Prefabricated building kit

Claim 1

A containerized prefabricated building kit comprising a) a cuboidal frame having eight: corners and twelve edges, front and back walls, two side walls, a floor and a roof, said cuboidal frame consisting of b) eight corner box units, one of which is positioned at each of the eight frame corners, each being box-shaped with six faces and having three external faces which face outwards from the kit and three internal faces; and c) twelve elongate beams forming said frame edges, each of which has first and second ends, said first and second ends each being rigidly secured to one internal face of said box-shaped corner pieces, d) in which said cuboidal frame is at least 2.6 m high, e) said side walls each being formed by several kit wall panels, each panel having an area of less than 6 m 2 , which are removably attached to the said frame, f) said front and back walls and roof and floor being formed of components which are not permanently secured to said frame. g) said kit further containing a plurality of building panels for use in the prefabricated building as building wall panels, floor panels and roof panels. h) said kit further containing a plurality of building beams for use in the prefabricated building as structural load bearing components, i) in which said prefabricated building has a total floor area which is more than twice the area of the floor of the containerized kit.

Claim 16

A method of erecting a building from prefabricated components comprising the steps of: i) providing the said components in the form of a containerized kit comprising a) a cuboidal frame having eight corners and twelve edges, front and back walls, two side walls, a floor and a roof, said cuboidal frame consisting of b) eight corner box units, one of which is positioned at each of the eight frame corners, each being box-shaped with six faces and having three external faces which face outwards from the kit and three internal faces; and c) twelve elongate beams forming said frame edges, each of which has first and second ends, said first and second ends each being rigidly secured to one internal face of said box-shaped corner pieces, d) in which said cuboidal frame is at least 2.6 m high, e) said side walls each being formed by several kit wall panels, each panel having an area of less than 6 m 2 , which are removably attached to the said frame, f) said front and back walls and roof and floor being formed of components which are not permanently secured to said frame. g) said kit further containing a plurality of building panels for use in the prefabricated building as building wall panels, floor panels and roof panels. h) said kit further containing a plurality of building beams for use in the prefabricated building as structural load bearing components, ii) dismantling the said containerized kit by removing said building panels and said building beams, and detaching said kit wall panels from said frame, and iii) erecting the said building from said building panels, building beams and kit wall panels to form a building having external walls and a roof in which the floor area of the building bounded by the said external walls is more than twice the floor area of the containerized kit.

Claim 17

A method of erecting a building from prefabricated components comprising the steps of: i) providing the said components in the form of a containerized kit comprising a) a cuboidal frame having eight corners and twelve edges, front and back walls, two side walls, a floor and a roof, said cuboidal frame consisting of b) eight corner box units, one of which is positioned at each of the eight frame corners, each being box-shaped with six faces and having three external faces which face outwards from the kit and three internal faces; and c) twelve elongate beams forming said frame edges, each of which has first and second ends, said first and second ends each being rigidly secured to one internal face of said box-shaped corner pieces, d) in which said cuboidal frame is at least 2.6 m high, e) said side walls each being formed by several kit wall panels, each panel having an area of less than 6 m 2 , which are removably attached to the said frame, f) said front and back walls and roof and floor being formed of components which are not permanently secured to said frame. g) said kit further containing a plurality of building panels for use in the prefabricated building as building wall panels, floor panels and roof panels. h) said kit further containing a plurality of building beams for use in the prefabricated building as structural load bearing components, ii) dismantling the said containerized kit by removing said building panels and said building beams, and detaching said kit wall panels from said frame, and iii) erecting the said building from said building panels, building beams and kit wall panels to form a building having external walls and a roof in which the floor area of the building bounded by the said external walls is more than twice the floor area of the containerized kit.