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US 11,414,853 B2Granted
Apparatus for a building frame designed to create a building
OwnerGarry Lynn Boatwrightinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for a building frame designed to create a building, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the apparatus may include a plurality of base plates. Further, the apparatus may include a plurality of top plates. Further, the apparatus may include a plurality of studs. Further, each stud of the plurality of studs may include an elongated stud body having an upper stud end and a lower stud end. Further, the apparatus may include a plurality of rafters. Further, each rafter of the plurality of rafters may include a first slab body. Further, the each rafter may include a first cuboidal body. Further, the apparatus may include a plurality of braces corresponding to a plurality of brace lengths.
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An apparatus for a building frame designed to create a building, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of base plates, wherein each of the plurality of base plates comprises:
- an elongated base plate body comprising at least one external lower base plate surface configured to be placed in contact with a ground surface and at least one external upper base plate surface opposed to the at least one external lower base plate surface;
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- a plurality of base couplers disposed along a length of the elongated base plate body and on the at least one external upper base plate surface, wherein each of the plurality of base couplers is configured to be detachably attached with a lower stud end of each of a plurality of studs;
- a plurality of top plates, wherein each of the plurality of top plates comprises:
- an elongated top plate body comprising at least one external lower top plate surface and at least one external upper top plate surface opposed to the at least one external lower top plate surface;
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- a plurality of top couplers disposed along a length of the elongated top plate body and on the at least one external lower top plate surface, wherein each of the plurality of top couplers is configured to be detachably attached with an upper stud end of each of the plurality of studs;
- the plurality of studs, wherein each of the plurality of studs comprises an elongated stud body having the upper stud end and the lower stud end, wherein the upper stud end is configured to be detachably attached with each of the plurality of top couplers, wherein the lower stud end is configured to be detachably attached with each of the plurality of base couplers;
- a plurality of rafters, wherein each of the plurality of rafters comprises:
- a first slab body comprising a first slab surface and a second slab surface opposing the first slab surface, wherein the first slab body is characterized by a first slab length, a first slab height, and a first slab width;
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- a first cuboidal body comprising a first cuboidal surface and a second cuboidal surface opposing the first cuboidal surface, wherein the second cuboidal surface is attached to the first slab surface along an upper boundary of the first slab surface, wherein the first cuboidal body is characterized by a first cuboidal width, a first cuboidal height and a first cuboidal length, wherein the first slab height is greater than the first cuboidal height by a predetermined ratio, wherein the first cuboidal length is greater than the first slab length by a predetermined extent, wherein an extended portion of the first cuboidal body equally extends out on at least two sides of the first slab body according to the predetermined extent;
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- a plurality of braces comprising a plurality of elongated brace bodies corresponding to a plurality of brace lengths, a first bracket attached to and extending from a first end of each of the plurality of elongated brace bodies and a second bracket attached to and extending from a second end of each of the plurality of elongated brace bodies, wherein each of the plurality of braces is configured to fasten any two of one of the plurality of base plates, one of the plurality of top plates, one of the plurality of studs, and one of the plurality of rafters together using a brace fastener.
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An apparatus for a building frame designed to create a building, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of base plates, wherein each of the plurality of base plates comprises an elongated base plate body comprising at least one external lower base plate surface configured to be placed in contact with a ground surface and at least one external upper base plate surface opposed to the at least one external lower base plate surface;
- a plurality of base couplers configured to be detachably attached along a length of the elongated base plate body and on the at least one external upper base plate surface using a base coupler fastener, wherein each of a plurality of base couplers is configured to be detachably attached with a lower stud end of each of a plurality of studs, wherein each of the plurality of base couplers comprises a base coupler aperture configured to receive the base coupler fastener, wherein the at least one external upper base plate surface comprises a base plate aperture configured to receive the base coupler fastener;
- a plurality of top plates, wherein each of the plurality of top plates comprises an elongated top plate body comprising at least one external lower top plate surface and at least one external upper top plate surface opposed to the at least one external lower top plate surface;
- a plurality of top couplers configured to be detachably attached along a length of the elongated top plate body and on the at least one external lower top plate surface using a top coupler fastener, wherein each of the plurality of top couplers is configured to be detachably attached with an upper stud end of each of the plurality of studs, wherein each of the plurality of top couplers comprises a top coupler aperture configured to receive the top coupler fastener, wherein the at least one external lower top plate surface comprises a top plate aperture configured to receive the top coupler fastener;
- the plurality of studs, wherein each of the plurality of studs comprises an elongated stud body having the upper stud end and the lower stud end, wherein the upper stud end is configured to be detachably attached with each of the plurality of top couplers, wherein the lower stud end is configured to be detachably attached with each of the plurality of base couplers;
- a plurality of rafters, wherein each of the plurality of rafters comprises:
- a first slab body comprising a first slab surface and a second slab surface opposing the first slab surface, wherein the first slab body is characterized by a first slab length, a first slab height, and a first slab width;
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- a first cuboidal body comprising a first cuboidal surface and a first second cuboidal surface opposing the first cuboidal surface, wherein the second cuboidal surface is attached to the first slab surface along an upper boundary of the first slab surface, wherein the first cuboidal body is characterized by a first cuboidal width, a first cuboidal height and a first cuboidal length, wherein the first slab height is greater than the first cuboidal height by a predetermined ratio, wherein the first cuboidal length is greater than the first slab length by a predetermined extent, wherein an extended portion of the first cuboidal body equally extends out on at least two sides of the first slab body according to the predetermined extent;
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- a plurality of braces comprising a plurality of elongated brace bodies corresponding to a plurality of brace lengths, a first bracket attached to and extending from a first end of each of the plurality of elongated brace bodies, and a second bracket attached to and extending from a second end of each of the plurality of elongated brace bodies, wherein each of the plurality of braces is configured to fasten any two of one of the plurality of base plates, one of the plurality of top plates, one of the plurality of studs, and one of the plurality of rafters together using a brace fastener.
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An apparatus for a building frame designed to create a building, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of base plates, wherein each of the plurality of base plates comprises:
- an elongated base plate body comprising at least one external lower base plate surface configured to be placed in contact with a ground surface and at least one external upper base plate surface opposed to the at least one external lower base plate surface;
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- a plurality of base couplers disposed along a length of the elongated base plate body and on the at least one external upper base plate surface, wherein each of the plurality of base couplers is configured to be detachably attached with a lower stud end of each of the plurality of studs, wherein the plurality of base couplers comprises a plurality of base protrusions, wherein each of the plurality of base protrusions is characterized by a protrusion width and a protrusion height, wherein the lower stud end comprises a lower stud receptacle configured to receive one of the plurality of base protrusions, wherein the lower stud receptacle is characterized by a receptacle depth and a receptacle width, wherein receptacle depth is greater than the protrusion height, wherein the receptacle width is greater than the protrusion width by a predetermined clearance, wherein the plurality of top couplers comprises a plurality of top protrusions, wherein the upper stud end comprises an upper stud receptacle configured to receive one of the plurality of top protrusions, wherein the elongated stud body comprises a hollow cuboidal body characterized by a stud width, a stud height, a stud length and a stud thickness, wherein the lower stud end comprises a cut-away opening on a first side of the hollow cuboidal body, wherein the cut-away opening is characterized by a cut-away width and a cut-away height, wherein the cut-away width is greater than the protrusion width by the predetermined clearance, wherein the cut-away height is greater than the protrusion height by the predetermined clearance;
- a plurality of top plates, wherein each of the plurality of top plates comprises:
- an elongated top plate body comprising at least one external lower top plate surface and at least one external upper top plate surface opposed to the at least one external lower top plate surface;
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- a plurality of top couplers disposed along a length of the elongated top plate body and on the at least one external lower top plate surface, wherein each top coupler is configured to be detachably attached with an upper stud end of each of the plurality of studs;
- the plurality of studs, wherein each of the plurality of studs comprises an elongated stud body having the upper stud end and a lower stud end, wherein the upper stud end is configured to be detachably attached with each of the plurality of top couplers, wherein the lower stud end is configured to be detachably attached with each of the plurality of base couplers;
- a plurality of rafters, wherein each of the plurality of rafters comprises:
- a first slab body comprising a first slab surface and a second slab surface opposing the first slab surface, wherein the first slab body is characterized by a first slab length, a first slab height, and a first slab width;
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- a first cuboidal body comprising a first cuboidal surface and a second cuboidal surface opposing the first cuboidal surface, wherein the second cuboidal surface is attached to the first slab surface along an upper boundary of the first slab surface, wherein the first cuboidal body is characterized by a first cuboidal width, a first cuboidal height and a first cuboidal length, wherein the first slab height is greater than the first cuboidal height by a predetermined ratio, wherein the first cuboidal length is greater than the first slab length by a predetermined extent, wherein an extended portion of the first cuboidal body equally extends out on at least two sides of the first slab body according to the predetermined extent;
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- a plurality of braces comprising a plurality of elongated brace bodies corresponding to a plurality of brace lengths, a first bracket attached to and extending from a first end of each of the plurality of elongated brace bodies, and a second bracket attached to and extending from a second end of each of the plurality of elongated brace bodies, wherein each of the plurality of braces is configured to fasten any two of one of the plurality of base plates, one of the plurality of top plates, one of the plurality of studs, and one of the plurality of rafters together using a brace fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.