Abstract A building system formed from a plurality of building panels of triangular shape which are continuously attached on all sides to the earth or other triangular panels thereby defining a rigid panel structure of regular geometric form. Preferably, each panel is formed from two panel sections wherein each section is formed by cutting a stock piece of rigid material, having a known or predetermined length to width dimensional ratio, along its diagonal to form two right triangular panel sections. The dimensions of each triangular panel are equal and in a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the base to the perpendicular height is unity, wherein the panel sections are formed from a stock piece of material having a length to width dimensional ratio of two to one. However, stock material of other dimensional ratios can be used such as two to three and three to four, resulting in a building system utilizing building structures of regular geometric form with varying numbers of triangular panels utilized depending upon the dimensional ratio employed.
A building structure, comprising a plurality of identical triangular panels positioned and joined in an edge-to-edge array to define an essentially hexagonal geometric shape which functions as a roof and sidewalls, each of said triangular panels being formed from a rectangular panel having a two-to-one length to width dimensional ratio by diagonally cutting said rectangular panel to form two identical right triangular panel elements, each of said right triangular panel elements having a one-to-one base to perpendicular height dimensional ratio, and joining said right triangular panel elements along their respective perpendicular height dimensions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A building structure, comprising a plurality of identical triangular panels positioned and joined in an edge-to-edge array to define an essentially hexagonal geometric shape which functions as a roof and sidewalls, each of said triangular panels being formed from a rectangular panel having a two-to-one length to width dimensional ratio by diagonally cutting said rectangular panel to form two identical right triangular panel elements, each of said right triangular panel elements having a one-to-one base to perpendicular height dimensional ratio, and joining said right triangular panel elements along their respective perpendicular height dimensions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A building structure as recited in claim 1, further comprising a geometrically regular base and floor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A building structure as recited in claim 2, wherein said base comprises a plurality of anchor arms which support the triangular panels in said edge-to-edge array which function as the sidewalls of the building structure.
Claim 5
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A building structure as recited in claim 1, wherein the edges of adjacent triangular panels are joined by an adhesive material.