# US 12,110,682 B2 · Building system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,110,682 B2 - Document ID: US12110682B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/957,951 - Filed: 2022-09-30 - Published: 2023-03-30 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-30 - Applicants: Rustin J Russo - Inventors: Rustin J Russo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12110682B2 ## CPC - E04B 1/3483: {the supporting structure consisting of metal} - E04B 5/10: with metal beams or girders, e.g. with steel lattice girders (E04B5/14 takes precedence) - E04B 1/0007: {Base structures; Cellars} - E02D 27/02: Flat foundations without substantial excavation (E02D27/04, E02D27/08 take precedence) - E04B 1/34815: {Elements not integrated in a skeleton} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E02D: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES {(tunnels, tunnelling, mining E21)} ## Abstract Disclosed is an assembly for a flooring support structure of a prefabricated or factory made building, comprising a plate configured to boarder a peripheral edge of the flooring support structure in perpendicular planar configuration to the flooring support structure and a floor joist assembly coupled between an outer structural support beam of the flooring support structure and the plate. The floor joist assembly is configured to position below a wall framing structure supported atop the flooring support structure and to provide an open space below the wall framing structure to enable utility components to be contained within and run down the wall structure and through the open space. The disclosed assembly further allows installation of waterproofing on the exterior of the building structure and enables an exterior finish to terminate above grade level for exterior drainage and superior waterproofing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly for a flooring support structure of a prefabricated or factory made building, the flooring support structure including a foundation, a floor deck above the foundation, and an outer structural support beam between the foundation and floor deck, the outer structural support beam running parallel to a first peripheral edge of the flooring support structure, the assembly comprising: a vertical plate bordering the first peripheral edge of the flooring support structure in perpendicular alignment to the flooring support structure; and a floor joist assembly coupled between the outer structural support beam of the flooring support structure and the plate, wherein the flooring support structure supports a wall framing structure, wherein the floor joist assembly is positioned below the wall framing structure and provides continuous open space in the flooring support structure which extends in a vertically uninterrupted path through an area of the flooring support structure located directly below the wall framing structure to enable utility components to be contained within and run down through a cavity of the wall framing structure and the continuous open space in said area of the flooring support structure directly below the wall framing structure to a crawl space below the flooring support structure in a vertically straight path, wherein the outer structural support beam is one of a plurality of structural support beams that run parallel to said first peripheral edge, the outer structural support beam being the beam closest to the first peripheral edge, wherein the outer structural support beam is laterally distanced from the wall framing structure and the vertical plate at the first peripheral edge to allow for said continuous open space, wherein the continuous open space has an uninterrupted width which is greater than the width of the cavity of the wall framing structure, and wherein the assembly is an integral component of the prefabricated or factory made building and is movable with the prefabricated or factory made building. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the outer structural support beam is a metal I-beam. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The assembly of claim 2, wherein the floor joist assembly is positioned between the vertical plate at the first peripheral edge and a flange of the metal I-beam of the outer structural support beam, said flange facing the first peripheral edge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, further comprising an angle coupled between the vertical plate and the floor joist assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The assembly of claim 4, wherein a vertical wall of the angle is welded to an inner side of the vertical plate at a bottom end portion of the vertical plate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The assembly of claim 5, wherein a bottom end portion of the joist assembly is supported on a horizontal wall of the angle and is mechanically coupled thereto. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein a distance between the outer structural support beam and the vertical plate is approximately 2 feet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly of claim 1, wherein the vertical plate surrounds a perimeter of the flooring support structure including a second peripheral edge perpendicular to the first peripheral edge. ### Claim 9 An assembly method for a flooring support structure of a prefabricated or factory made building, the method comprising: installing a vertical plate at a first peripheral edge of the flooring support structure in perpendicular alignment to the flooring support structure; and coupling a floor joist assembly between an outer structural support beam of the flooring support structure and the vertical plate, wherein the outer structural support beam runs parallel to the first peripheral edge of the flooring support structure, and is provided between a foundation and a floor deck above the foundation of the flooring support structure, wherein the flooring support structure supports a wall framing structure, wherein the floor joist assembly is positioned below the wall framing structure and provides a continuous open space in the flooring support structure which extends in a vertically uninterrupted path through an area of the flooring support structure located directly below the wall framing structure to enable utility components to be contained within and run down through a cavity of the wall framing structure and through the continuous open space in said area of the flooring support structure directly below the wall framing structure to a crawl space below the flooring support structure in a vertically straight path, wherein the outer structural support beam is one of a plurality of structural support beams that run parallel to said first peripheral edge, the outer structural support beam being the beam closest to the first peripheral edge, wherein the outer structural support beam is laterally distanced from the wall framing structure and the vertical plate at the first peripheral edge to allow for said continuous open space, and wherein the continuous open space has an uninterrupted width which is greater than the width of the cavity of the wall framing structure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The assembly method of claim 9, further comprising attaching an angle between the vertical plate and the floor joist assembly.