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US3905548A
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Prefabricated building construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-08-27
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Granted: 1975-09-16
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Expires: 1993-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A prefabricated building which can be assembled, erected and later on dismantled and moved, wherein the entire structure is supported by four or more vertical posts and two or more horizontal structurally integral frames which are supported from the vertical posts and serve the triple purpose of stiffening the structure to resist the forces of wind, providing a beam system which supports full span roof trusses and full span floor joists, and providing the main ducts for distribution of conditioned air throughout the building. The horizontal frames are secured to the posts by means of adjustable post clamps which allow for erection and stabilization of the building on unleveled ground and without a prepared foundation. The side walls of the building are formed of a plurality of panel assemblies through which conditioned air is circulated. Some of these panel assemblies are window assemblies and the circulation of conditioned air therethrough maintains the inner pane at substantially room temperature.
Inventors
- 👤 James H Brodie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:47
CPC Classifications
F; F24; F24D; F24D5/00; F24D5/02; F24D5/04; E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/18; E04B1/24; F24D5/06; F24D5/10; E04B1/2403; E04B2001/2415; E04B2001/2424; E04B2001/2451; E04B2001/2463; E04B2001/2466; E04B2001/2472; E04B2001/2481; E04B2001/2484; E04B2001/249; E04B1/38; E04B1/58; E04B2001/5868
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
269 words
A building construction comprising: lower and upper horizontal frame members of a configuration corresponding to the desired floor plan of the building, each of said frame members having peripheral frame elements which are structurally integral so that stresses applied at support points are transmitted and distributed throughout the periphery of each of said horizontal frames, a plurality of parallel vertical posts supported at their lower ends by the ground and disposed so that they engage the outer peripheries of the frame members at a plurality of points, and a plurality of clamping means for adjustably securing said upper and lower frame members to said vertical posts with said frame members spaced to provide the desired floor to ceiling spacing, said clamping means comprising a plurality of independently adjustable clamping devices to enable each horizontal frame member to be adjusted to assume a horizontal position regardless of whether the lower ends of said posts lie in a horizontal plane, at least one of the peripheral frame elements of each of said frame members being in the form of a hollow beam with openings therethrough at longitudinally spaced points to allow the circulation throughout of a heat exchange medium, the heat exchange medium comprising air and (in which there is) a panel assembly being disposed between said frame members, said panel assembly having spaced panels and being so disposed with respect to one of said hollow beam peripheral frame members that the space between said panels communicates with one of said longitudinally spaced openings therethrough so that air circulating through said hollow beam can pass through the space between said panels.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
269 words
A building construction comprising: lower and upper horizontal frame members of a configuration corresponding to the desired floor plan of the building, each of said frame members having peripheral frame elements which are structurally integral so that stresses applied at support points are transmitted and distributed throughout the periphery of each of said horizontal frames, a plurality of parallel vertical posts supported at their lower ends by the ground and disposed so that they engage the outer peripheries of the frame members at a plurality of points, and a plurality of clamping means for adjustably securing said upper and lower frame members to said vertical posts with said frame members spaced to provide the desired floor to ceiling spacing, said clamping means comprising a plurality of independently adjustable clamping devices to enable each horizontal frame member to be adjusted to assume a horizontal position regardless of whether the lower ends of said posts lie in a horizontal plane, at least one of the peripheral frame elements of each of said frame members being in the form of a hollow beam with openings therethrough at longitudinally spaced points to allow the circulation throughout of a heat exchange medium, the heat exchange medium comprising air and (in which there is) a panel assembly being disposed between said frame members, said panel assembly having spaced panels and being so disposed with respect to one of said hollow beam peripheral frame members that the space between said panels communicates with one of said longitudinally spaced openings therethrough so that air circulating through said hollow beam can pass through the space between said panels.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
55 words
The building construction of claim 1 in which the inner of said panels is shorter than the outer of said panels and is vertically adjustable so as to form a gap at either the upper or lower portions of said panels assembly to permit air to discharge into the adjacent region of the housing construction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The building construction of claim 2 in which the panel assembly is a window assembly and in which the panels are window panes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The structure of claim 1 and including a ceiling supported by said upper frame member and a floor supported by said lower frame member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The structure of claim 1 and including a passage between said space between said panels and the interior of said building.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The structure of claim 1 and including a plenum chamber communicating with said openings in said lower hollow frame member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The structure of claim 1 and including a heat exchange device having an intake connected to the interior of said lower horizontal hollow frame member and having an outlet connected to the interior of said upper horizontal hollow frame member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The structure of claim 1 and including a passage through said floor communicating with said plenum chamber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
The structure of claim 7 and including an air circulating means forcing air to said heat exchange device from said plenum chamber through said lower horizontal hollow frame member, through said intake to said heat exchange device, through said upper horizontal hollow frame member, through said openings in said upper horizontal frame member and said space between said panels, through said passage between said panels to the interior of said building, and through said passage through said floor to said plenum chamber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The structure of claim 9 and in which said space between said panels is selectively open adjacent to the top of said panels or the bottom of said panels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The structure of claim 1 and in which the inner of said spaced panels is shorter than the outer of said panels and including means for supporting said inner of said spaced panels for vertical slideable movement.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-09-15 | 1983-03-17 | 1983-09-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-09-15 | 1987-03-17 | 1987-09-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |