Space-bounding sections for forming a building or part thereof, and methods of erecting such a building

Claim 2

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall for defining a substantially complete side which extends along one-half or more of a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall being displaceably arranged on the section whereby for transport purposes it is arranged near one of said boundary faces of the section and is movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall in said final position being vertically disposed, having a vertical dimension at least one-half the height of said one space and defining a side of at least approximately one-half of said further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces, a further wall for defining another side of said further space which is disposed vertically at a right angle to said first mentioned wall in the completed building, said further wall being arranged for transport purposes near one of said boundary faces of the section and being movable with respect to the section into its final position in the completed building.

Claim 3

A section as claimed in claim 1 comprising pivot means wherein said wall is pivotally fastened to the section by said pivot means.

Claim 4

A section as claimed in claim 2, wherein a roof is displaceably fastened to said wall.

Claim 5

A section as claimed in claim 2, wherein the section has an elongated rectangular shape as seen from above and said pivot means is disposed along and parallel to a shorter side of said section.

Claim 6

A section as claimed in claim 2, wherein the section comprises a supporting framework of metal beams, said pivot means being mounted on said framework.

Claim 7

A section as claimed in claim 5, wherein a concrete floor is arranged between said metal beams of the supporting framework at the bottom of the section.

Claim 8

A section as claimed in claim 6, wherein the section comprises a plurality of concrete walls.

Claim 9

A section as claimed in claim 7, wherein the section has a width in the range of 2.50 to 3.00 meters and a length in the range of 10 to 12 meters.

Claim 10

A section as claimed in claim 8, wherein the section has a height of about 3 meters.

Claim 11

A section as claimed in claim 5, wherein said pivot means comprises hinges by means of which said wall is fastened to one end of the section.

Claim 12

A section as claimed in claim 10, wherein said hinges are directly fastened to said supporting framework of metal beams.

Claim 13

A section as claimed in claim 5, including hinge means mounted on said framework of beams pivotally connecting said wall to the section, said wall extending beyond said hinge means on both sides thereof.

Claim 14

A section as claimed in claim 12, wherein a pair of said hinge means are provided, one of said hinge means being provided at each end of said section.

Claim 15

A section as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top part of the section comprises a loft floor and a ceiling lying beneath said loft floor.

Claim 16

A section as claimed in claim 1, wherein the maximum height of both said walls is substantially the same as the height of the section.

Claim 17

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member, the upper side of said ceiling member comprising a further floor component; said first mentioned floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space in the section; a roof and a further wall panel connected to a short side of the section, said further wall panel being pivotally connected in the section so as to pivot relative to said further floor component whereby said further wall panel is adapted to be in a lowered position along the side of said first space when the section is being transported and thereafter pivoted to its vertically disposed final position at the building site; said roof being displaceably fastened to said further wall panel whereby said further wall panel, said further floor component and said roof completely define three sides of a second space immediately over and adjacent said first space when situated in their final positions at the building site, said second space having a height at least one-half of said first space.

Claim 18

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member, the upper side of said ceiling member comprising a further floor component; said first mentioned floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space in the section; a roof and a further wall panel connected to a short side of the section, said further wall panel being pivotally connected in the section so as to pivot relative to said further floor component whereby said further wall panel is adapted to be in a lowered position along the side of said first space when the section is being transported and thereafter pivoted to its vertically disposed final position at the building site; said roof being displaceably fastened to said further wall panel whereby said further wall panel, said further floor component and said roof completely define three sides of a second space immediately over and adjacent said first space when situated in their final positions at the building site, said second space having a height at least one-half of said first space.

Claim 19

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space in the section; a roof connected to a shorter side of the section and a further wall panel having a height of at least one-half of the height of said first wall panel which are rigidly connected together in a fixed relationship and are displaceably arranged in the section so as to be movable relative to said ceiling member whereby said further wall panel is adapted to be in a lowered position when the section is being transported and moved to its vertically disposed final position at the building site where said further wall panel and said roof above said ceiling member define a second space with a height at least one-half the height of said first space immediately above and adjacent said first space.

Claim 20

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space in the section; a roof connected to a shorter side of the section and a further wall panel having a height of at least one-half of the height of said first wall panel which are rigidly connected together in a fixed relationship and are displaceably arranged in the section so as to be movable relative to said ceiling member whereby said further wall panel is adapted to be in a lowered position when the section is being transported and moved to its vertically disposed final position at the building site where said further wall panel and said roof above said ceiling member define a second space with a height at least one-half the height of said first space immediately above and adjacent said first space.

Claim 21

An elongated prefabricated box-shaped parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a supporting framework of metal beams, a floor component mounted between the lower metal beams of said framework; a wall panel mounted between vertical beams provided in said framework; and a ceiling component mounted between further metal beams of said framework; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space within said framework; a roof and a further wall panel having a height at least one-half the height of said first-mentioned wall panel which are hingedly connected together and to at least one beam of said further metal beams so as to be displaceable relative to said ceiling member whereby said roof and said further wall panel are adapted to be in a lower position when the section is being transported and said wall panel is adapted to be moved to a vertically disposed final position and said roof is adapted to be raised at the building site where said further wall panel and said roof define a second space immediately above said ceiling member over said first space.

Claim 22

An elongated prefabricated box-shaped parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a supporting framework of metal beams, a floor component mounted between the lower metal beams of said framework; a wall panel mounted between vertical beams provided in said framework; and a ceiling component mounted between further metal beams of said framework; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space within said framework; a roof and a further wall panel having a height at least one-half the height of said first-mentioned wall panel which are hingedly connected together and to at least one beam of said further metal beams so as to be displaceable relative to said ceiling member whereby said roof and said further wall panel are adapted to be in a lower position when the section is being transported and said wall panel is adapted to be moved to a vertically disposed final position and said roof is adapted to be raised at the building site where said further wall panel and said roof define a second space immediately above said ceiling member over said first space.

Claim 23

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space in the section, a roof and a further wall panel rigidly connected together and displaceably arranged in the section so as to be movable relative to said first space, said further wall panel having a height at least one-half the height of said first-mentioned wall panel and adapted to be in a lowered position for being transported to the building site which falls within a plane parallel and adjacent to a longer vertical boundary face for said first space and to be raised as a whole while substantially entirely contained within said plane at the building site whereby said further wall panel and said roof in the raised position define a second space immediately above said ceiling member and over said first space.

Claim 24

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a first space in the section, a roof and a further wall panel rigidly connected together and displaceably arranged in the section so as to be movable relative to said first space, said further wall panel having a height at least one-half the height of said first-mentioned wall panel and adapted to be in a lowered position for being transported to the building site which falls within a plane parallel and adjacent to a longer vertical boundary face for said first space and to be raised as a whole while substantially entirely contained within said plane at the building site whereby said further wall panel and said roof in the raised position define a second space immediately above said ceiling member and over said first space.

Claim 25

A section as claimed in claim 19, wherein the height of said further wall is substantially the same height as said first mentioned wall.

Claim 26

A prefabricated parallelepiped box-shaped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of the type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member, said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a box-shaped space in the section; a gable portion which has substantially the shape of a right angled triangle being pivotally connected to an upper part of the section so as to be pivotable about an axis relative to one of its corners other than the right angle corner from a position wherein the hypotenuse of the triangle is moved from a substantially horizontal position with said gable portion disposed at the side of said space for transportation purposes to an inclined position above said space at the building site wherein the other sides of the triangle are placed in vertical and horizontal disposition in the completed building, said axis being horizontally disposed and substantially perpendicular to said gable portion, said side of said triangle placed in vertical disposition having a length equal to more than one-half of the height of said box-shaped space.

Claim 27

A prefabricated parallelepiped box-shaped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of the type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member, said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a box-shaped space in the section; a gable portion which has substantially the shape of a right angled triangle being pivotally connected to an upper part of the section so as to be pivotable about an axis relative to one of its corners other than the right angle corner from a position wherein the hypotenuse of the triangle is moved from a substantially horizontal position with said gable portion disposed at the side of said space for transportation purposes to an inclined position above said space at the building site wherein the other sides of the triangle are placed in vertical and horizontal disposition in the completed building, said axis being horizontally disposed and substantially perpendicular to said gable portion, said side of said triangle placed in vertical disposition having a length equal to more than one-half of the height of said box-shaped space.

Claim 28

A section as claimed in claim 21, wherein the entire said gable portion remains substantially in a vertical plane relative to said space during such movement while being pivoted about an axis substantially perpendicular to said plane.

Claim 29

A section as claimed in claim 22, wherein a roof is rigidly connected in a fixed relationship to the side of said gable portion corresponding to said hypotenuse.

Claim 30

A section as claimed in claim 23, wherein a further gable portion similar to said first mentioned gable portion is provided which is similarly pivotable relative to said space, said gable portions when raised at the building site having their right angle corners adjacent to each other.

Claim 31

A section as claimed in claim 21, wherein a further floor component is included at the top of said ceiling member and a roof is provided along the hypotenuse side of said gabel portion, said further floor component, said roof and said gable portion when in raised position at the building site at least one-half of defining an attic space over said box-shaped space.

Claim 32

A section as claimed in claim 85, including a roof structure, said gable portion comprising a wall, said wall being rigidly connected with said roof structure.

Claim 33

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said wall constitutes an outer wall of the completed building.

Claim 34

A section as claimed in claim 27, wherein said wall is fastened at its top edge to said roof structure to form an angle therebetween of about, 90°.

Claim 35

A section as claimed in claim 28, wherein said wall includes windows.

Claim 36

A section as claimed in claim 27, wherein said outer wall is comprised substantially of wood.

Claim 37

A section as claimed in claim 27, wherein said roof structure projects beyond said outer wall.

Claim 38

A section as claimed in claim 27, wherein said outer wall comprises vertically disposed wooden portions and at least one window.

Claim 39

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said wall consists of an inner wall for a loft and said roof structure is rigidly secured to said inner wall.

Claim 40

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said wall includes doors which are inner doors.

Claim 41

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said roof structure forms a saddle type roof.

Claim 42

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said wall comprises two portions which are adapted to be displaced outwardly from each other for transport purposes.

Claim 43

A section as claimed in claim 36, wherein said portions of said wall are displaceable with respect to the section in a direction of length.

Claim 44

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said wall is slideable relative to the section.

Claim 45

A section as claimed in claim 26, wherein said wall is composed of a concretive material.

Claim 46

A prefabricated parallelepiped box-shaped space bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a box-shaped space in the section; a gable portion which has substantially the shape of a right angled triangle being pivotally connected in an upper part of the section so as to be pivotable relative to one of its corners other than the right angle corner from a position wherein the hypotenuse of the triangle is moved from a substantially horizontal position with said gable portion disposed at the side of said space for transportation purposes to an inclined position above said space at the building site, the entire said gable portion remaining substantially in a vertical plane relative to said space during its movement while being pivoted about an axis substantially perpendicular to said plane, a roof rigidly connected to the side of said gable portion corresponding to said hypotenuse, a further gable portion similar to said first mentioned gable portion being provided which is similarly pivotable relative to said space, said gable portions when raised at the building site having their right angle corners adjacent to each other, hinge means in the upper portion of the section being provided wherein one of said gable portions is hingedly connected to said section whereby it pivots about said hinge means when raised, the pivot axis of the other said gable portion being movable relative thereto when it is raised.

Claim 47

A prefabricated parallelepiped box-shaped space bounding section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to a building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a box-shaped space in the section; a gable portion which has substantially the shape of a right angled triangle being pivotally connected in an upper part of the section so as to be pivotable relative to one of its corners other than the right angle corner from a position wherein the hypotenuse of the triangle is moved from a substantially horizontal position with said gable portion disposed at the side of said space for transportation purposes to an inclined position above said space at the building site, the entire said gable portion remaining substantially in a vertical plane relative to said space during its movement while being pivoted about an axis substantially perpendicular to said plane, a roof rigidly connected to the side of said gable portion corresponding to said hypotenuse, a further gable portion similar to said first mentioned gable portion being provided which is similarly pivotable relative to said space, said gable portions when raised at the building site having their right angle corners adjacent to each other, hinge means in the upper portion of the section being provided wherein one of said gable portions is hingedly connected to said section whereby it pivots about said hinge means when raised, the pivot axis of the other said gable portion being movable relative thereto when it is raised.

Claim 48

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall which in the completed building has a height at least one-half the height of said space for defining a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall pivotably arranged on the section whereby for transport purposes it is arranged near one of section boundary faces of the section and is movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall being pivotably connected to a roof portion, said wall and said roof portion in said final position at the building site defining at least in part said further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces.

Claim 49

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall which in the completed building has a height at least one-half the height of said space for defining a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall pivotably arranged on the section whereby for transport purposes it is arranged near one of section boundary faces of the section and is movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall being pivotably connected to a roof portion, said wall and said roof portion in said final position at the building site defining at least in part said further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces.

Claim 50

A prefabricated parallelepiped box-shaped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define the outer boundaries of the parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall for bounding a further space immediately superimposed above said first mentioned space, said wall having a height at least one-half of the height of said first mentioned space and being displaceably arranged on the section by pivot means having a horizontal axis which is provided to connect said wall to said section whereby for transport purposes said wall is arranged along one of said boundary faces of the section and is pivotable with respect to the section upwardly through an angle of about 180° into its final vertically disposed position in the completed building wherein said wall defines in part said further space immediately above said first mentioned space.

Claim 51

A prefabricated parallelepiped box-shaped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define the outer boundaries of the parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall for bounding a further space immediately superimposed above said first mentioned space, said wall having a height at least one-half of the height of said first mentioned space and being displaceably arranged on the section by pivot means having a horizontal axis which is provided to connect said wall to said section whereby for transport purposes said wall is arranged along one of said boundary faces of the section and is pivotable with respect to the section upwardly through an angle of about 180° into its final vertically disposed position in the completed building wherein said wall defines in part said further space immediately above said first mentioned space.

Claim 52

A section as claimed in claim 41, including a framework of beams for the section, wherein three said walls are provided, each of which is pivotally fastened by said pivot means to said framework of beams of the section.

Claim 53

A section as claimed in claim 42, wherein said pivot means comprise three hinges, one of which has a pivotal axis which crosses the pivotal axes of the other two hinges.

Claim 54

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding building section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a box-shaped space in the section; the top part of the section comprising a further floor lying above said ceiling member, a gable portion being pivotally connected in an upper part of the section by pivot means extending along a longer side of the section so as to be pivotable from a position wherein it is lying on the further floor for transport purposes to a vertically extending final position above said space at the building site, a pair of wall portions each of which is pivotally connected by pivot means extending along opposite shorter sides of the section so as to be pivotable from positions parallel to said further floor for transport purposes to a vertically extending final position at right angles to said gable portion above said space at the building site, said further floor, said wall portions and said gable portion forming boundary surfaces in the completed building for a further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces.

Claim 55

A prefabricated elongated parallelepiped space-bounding building section for forming at least part of a building, the section being of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising: a floor component; a wall panel; and a ceiling member; said floor component, said wall panel and said ceiling member comprising boundary faces for a box-shaped space in the section; the top part of the section comprising a further floor lying above said ceiling member, a gable portion being pivotally connected in an upper part of the section by pivot means extending along a longer side of the section so as to be pivotable from a position wherein it is lying on the further floor for transport purposes to a vertically extending final position above said space at the building site, a pair of wall portions each of which is pivotally connected by pivot means extending along opposite shorter sides of the section so as to be pivotable from positions parallel to said further floor for transport purposes to a vertically extending final position at right angles to said gable portion above said space at the building site, said further floor, said wall portions and said gable portion forming boundary surfaces in the completed building for a further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces.

Claim 56

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shape space of the section, a wall for defining a substantially complete side which extends along one-half or more of a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall comprising two wall portions, one said wall portion being fastened by hinge means to the section and the other said wall portion being pivotally connected with said one portion, said two wall portions being adapted to be displaced outwardly relative to each other for transport purposes whereby when so displaced they are each arranged near one of said boundary spaces of the section and are each movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall portions in said final position upon being vertically disposed having a vertical dimension of at least one-half the height of said one space, and a roof structure being provided which is rigidly connected with at least one of said wall portions.

Claim 57

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the section comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shape space of the section, a wall for defining a substantially complete side which extends along one-half or more of a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall comprising two wall portions, one said wall portion being fastened by hinge means to the section and the other said wall portion being pivotally connected with said one portion, said two wall portions being adapted to be displaced outwardly relative to each other for transport purposes whereby when so displaced they are each arranged near one of said boundary spaces of the section and are each movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall portions in said final position upon being vertically disposed having a vertical dimension of at least one-half the height of said one space, and a roof structure being provided which is rigidly connected with at least one of said wall portions.

Claim 58

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the sections comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall for defining a substantially complete side which extends along one-half or more of a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall being displaceably arranged on said section whereby for transport purposes it is arranged near one of said boundary faces of the section and movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall in said final position being vertically disposed, having a vertical dimension at least one-half the height of said space and defining a side of at least approximately one-half of said further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces, a pair of pivot means, a framework of beams for the section, and a roof, said wall being pivotally connected at its lower edge with said framework of beams and at its top edge with said roof.

Claim 59

A prefabricated parallelepiped space-bounding section for forming at least part of a building of a type which is adapted to be transported as a unit from a factory to the building site, the sections comprising a plurality of boundary faces which define at least one parallelepiped shaped space of the section, a wall for defining a substantially complete side which extends along one-half or more of a further space of the building immediately above and adjacent to said one space, said wall being displaceably arranged on said section whereby for transport purposes it is arranged near one of said boundary faces of the section and movable with respect to the section into a final position in the completed building, said wall in said final position being vertically disposed, having a vertical dimension at least one-half the height of said space and defining a side of at least approximately one-half of said further space which is situated immediately above and adjacent said first mentioned space defined by said boundary faces, a pair of pivot means, a framework of beams for the section, and a roof, said wall being pivotally connected at its lower edge with said framework of beams and at its top edge with said roof.