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Method of building a house starting from a packaged structure, a packaged structure for use in said method, a method of making a foundation, and a pile cap for use therein
Assignee: FOLDING ENGINEERING BV
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Filing: 1983-05-03
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2003-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A method of building a house or the like on a previously provided foundation, starting from a packaged structure comprising a plurality of panels, wherein, after the deposition of the package on the foundation, in successive stages a superjacent part of the package is hoisted up, and in the space thus formed the panels are unfolded, and packaged structure for use in said method.
Inventors
- 👤 Johannes Buijs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:30
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/343; E04B1/344; E04B1/3445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of building a house or the like on a previously provided foundation starting from a folded and stacked packaged structure including a plurality of panels including roof panels for forming a roof storey on said house, comprising: permanently attaching at least some of said panels, including said roof panels, to one another with hinge means; depositing said package on said foundation; moving said roof panels, which are situated at the top of the package, upwards, and securing said roof panels by means of coupling members at their edges opposite said hinge means to a roof-storey foor; unfolding a roof storey outer wall member, which in the packaged form is intermediate the roof panels and the roof-storey floor; and successively hoisting up from superjacent to subjacent the remaining panels of said package such that said hingedly attached panels are unfolded into proper position and can be readily attached to the next subjacent portion of said package.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
157 words
A method of building a house or the like on a previously provided foundation starting from a folded and stacked packaged structure including a plurality of panels including roof panels for forming a roof storey on said house, comprising: permanently attaching at least some of said panels, including said roof panels, to one another with hinge means; depositing said package on said foundation; moving said roof panels, which are situated at the top of the package, upwards, and securing said roof panels by means of coupling members at their edges opposite said hinge means to a roof-storey foor; unfolding a roof storey outer wall member, which in the packaged form is intermediate the roof panels and the roof-storey floor; and successively hoisting up from superjacent to subjacent the remaining panels of said package such that said hingedly attached panels are unfolded into proper position and can be readily attached to the next subjacent portion of said package.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 2, characterized in that, as the roof panels are raised further, walls hinged to the roof-storey floor are unfolded and, arrived in their vertical position, are coupled at their edges opposite said hinges to a storey floor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 3, characterized by subsequently unfolding an outer wall element which in the packaged position lies on said storey floor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 2, starting from more than one adjacent construction packages or units, characterized in that the next construction unit, after being assembled, is in each case secured to the preceding, already assembled construction unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A packaged structure comprising, in closely stacked condition, and in succession from top to bottom, two hinged-together roof panels, an outer wall element permanently hinged to a subjacent roof-storey floor, two walls permanently hinged to said roof-storey floor, a second outer wall element permanently hinged to a storey floor where said storey floor is hinged to two subjacent walls, under which is provided a next outer wall element, which is hinged to a next storey floor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A packaged structure comprising, in closely stacked condition, and in succession from top to bottom, two hinged-together roof panels, an outer wall element permanently hinged to a subjacent roof-storey floor, two walls permanently hinged to said roof-storey floor, a second outer wall element permanently hinged to a storey floor where said storey floor is hinged to two subjacent walls, under which is provided a next outer wall element, which is hinged to a next storey floor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A packaged structure according to claim 5, characterized in that one or more panels are provided with guide grooves at edges which are initially free edges when said packaged structure is in the assembled and unfolded condition.
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