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US 11,898,341 B2Granted
Building core and kit for assembly
OwnerBrent G. Olundinventor
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Abstract
A column assembly has an elongated tubular member. A wall end assembly has an elongated tubular member. A flexible interface connects the column assembly to the wall end assembly. The flexible interface includes a spring pack assembly having a disc spring, an elongated male fastening member, a female fastening member, and an absorbing layer. The male fastening member extends through the spring pack hole into the female fastening member to connect the column assembly to the wall end assembly with the female fastening member and to hold the male fastening member in place.
Claims20
A building core comprising:
- a column assembly having an elongated tubular steel member,
- a wall end assembly having an elongated tubular steel member, and
- a flexible interface connecting the column assembly to the wall end assembly, wherein the flexible interface includes a spring pack assembly having a disc spring, an elongated male fastening member, a female fastening member, a spring pack having a hole extending therethrough and an absorbing layer,
- wherein the disc spring is positioned between the spring pack and the absorbing layer, and
- wherein the male fastening member extends through the spring pack hole into the female fastening member to connect the column assembly to the wall end assembly with the female fastening member and to hold the male fastening member in place.
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