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Portable building structure

Assignee: MAG Aerospace Industries LLC
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Filing: 1974-02-01
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Granted: 1978-01-03
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Expires: 1994-02-01
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Abstract

Abstract A portable building structure, wherein a floor section supports corner posts which receive wall panels, the corner posts supporting a ceiling structure. Within the building structure is a portable toilet and a vent pipe extends upwardly through the ceiling structure. The floor structure, corner posts and ceiling structure are readily separable to render the building structure portable.

Inventors

  • 👤 John S. Blick, III
  • 👤 Ralph N. Fuller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 22:23
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H1/00; E04H1/12; E04H1/1205; E04H1/1216

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 261 words
In a portable building comprising a base structure, a roof structure, side walls, a rear wall and a front wall having a door opening into the interior thereof, said base structure and said roof structure comprising frame members and a floor panel and a ceiling panel, respectively, each of said structures having means at the corners of said structures interconnecting said frame members, elongated corner posts of a unitary rigid non-resilient material, extending between the corners of said structures, means at the corners of said structures and on said corner posts removably connectable for interconnecting said corner posts and said structures said corner posts and said frame members having means for removably receiving wall panels in a close-fit relationship, and wall panels removably disposed between said corner posts, said means for removably receiving wall panels including elongated flanges on said corner posts and on said frame members forming panel receiving channels therebetween, said means at the corners of said structure and on said corner posts for interconnecting said corner posts and said structures comprising corner members having sockets at said corners and ends on said corner posts engaged in said sockets in said corner members, and means adjustably interlocking said corner members and said ends for forcing said flanges on said corner posts towards said flanges on said frame members for thereby gripping said panels firmly between said flanges to form a rigid self-supporting portable building, said means for adjustably interlocking also being adapted to selectively release said panels from said flanges to thereby quickly and easily dismantle said portable building.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 261 words
In a portable building comprising a base structure, a roof structure, side walls, a rear wall and a front wall having a door opening into the interior thereof, said base structure and said roof structure comprising frame members and a floor panel and a ceiling panel, respectively, each of said structures having means at the corners of said structures interconnecting said frame members, elongated corner posts of a unitary rigid non-resilient material, extending between the corners of said structures, means at the corners of said structures and on said corner posts removably connectable for interconnecting said corner posts and said structures said corner posts and said frame members having means for removably receiving wall panels in a close-fit relationship, and wall panels removably disposed between said corner posts, said means for removably receiving wall panels including elongated flanges on said corner posts and on said frame members forming panel receiving channels therebetween, said means at the corners of said structure and on said corner posts for interconnecting said corner posts and said structures comprising corner members having sockets at said corners and ends on said corner posts engaged in said sockets in said corner members, and means adjustably interlocking said corner members and said ends for forcing said flanges on said corner posts towards said flanges on said frame members for thereby gripping said panels firmly between said flanges to form a rigid self-supporting portable building, said means for adjustably interlocking also being adapted to selectively release said panels from said flanges to thereby quickly and easily dismantle said portable building.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
In a portable building structure as defined in claim 1, said base frame members having means connectable to a pallet, and including an enlarged pallet beneath said building connected to said last mentioned means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 40 words
In a building structure as defined in claim 1, said corner members comprising sections of corresponding extrusions having a body and flanges extending at right angles from and including said body, and means connecting said flanges to said frame members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 78 words
In the portable building structure of claim 1 wherein said means for adjustably interlocking includes a threaded aperture in each corner member opening into each socket, and a screw threadably receivable in each threaded aperture having a distal end engagable with the ends of said corner posts in said sockets for bearing against said corner post ends when said screws are tightened for thereby forcing said flanges on said corner posts towards said flanges on said frames members.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-01-02 1981-07-04 1982-01-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-01-02 1985-07-04 1986-01-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-01-02 1989-07-04 1990-01-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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