Abstract A room or like portion of a building, or a complete building, comprises two rectangular tray-like wall elements, at least one inverted tray-like ceiling element, and strip-like floor and wall elements, comprising load-bearing frameworks with cladding. The walltray elements incorporate furniture, fixtures and fittings and together, possibly with others of the elements, form a container of standard size for transportation. The frameworks are provided with lifting eyes which also serve for interconnecting the elements when assembled to form a room or building. Further elements for forming corridor floors and ceilings, cladding, foundation units incorporating service ducting are also transported in containerized arrangements. The wall trays may incorporate telescopic services connections for interconnecting adjacent rooms in a building. Also described are similar containerized forms of elevators, staircases, plant and machinery rooms. The wall trays may be arranged with their lengths horizontal, or vertical to form low, e.g. two or three-story, dwellings.
A room unit comprising prefabricated rectangular tray-like wall elements forming a closed rectangular container for transportation of furniture of the room unit; said furniture being prefabricated in said wall elements; generally strip-like prefabricated elements forming together with said wall elements at least one room of greater volume than the container, and means in said elements for securing said elements together to form said container; at least said wall elements being load-bearing structural members; wherein at least some of the elements have tongue and groove portions arranged and adapted to interfit with corresponding portions of other elements to locate the elements during transportation and when assembled to form said room.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A room unit comprising prefabricated rectangular tray-like wall elements forming a closed rectangular container for transportation of furniture of the room unit; said furniture being prefabricated in said wall elements; generally strip-like prefabricated elements forming together with said wall elements at least one room of greater volume than the container, and means in said elements for securing said elements together to form said container; at least said wall elements being load-bearing structural members; wherein at least some of the elements have tongue and groove portions arranged and adapted to interfit with corresponding portions of other elements to locate the elements during transportation and when assembled to form said room.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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In combination a plurality of room units, each comprising prefabricated rectangular tray-like wall elements forming a closed rectangular container for transportation of furniture of the room unit; said furniture being prefabricated in said wall elements; generally strip-like prefabricated elements forming together with said wall elements at least one room of greater volume than the container, and means in said elements for securing said elements together to form said container; at least said wall elements being load-bearing structural members assembled and forming a building, and at least one prefabricated foundation and services unit comprising a channel-section member incorporating service conduits and junction units and providing a space for access to the service conduits and junction units.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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In combination a plurality of room units, each comprising prefabricated rectangular tray-like wall elements forming a closed rectangular container for transportation of furniture of the room unit; said furniture being prefabricated in said wall elements; generally strip-like prefabricated elements forming together with said wall elements at least one room of greater volume than the container, and means in said elements for securing said elements together to form said container; at least said wall elements being load-bearing structural members assembled and forming a building, and at least one prefabricated foundation and services unit comprising a channel-section member incorporating service conduits and junction units and providing a space for access to the service conduits and junction units.