Housing unit formed from mobile or modular parts

Claim 2

A housing unit comprising: at least a pair of elongated home parts, each home part having a pair of opposed sides, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; means beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side relationship on the lot with a side of one home part being directly adjacent to a side of the other home part; means interconnecting the adjacent sides of the home parts when the same are supported by said supporting means; and a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab, said garage having means coupled to the home parts for permitting the home parts to move up and down and the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement.

Claim 3

A housing unit as set forth in claim 1, wherein one side of the garage and one side of the other home part are free of openings.

Claim 4

A housing unit comprising: a pair of elongated home parts, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; a number of spaced piers beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side, substantially abutting relationship to each other on the lot with respective first ends of the home parts adjacent to each other, the second ends of the home parts being spaced from each other; means interconnecting the home parts at spaced locations along the junction thereof when the home parts are supported by said piers; a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and the end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; first means securing one sidewall of the garage to the adjacent side of said one home part; and second means securing said end wall to the adjacent end of the other home part, said one sidewall and the end wall being in load-bearing relationship to adjacent portions of respective home parts, whereby the load of the adjacent portions of the home parts is borne by the one sidewall and the end wall of the garage as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement, one side of the other home part and the other sidewall of the garage being free of openings therethrough.

Claim 5

A housing unit comprising: a pair of elongated home parts, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; a number of spaced piers beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side, substantially abutting relationship to each other on the lot with respective first ends of the home parts adjacent to each other, the second ends of the home parts being spaced from each other; means interconnecting the home parts at spaced locations along the junction thereof when the home parts are supported by said piers; a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and the end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; first means securing one sidewall of the garage to the adjacent side of said one home part; and second means securing said end wall to the adjacent end of the other home part, said one sidewall and the end wall being in load-bearing relationship to adjacent portions of respective home parts, whereby the load of the adjacent portions of the home parts is borne by the one sidewall and the end wall of the garage as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement, one side of the other home part and the other sidewall of the garage being free of openings therethrough.

Claim 6

A housing unit comprising: a pair of elongated home parts, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; a number of spaced piers beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side, substantially abutting relationship to each other on the lot with respective first ends of the home parts adjacent to each other, the second ends of the home parts being spaced from each other; means interconnecting the home parts at spaced locations along the junction thereof when the home parts are supported by said piers; a garage adjacent to the home parts in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and the end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; and means including a flashing including a pair of relatively shiftable flashing parts coupled together, said flashing permitting the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement, on side of the other home part and the other sidewall of the garage being free of openings therethrough.

Claim 7

A housing unit comprising: a pair of elongated home parts, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; a number of spaced piers beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side, substantially abutting relationship to each other on the lot with respective first ends of the home parts adjacent to each other, the second ends of the home parts being spaced from each other; means interconnecting the home parts at spaced locations along the junction thereof when the home parts are supported by said piers; a garage adjacent to the home parts in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and the end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; and means including a flashing including a pair of relatively shiftable flashing parts coupled together, said flashing permitting the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement, on side of the other home part and the other sidewall of the garage being free of openings therethrough.

Claim 8

A housing unit comprising: at least a pair of elongated home parts, each home part having a pair of opposed sides, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; means beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side relationship on the lot with a side of one home part being directly adjacent to a side of the other home part; means interconnecting the adjacent sides of the home parts when the same are supported by said supporting means; and a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; first means connecting one of the sidewalls of the garage to said one home part; and second means connecting the end wall of the garage to the other home part, each of said first means and said second means including a pair of vertically spaced strips, and means securing the strips of each pair to the adjacent portion of the corresponding home part, said strips and said securing means causing said one sidewall and the end wall to be in load-bearing relationship to respective home parts to thereby permit the garage to operate essentially as an attached garage and to allow the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement.

Claim 9

A housing unit comprising: at least a pair of elongated home parts, each home part having a pair of opposed sides, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; means beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side relationship on the lot with a side of one home part being directly adjacent to a side of the other home part; means interconnecting the adjacent sides of the home parts when the same are supported by said supporting means; and a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; first means connecting one of the sidewalls of the garage to said one home part; and second means connecting the end wall of the garage to the other home part, each of said first means and said second means including a pair of vertically spaced strips, and means securing the strips of each pair to the adjacent portion of the corresponding home part, said strips and said securing means causing said one sidewall and the end wall to be in load-bearing relationship to respective home parts to thereby permit the garage to operate essentially as an attached garage and to allow the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement.

Claim 10

A housing unit comprising: at least a pair of elongated home parts, each home part having a pair of opposed sides, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; means beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side relationship on the lot with a side of one home part being directly adjacent to a side of the other home part; means interconnecting the adjacent sides of the home parts when the same are supported by said supporting means; and a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab, there being flashing between the garage and the home parts, the flashing including a pair of relatively shiftable flashing parts coupled together for permitting the garage to operate essentially as an attached garage and to allow the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement.

Claim 11

A housing unit comprising: at least a pair of elongated home parts, each home part having a pair of opposed sides, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto a lot; means beneath each home part for supporting the same in side-by-side relationship on the lot with a side of one home part being directly adjacent to a side of the other home part; means interconnecting the adjacent sides of the home parts when the same are supported by said supporting means; and a garage adjacent to the home parts and in longitudinal alignment with the other home part, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab, there being flashing between the garage and the home parts, the flashing including a pair of relatively shiftable flashing parts coupled together for permitting the garage to operate essentially as an attached garage and to allow the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement.

Claim 12

A housing construction for a number of adjoining lots with each pair of lots having a common lot line comprising: a number of housing units, there being a housing unit for each lot, respectively, each housing unit including a pair of elongated home parts, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto the respective lot; a number of spaced piers beneath the home parts of each housing unit for supporting the home parts in side-by-side substantially abutting relationship to each other on the respective lot with respective first ends of the home parts adjacent to each other, the second ends of the home parts being spaced from each other and with one side of the other home parts at least adjacent to a corresponding common lot line; means interconnecting the home parts of each housing unit at spaced locations along the junction of the home parts when the latter are supported by said piers; a garage for each housing unit, respectively, each garage being adjacent to respective ends of the corresponding pair of home parts in longitudinal alignment with said other home part of the pair, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and the end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; and flashing between the garage and the home parts, the flashing including a pair of relatively shiftable flashing parts permitting the garage to operate essentially as an attached garage and allowing the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement, the side of each housing unit adjacent to the corresponding common lot line being free of openings therethrough whereby access to or observation of a lot from the housing unit of the next adjacent lot is prevented.

Claim 13

A housing construction for a number of adjoining lots with each pair of lots having a common lot line comprising: a number of housing units, there being a housing unit for each lot, respectively, each housing unit including a pair of elongated home parts, one of the home parts being longer than the other home part, the home parts initially being transportable independently of each other onto the respective lot; a number of spaced piers beneath the home parts of each housing unit for supporting the home parts in side-by-side substantially abutting relationship to each other on the respective lot with respective first ends of the home parts adjacent to each other, the second ends of the home parts being spaced from each other and with one side of the other home parts at least adjacent to a corresponding common lot line; means interconnecting the home parts of each housing unit at spaced locations along the junction of the home parts when the latter are supported by said piers; a garage for each housing unit, respectively, each garage being adjacent to respective ends of the corresponding pair of home parts in longitudinal alignment with said other home part of the pair, said garage having a floor slab, a pair of sidewalls and an end wall, the sidewalls and the end wall being independent of the home parts and being supported on the floor slab; and flashing between the garage and the home parts, the flashing including a pair of relatively shiftable flashing parts permitting the garage to operate essentially as an attached garage and allowing the garage sidewalls and end wall to remain stationary on the floor slab as the lot heaves and subsides due to earth movement, the side of each housing unit adjacent to the corresponding common lot line being free of openings therethrough whereby access to or observation of a lot from the housing unit of the next adjacent lot is prevented.