Building system
AssigneeNXT Building System Pty. Ltd.
InventorMatakii O'Goshin Lim
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for erecting a building structure, the system comprising a foundation for receiving the building structure, and a plurality of inner and outer walls, roof and floor panels, the panels being adapted to engage each other for defining at least one story of the building structure, wherein the foundation comprises a first section and a second section, the first section being adapted to bear the load of the building structure and the second section being adapted to provide access to the interiors of the building structure.
Claims12
A screw pile for supporting a building structure, the screw pile comprising:
- a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
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- a bit attached to the distal end of the pile,
- wherein the shaft comprises a plurality of helical bearing plates arranged in a spaced apart relationship along the shaft,
- wherein an upper cylinder of the bit incorporates a series of indentations, with a longitudinal axis of each indentation aligned with a longitudinal axis of the bit, and
- wherein the indentations are arranged in a spaced apart relationship around the upper cylinder and the distal end of the shaft comprising slots corresponding in shape and position with the indentations, the indentations being adapted to receive tabs inserted through the slots in the shaft to increase the strength of the connection between the bit and the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.