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US 10,724,232 B2Granted
Construction system
AssigneeGlavloc Build Systems Limited
InventorPaul Glavin
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Abstract
A construction system for a wall or floor or roof uses a set of studs having panel engagement features protruding from opposed edges of the stud. Panel elements having apertures receive these features so that they protrude through the panel element apertures. Retainers engage the panel engagement features and press against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint. There may be rails to form a mesh with the studs, and the panel elements may not be wide enough to abut each other, narrow panel elements providing sufficient structural strength in combination with the compression joints and the studs.
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A construction system for a wall or floor or roof comprising:
- a set of studs having side surfaces and edge surfaces, at least one of said set of studs including panel engagement features protruding from an edge of the stud,
- panel elements having apertures to receive said engagement features so that the engagement features protrude through the panel element apertures,
- retainers configured for engaging said panel engagement features when they protrude through said apertures and for pressing against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint pressing the panel element against the stud,
- a soleplate having apertures for receiving ends of the studs,
- a header plate having apertures to receive ends of the studs, and
- wherein the sole plate and/or the header plate have apertures and corresponding bridging inserts fitting said apertures,
- wherein a pair of soleplates or header plates butted at a cut through said aperture is joined by insertion of said insert across the cut line,
- wherein said apertures are shaped to form two opposed dovetail sockets,
- wherein:
- at least one stud includes a series of a plurality of panel engagement features along at least one edge,
- at least one panel engagement feature includes a portion extending distally from the stud edge and a portion extending laterally, and configured so that the retainer fits within a space bordered by two of said engagement features with a tight fit so that said compression force is applied, and
- the retainer is in the form of a tongue configured for engagement with a friction fit with the panel engagement feature, and is wedge-shaped, with a narrower leading end.
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A construction method performed with a construction system comprising:
- a set of studs having side surfaces and edge surfaces, at least one of said set of studs comprising panel engagement features protruding from an edge of the stud,
- panel elements having apertures to receive said engagement features so that the engagement features protrude through the panel element apertures, and
- retainers configured for engaging said panel engagement features when they protrude through said apertures and for pressing against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint pressing the panel element against the stud,
- wherein:
- at least one stud comprises a series of a plurality of panel engagement features along at least one edge,
- at least one panel engagement feature comprises a portion extending distally from the stud edge and a portion extending laterally, and configured so that the retainer fits within a space bordered by two of said engagement features with a tight fit so that said compression force is applied, and, and in which the retainer is in the form of a tongue configured for engagement with a friction fit with the panel engagement feature, and is wedge-shaped, with a narrower leading end,
- the method comprising fabricating a structural wall section by:
- aligning the studs parallel to each other,
- applying a panel element so that the engagement features protrude through the panel apertures, and
- engaging the retainers with the panel engagement features with a friction fit so that they press against an outside surface of the panel and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint.
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A construction system for a wall or floor or roof comprising:
- a set of studs having side surfaces and edge surfaces, at least one of said set of studs including panel engagement features protruding from an edge of the stud,
- panel elements having apertures to receive said engagement features so that the engagement features protrude through the panel element apertures, and
- retainers configured for engaging said panel engagement features when they protrude through said apertures and for pressing against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint pressing the panel element against the stud,
- a soleplate having apertures for receiving ends of the studs,
- a header plate having apertures to receive ends of the studs,
- wherein the sole plate and/or the header plate have apertures and corresponding bridging inserts fitting said apertures,
- wherein a pair of soleplates or header plates are butted at a cut through said aperture and are joined by insertion of said insert across the cut line, and
- wherein said apertures are shaped to form two opposed dovetail sockets.
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A construction method performed with a construction system comprising:
- a set of studs having side surfaces and edge surfaces, at least one of said set of studs including panel engagement features protruding from an edge of the stud,
- panel elements having apertures to receive said engagement features so that the engagement features protrude through the panel element apertures, and
- retainers configured for engaging said panel engagement features when they protrude through said apertures and for pressing against an outside surface of a panel element and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint pressing the panel element against the stud,
- the method comprising fabricating a structural wall section by:
- aligning the studs parallel to each other,
- applying a panel element so that the engagement features protrude through the panel apertures, and
- engaging the retainers with the panel engagement features with a friction fit so that they press against an outside surface of the panel and towards the studs with a compression force to form a compression joint,
- engaging ends of the studs in apertures of a sole plate and a wall plate,
- connecting at least two panel elements alongside edges of said panel elements by inserting bridging inserts into opposed sockets along the panel element edges, and
- applying an outer sheet by fixing the sheet to said retainers so that there is a gap between the sheet and the panel elements set by depth of the retainers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.