Modular housing system

Claim 1

A modular housing structure, comprising: at least three vertically stacked rectangular parallel-opipedal units, each having a pair of longitudinal sides and a pair of ends, both said ends of at least two of said units being formed as glass walls with at least one of said glass walls being openable, the unit of said one of said glass walls having a cantilever deck projecting from said one of said glass walls at the bottom of the unit thereof, an intermediate one of said units being disposed between an upper one of said units and a lower one of said units means forming a stairwell at an intermediate location along one of the longitudinal sides of each unit, said stairwells of said units being vertically aligned, the stairwell of said lower unit being open At least at the top thereof, the stairwell of the intermediate unit being open at the top and bottom thereof, the stairwell of the upper unit being open at least at the bottom thereof, each of said intermediate and upper units being formed at an intermediate location along the wall thereof opposite the stairwells with plumbing fixtures requiring waste and water-supply service with the sole plumbing fixtures of said units being deposed in vertical alignment generally opposite said stairwells; water-supply, waste and electrical service connectors on the longitudinal side of each unit opposite said stairwells coupled with corresponding connectors of a unit stacked thereon, each of said units comprising a floor and a ceiling affixed to the respective longitudinal walls and sides whereby said units may be prefabricated and transferred to a building site for stacking; and means for connecting said units together.