from the access area to the ends of the corridors remote from the access unit, the arrangement being such that each composite occupancy unit may be completed in situ by separately introducing its two prefabricated sections into the open end of the corridor and being separately moved along the corridor and finally brought to confronting permanent position in the row, whereby each section may be of a length and width to be hauled by truck over a highway from a place of fabrication, and the width of the unit transversely of the corridor will at least be as great as the combined width of the two sections.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
441 words
In a building structure comprising a multi-story framework having a system of longitudinally extending beams and cross-beams at each floor level supported on two spaced parallel rows of vertical exterior columns, one at each side of the building and a single row of interior columns parallel with the rows of exterior columns and spaced closer to one outside row of columns at one side of the building than the other forming at each side of the row of interior columns an unobstructed elongated corridor, the two corridors being parallel with one wider and one being narrower by reason of the row of interior columns being closer to the row of outer columns on one side of the structure than it is to the other, the structure having an access area at one end at the level of each floor and each corridor at the other end being open the full width of the corridor, the invention comprising: a. a row of composite occupancy units in each corridor in abutting end-to-end relation, the units in one corridor being parallel with those in the other corridor on the same floor, b. each composite occupancy unit being comprised of two separate complementary prefabricated sections that extend longitudinally of the corridor in which they are positioned in confronting relation, each of which is narrower in a direction transversely of the length of the corridor than the width of the corridor into which it is positioned, c. one section of each unit having a longitudinal peripheral wall that faces toward the columns of an exterior roW of columns and forms a portion of the exterior side wall of the building and the complementary section having a longitudinal peripheral wall facing toward the interior row of columns, the units in the narrower corridor being against said row of interior columns and those in the wider corridor being spaced from the interior row of columns, with the two rows of occupancy units so arranged providing a main hall between them extending from the access area to the ends of the corridors remote from the access unit, the arrangement being such that each composite occupancy unit may be completed in situ by separately introducing its two prefabricated sections into the open end of the corridor and being separately moved along the corridor and finally brought to confronting permanent position in the row, whereby each section may be of a length and width to be hauled by truck over a highway from a place of fabrication, and the width of the unit transversely of the corridor will at least be as great as the combined width of the two sections.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
The invention defined in claim 1 in which each section of a confronting pair comprising an occupancy unit has a floor and a ceiling snd each is of a width less than half the minimum width of the narrower corridor and they are positioned in their corridor in confronting spaced relation, and wherein there is a separate ceiling panel supported by the two sections over the space separating them and there is a floor panel in the space between the floors of the confronting sections flush with the floors of the confronting sections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The invention defined in claim 2 in which each occupancy is of the same width as every other such unit and this width is the full width of the narrower corridor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The invention defined in claim 2 in which some occupancy units are longer than others but the combined lengths of all occupancy units is equal to the length of the corridor from the access area to the open end of the corridor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
The invention defined in claim 1 in which each section of a confronting pair of occupancy units has a floor and a ceiling and each is of a width less than half the minimum width of the narrower corridor and they are positioned in their corridor in confronting spaced relation, and wherein there is a separate ceiling panel supported by the two sections over the space separating them and there is a floor panel in the space between the floors of the confronting sections flush with the floors of the confronting sections, the occupancy units being of a height such that there is a clearance between the tops of the units and the system of beams and cross beams for supporting the floor above.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
The invention defined in claim 5 in which there are floor panels in the main hall between the occupancy units in the two corridors and there are ceiling panels over the main hall supported by the confronting occupancy units at each side of the said main hall, the last-named ceiling panels being also at a level below the system of beams and cross beams for the floor above.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
353 words
In the construction a multi-story multi-occupancy building having a multi-story elongated framework having a system of floor-supporting longitudinal and transverse beams at each floor level carried on vertical columns with one row of columns along each side of the structure and a third row inside the structure dividing the floors into two unobstructed parallel corridors, one at each side of the third row, the corridors being open at one end across substantially the full width of the corridors and having an access area at the other end, one of the corridors being wider than the other, the method wherein occupancy units are then provided on at least some of the floors which comprises: a. prefabricating the occupancy units in two complementary longitudinal sections, one section having an elongate peripheral side wall designed to constitute an exterior wall of the building and the other section having an elongated peripheral side wall designed to provide an internaL boundary wall of the occupancy unit, the sections being also fabricated with ceilings and floors coextensive therewith and with internal partitions, b. raising said sections singly to the open end of the corridors in which they are to be located, c. moving the sections so raised into and along the corridors longitudinally in sequence toward the access end of the corridors in abutting end-to-end relation with the sections having exterior walls facing outwardly and the sections having interior walls facing in the direction of said third row of columns with matching sections in confronting relation to each other and then moving the sections transversely to the length of the corridor to provide a longitudinal separation between each two complementary sections, d. placing ceiling and floor panels between each pair of complementary sections so that each occupancy unit is then wider than the combined width of the two complementary sections, and in this manner filling each of the two corridors with a row of abutting occupancy units, e. the occupancy units in the wider of said corridors being spaced from those in the narrower of said corridors to provide a main hallway the full length of said wider corridor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
353 words
In the construction a multi-story multi-occupancy building having a multi-story elongated framework having a system of floor-supporting longitudinal and transverse beams at each floor level carried on vertical columns with one row of columns along each side of the structure and a third row inside the structure dividing the floors into two unobstructed parallel corridors, one at each side of the third row, the corridors being open at one end across substantially the full width of the corridors and having an access area at the other end, one of the corridors being wider than the other, the method wherein occupancy units are then provided on at least some of the floors which comprises: a. prefabricating the occupancy units in two complementary longitudinal sections, one section having an elongate peripheral side wall designed to constitute an exterior wall of the building and the other section having an elongated peripheral side wall designed to provide an internaL boundary wall of the occupancy unit, the sections being also fabricated with ceilings and floors coextensive therewith and with internal partitions, b. raising said sections singly to the open end of the corridors in which they are to be located, c. moving the sections so raised into and along the corridors longitudinally in sequence toward the access end of the corridors in abutting end-to-end relation with the sections having exterior walls facing outwardly and the sections having interior walls facing in the direction of said third row of columns with matching sections in confronting relation to each other and then moving the sections transversely to the length of the corridor to provide a longitudinal separation between each two complementary sections, d. placing ceiling and floor panels between each pair of complementary sections so that each occupancy unit is then wider than the combined width of the two complementary sections, and in this manner filling each of the two corridors with a row of abutting occupancy units, e. the occupancy units in the wider of said corridors being spaced from those in the narrower of said corridors to provide a main hallway the full length of said wider corridor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method defined in claim 7 wherein floor and ceiling panels are placed in said main hallway with the ceiling panels being supported on the confronting occupancy units.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-07-30 | 1977-01-29 | 1977-07-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-07-30 | 1981-01-29 | 1981-07-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-07-30 | 1985-01-29 | 1985-07-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |