Building

Claim 2

In a building comprising a foundation supporting an upwardly facing bottom channel, first and second load bearing columns inwardly of the bottom channel, a lintel Having its ends removably coupled to said columns by hook and slot structure, a downwardly facing top channel disposed directly above said bottom channel, mounting means extending from said lintel and connected to said top channel at spaced points therealong, roof trusses supported by said lintel, and prefabricated insulated wall panels having their upper ends in said top channel and having their lower ends in said bottom channel.

Claim 3

In a building in accordance with claim 1 wherein said hook and slot structure includes a plurality of hooks on an end plate of the lintel, the upper end of said columns being hollow and having slots through which the hooks extend.

Claim 4

In a building in accordance with claim 2 wherein said lintel is comprised of a pair of top angle members interconnected with a pair of bottom angle members by a zigzag chord structure, each of said angle members being connected to said end plate, the hollow upper end of said columns being defined by U-shaped channels having their free ends connected to the column with the slots being in the bight of the last-mentioned U-shaped channels.

Claim 5

In a building in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first column is a corner column of the building, said second column being a center column, a third column located at another corner of the building, a second lintel having its ends removably coupled to said second and third columns by a hook and slot structure, said third column being inwardly of the bottom channel.

Claim 6

A building comprising a foundation supporting an upwardly facing bottom channel connected thereto, first and second hollow load bearing columns inwardly of the channel, a horizontal lintel extending between said columns, said lintel being comprised of a pair of top angle members connected to and on opposite sides of a zigzag chord, said lintel including a pair of bottom angle members on opposite sides and connected to said chord, mounting plates connected to said lintel at spaced points therealong, a downwardly facing top channel connected to said mounting plates and positioned directly over the bottom channel, and insulated wall panels disposed within said top and bottom channels across the full width of the top and bottom channels.

Claim 7

A building comprising a foundation supporting an upwardly facing bottom channel connected thereto, first and second hollow load bearing columns inwardly of the channel, a horizontal lintel extending between said columns, said lintel being comprised of a pair of top angle members connected to and on opposite sides of a zigzag chord, said lintel including a pair of bottom angle members on opposite sides and connected to said chord, mounting plates connected to said lintel at spaced points therealong, a downwardly facing top channel connected to said mounting plates and positioned directly over the bottom channel, and insulated wall panels disposed within said top and bottom channels across the full width of the top and bottom channels.

Claim 8

In a building in accordance with claim 5 wherein the lintel includes end plates connected to the angle members at their ends, each end plate having a plurality of downwardly facing hooks thereon, each column having a plurality of slots receiving the hooks so that loads supported by the lintel are transmitted to the columns, and roof trusses connected to and supported by said lintel.