Building method

Claim 1

A method of constructing a multiple-story building comprising the steps of: a. erecting a vertical concrete structure having a plurality of walls defining an interior access well extending the height of the building; b. providing a plurality of horizontal landings projecting outwardly from at least one of said walls of said concrete structure and corresponding in number to the number of stories of said building; c. attaching to said landings a plurality of spaced-apart auxiliary guide members extending vertically to substantially the building height with each pair of adjacent said guide members defining with said attached landing the lateral and innermost limits, respectively, of a vertically extending channel through which housing units are to be hoisted; d. providing additional auxiliary guide members extending vertically to substantially the building height and connecting with said first mentioned auxiliary guide members to likewise define lateral limits to said vertically extending channels as well as defining the outermost limits thereof whereby, said landings define a plurality of bays in each channel at the innermost end thereof and the outermost limits of said channels are void of any lateral connecting structure between adjacent pairs of said additional auxiliary guide members; e. constructing a co-planar platform extending from the top of said wall of said well-defining structure to which said landings are attached, with said platform overlying in a coextensive manner said auxiliary guide members and all of said adjacent vertical channels; f. providing a winch mounted on rails atop said platform; g. moving said winch on said platform rails above the top of a selected one of said channels; h. forming openings in said platform to permit the lowering of cables from said winch into said selected channel; i. moving a pre-assembled housing unit longitudinally into said selected channel through the open portion thereof between said additional auxiliary guide members at substantially ground level until said housing unit is fully wihtin the confines of said channel and beneath said platform and winch; j. connecting said lowered cables to said housing unit within the bottom of said selected channel; k. vertically hoisting said housing unit with said winch through said channel to the uppermost available one of said bays adjacent a landing; l. securing cross beams to said guide members laterally oF said selected channel beneath said hoisted housing unit to support said housing unit; m. securing said housing unit to said cross beams; n. disconnecting said cables from said housing unit and repeating this step and steps (i) through (m) until housing units have been installed within all bays within said selected channel; o. moving said winch on said platform rails above the top of another selected one of said channels; p. repeating steps (h) through (n); and q. following installation of housing units within all said channels raising said cables and removing said winch from said platform.

Claim 2

A method of constructing a multiple-story building comprising the steps of: a. erecting a vertical concrete structure having a plurality of walls defining an interior access well extending the height of the building; b. providing a plurality of horizontal landings projecting outwardly from at least one of said walls of said concrete structure and corresponding in number to the number of stories of said building; c. attaching to said landings a plurality of spaced-apart auxiliary guide members extending vertically to substantially the building height with each pair of adjacent said guide members defining with said attached landing the lateral and innermost limits, respectively, of a vertically extending channel through which housing units are to be hoisted; d. providing additional auxiliary guide members extending vertically to substantially the building height and connecting with said first mentioned auxiliary guide members to likewise define lateral limits to said vertically extending channels as well as defining the outermost limits thereof whereby, said landings define a plurality of bays in each channel at the innermost end thereof and the outermost limits of said channels are void of any lateral connecting structure between adjacent pairs of said additional auxiliary guide members; e. constructing a co-planar platform extending from the top of said wall of said well-defining structure to which said landings are attached, with said platform overlying in a coextensive manner said auxiliary guide members and all of said adjacent vertical channels; f. providing a winch mounted on rails atop said platform; g. moving said winch on said platform rails above the top of a selected one of said channels; h. forming openings in said platform to permit the lowering of cables from said winch into said selected channel; i. moving a pre-assembled housing unit longitudinally into said selected channel through the open portion thereof between said additional auxiliary guide members at substantially ground level until said housing unit is fully wihtin the confines of said channel and beneath said platform and winch; j. connecting said lowered cables to said housing unit within the bottom of said selected channel; k. vertically hoisting said housing unit with said winch through said channel to the uppermost available one of said bays adjacent a landing; l. securing cross beams to said guide members laterally oF said selected channel beneath said hoisted housing unit to support said housing unit; m. securing said housing unit to said cross beams; n. disconnecting said cables from said housing unit and repeating this step and steps (i) through (m) until housing units have been installed within all bays within said selected channel; o. moving said winch on said platform rails above the top of another selected one of said channels; p. repeating steps (h) through (n); and q. following installation of housing units within all said channels raising said cables and removing said winch from said platform.