US3861100A — Building member

Claim 1

Independent Claim 189 words

A building component formed by a plurality of adjacent monobloc members, each of said monobloc members comprising a bottom wall of generally rectangular shape, a sidewall integrally formed with and extending downwardly from and continuously along the length of each edge of said bottom wall below said bottom wall and defining an open central area between the sidewalls, the height of each said sidewall being less than that of the length or width of said bottom wall, a bore formed in each of said sidewalls and totally surrounded thereby, each of said bores extending longitudinaLly of its respective sidewall for the entire length thereof, the bores of two transverse sidewalls of a member which intersect being spaced apart one above the other, tie means in said bores extending the length and width of the component and aligning the corresponding sidewalls of adjacent members which extend in the same direction, and means engaging said tie means for holding said plurality of members under compression with the sidewalls thereof in juxtaposed relationship to form a two dimensional array, the sidewalls of juxtaposed members extending in the same direction forming a beam.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 189 words

A building component formed by a plurality of adjacent monobloc members, each of said monobloc members comprising a bottom wall of generally rectangular shape, a sidewall integrally formed with and extending downwardly from and continuously along the length of each edge of said bottom wall below said bottom wall and defining an open central area between the sidewalls, the height of each said sidewall being less than that of the length or width of said bottom wall, a bore formed in each of said sidewalls and totally surrounded thereby, each of said bores extending longitudinaLly of its respective sidewall for the entire length thereof, the bores of two transverse sidewalls of a member which intersect being spaced apart one above the other, tie means in said bores extending the length and width of the component and aligning the corresponding sidewalls of adjacent members which extend in the same direction, and means engaging said tie means for holding said plurality of members under compression with the sidewalls thereof in juxtaposed relationship to form a two dimensional array, the sidewalls of juxtaposed members extending in the same direction forming a beam.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 31 words

A component as in claim 1 wherein a said monobloc member is formed by a sandwich of two liquid impermeable and strong outer skins connected by an insulating cellular central core.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 45 words

A component as in claim 1 wherein said tie means for said monobloc members are incorporated into the sidewalls, each said tie means having the length of a respective sidewall and terminating in means for connecting to the tie means of a juxtaposed monobloc member.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 17 words

A component as in claim 1 wherein the sidewalls of the monobloc members are provided with voids.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 17 words

A component as in claim 1 wherein the bottom wall of the monobloc members is dome shaped.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 26 words

A component as in claim 1 wherein the outer faces of the sidewalls of the monobloc member have at least one groove for holding weatherproofing means.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

A component as in claim 1 wherein the edges of the sidewalls of the monobloc members are formed with grooves for receiving partitions.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 23 words

A building component as in claim 1 further comprising vertically extending means engaging said component for holding the same in a raised position.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 77 words

A building component as in claim 8 wherein said vertically extending means comprise panels, said panels being of a predetermined height and a width corresponding to an integral multiple of the number of said monobloc members forming said building component and having walls at the upper and lower ends thereof connected by an insulating portion, and means including at least one of said tie means for connecting at least one of said walls to said building component.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 45 words

A building component as in claim 1 wherein said means engaging said tie means are connected at the outer sidewalls of the component and extend generally transverse to a respective tie means and bridging and engaging the adjacent sidewalls of two of said monobloc members.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 41 words

A building component as in claim 1 wherein the open central area of each said monobloc member faces upwardly and further comprising at least one flat member mounted on top of the bottom edges of the sidewalls of the monobloc members.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 38 words

A building component as in claim 1 wherein the open central area of each said monobloc member faces downwardly and further comprising at least one flat member mounted on top of the bottom walls of said monoblock members.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-01-20	1978-07-22	1979-01-21	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-01-20	1982-07-22	1983-01-21	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-01-20	1986-07-22	1987-01-21	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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