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US 12,345,039 B2Granted
Modular building system
OwnerKevin B. Thomas, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A modular building system, includes a modular building assembly, including a base mounting structure with first and second base angle brackets; a left receiving wall assembly, including a left primary wall assembly, and left front and left rear corner brackets; a right primary wall assembly, and right front and right rear corner brackets; and front and rear wall assemblies; and a platform with legs; such that the modular building assembly is positionable on a top surface of the platform.
Claims27
A modular building system, comprising a modular building assembly, which comprises:
- a) a left receiving wall assembly, comprising:
- a left primary wall assembly;
- a left front corner bracket, which is mounted along a front vertical side of the left primary wall assembly;
- and
- a left rear corner bracket, which is mounted along a rear vertical side of the left primary wall assembly;
- b) a right receiving wall assembly, comprising:
- a right primary wall assembly;
- a right front corner bracket, which is mounted along a front vertical side of the right primary wall assembly;
- and
- a right rear corner bracket, which is mounted along a rear vertical side of the right primary wall assembly;
- such that a front mounting opening is formed between the left front corner bracket and the right front corner bracket;
- and
- such that a rear mounting opening is formed between the left rear corner bracket and the right rear corner bracket;
- c) a front wall assembly, which is mounted in the front mounting opening;
- and
- d) a rear wall assembly, which is mounted in the rear mounting opening;
- wherein each corresponding corner bracket of the left front corner bracket, the left rear corner bracket, the right front corner bracket, and the right rear corner bracket further comprises:
- a u-shaped elongated corner bracket portion, which is configured to be positioned on and along a vertical side of a first corresponding wall assembly of the left primary wall assembly and the right primary wall assembly;
- wherein the u-shaped elongated corner bracket portion further comprises:
- an outer elongated flange, which is configured to be positioned along an outside surface of the first corresponding wall assembly, adjacent to the vertical side of the first corresponding wall assembly;
- an inner elongated flange, which is configured to be positioned along an inside surface of the first corresponding wall assembly adjacent to the vertical side of the first corresponding wall assembly;
- and
- an elongated bridge portion, which is connected between inner ends of the outer elongated flange and the inner elongated flange;
- an inward elongated flange portion, which is perpendicularly mounted along an outer end of the inner elongated flange, such that the inward elongated flange portion is configured to hold a second corresponding wall assembly of the front wall assembly and the rear wall assembly in position in a corresponding mounting opening of the front mounting opening and the rear mounting opening.
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A modular building system, comprising a modular building assembly, which comprises:
- a) a left receiving wall assembly, comprising:
- a left primary wall assembly;
- and
- a left front corner bracket, which is mounted along a front vertical side of the left primary wall assembly;
- b) a right receiving wall assembly, comprising:
- a right primary wall assembly;
- and
- a right front corner bracket, which is mounted along a front vertical side of the right primary wall assembly;
- such that a front mounting opening is formed between the left front corner bracket and the right front corner bracket;
- and
- c) a front wall assembly, which is configured to be mounted in the front mounting opening;
- wherein each corresponding corner bracket of the left front corner bracket and the right front corner bracket, comprises:
- a u-shaped elongated corner bracket portion, which is configured to be positioned on and along a vertical side of a first corresponding wall assembly of the left primary wall assembly and the right primary wall assembly;
- wherein the u-shaped elongated corner bracket portion further comprises:
- an outer elongated flange, which is configured to be positioned along an outside surface of the first corresponding wall assembly, adjacent to the vertical side of the first corresponding wall assembly;
- an inner elongated flange, which is configured to be positioned along an inside surface of the first corresponding wall assembly adjacent to the vertical side of the first corresponding wall assembly;
- and
- an elongated bridge portion, which is connected between inner ends of the outer elongated flange and the inner elongated flange;
- an inward elongated flange portion, which is perpendicularly mounted along an outer end of the inner elongated flange, such that the inward elongated flange portion is configured to hold the front wall assembly in position in the front mounting opening.
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A modular building system, comprising a modular building assembly, which comprises:
- a) a left receiving wall assembly, comprising:
- a left primary wall assembly;
- and
- a left front corner bracket, which is mounted along a front vertical side of the left primary wall assembly;
- b) a right receiving wall assembly, comprising:
- a right primary wall assembly;
- and
- a right front corner bracket, which is mounted along a front vertical side of the right primary wall assembly;
- such that a front mounting opening is formed between the left front corner bracket and the right front corner bracket;
- and
- c) a front wall assembly, which is configured to be mounted in the front mounting opening;
- wherein a corresponding wall assembly of the left primary wall assembly, the right primary wall assembly, and the front wall assembly further comprises at least one window aperture, wherein the modular building assembly further comprises:
- at least one slidable window assembly, which is configured to be slidable to open and close the slidable window assembly;
- wherein the at least one slidable window assembly further comprises:
- a window piece;
- a left window groove assembly, which comprises a left groove, wherein the left window groove assembly is mounted on a left side of the at least one window aperture;
- a right window groove assembly, which comprises a right groove, wherein the right window groove assembly is mounted on a right side of the at least one window aperture;
- a left vertical rail, which comprises a left elongated rail slit, which provides access to a left elongated rail interior;
- and
- a right vertical rail, which comprises a right elongated rail slit, which provides access to a right elongated rail interior;
- wherein a left side of the window piece is slidably mounted inside the left groove;
- and
- wherein a right side of the window piece is slidably mounted inside the right groove;
- such that the window piece is vertically slidably mounted between the left window groove assembly and the right window groove assembly;
- wherein the left vertical rail and the right vertical rail are mounted on respectively left and right sides of the window aperture;
- such that the at least one slidable window assembly is configured to enable at least one horizontal elongated object assembly to be vertically slidably and lockably connected between the left vertical rail and the right vertical rail.
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A modular building system, comprising a modular building assembly, which comprises:
- at least one corresponding wall assembly;
- wherein the at least one corresponding wall assembly further comprises:
- at least one window aperture;
- and
- at least one slidable window assembly, which is configured to be slidable to open and close the slidable window assembly;
- wherein the at least one slidable window assembly further comprises:
- a window piece;
- a left window groove assembly, which comprises a left groove, wherein the left window groove assembly is mounted on a left side of the at least one window aperture;
- a right window groove assembly, which comprises a right groove, wherein the right window groove assembly is mounted on a right side of the at least one window aperture;
- a left vertical rail, which comprises a left elongated rail slit, which provides access to a left elongated rail interior;
- and
- a right vertical rail, which comprises a right elongated rail slit, which provides access to a right elongated rail interior;
- wherein a left side of the window piece is slidably mounted inside the left groove;
- and
- wherein a right side of the window piece is slidably mounted inside the right groove;
- such that the window piece is vertically slidably mounted between the left window groove assembly and the right window groove assembly;
- wherein the left vertical rail and the right vertical rail are mounted on respectively left and right sides of the window aperture;
- such that the at least one slidable window assembly is configured to enable at least one horizontal elongated object assembly to be vertically slidably and lockably connected between the left vertical rail and the right vertical rail.
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A modular building system, comprising a modular building assembly, which comprises:
- at least one corresponding wall assembly;
- wherein the at least one corresponding wall assembly further comprises:
- at least one window aperture;
- and
- at least one slidable window assembly, which is configured to be slidable to open and close the slidable window assembly;
- wherein the at least one slidable window assembly further comprises:
- a window piece;
- a left window groove assembly, which comprises a left groove, wherein the left window groove assembly is mounted on a left side of the at least one window aperture;
- a right window groove assembly, which comprises a right groove, wherein the right window groove assembly is mounted on a right side of the at least one window aperture;
- a left elongated friction fitting, which is positioned along an inner surface of a left outer side of the window piece, such that the left elongated friction fitting slides inside the left groove;
- and
- a right elongated friction fitting, which is positioned along an inner surface of a right outer side of the window piece, such that the left elongated friction fitting slides inside the right groove;
- wherein a left side of the window piece is slidably mounted inside the left groove;
- and
- wherein a right side of the window piece is slidably mounted inside the right groove;
- such that the window piece is vertically slidably mounted between the left window groove assembly and the right window groove assembly;
- and
- such that the left elongated friction fitting and the right elongated friction fitting provide smooth sliding and weather sealing of the at least one slidable window assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.