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US 12,553,231 B2Granted
Structure and method for fabricating same
AssigneeYugenkaisha Japan Tsusyo
InventorKatsuyuki Kitagawa
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Abstract
This structure 100 of the present invention comprises two ceiling members 110a, 110b, four wall members 120a-120d, and two floor members 130a, 130b, wherein each of the four wall members has a first joint edge joined to the two ceiling members, a second joint edge joined to the two floor members, a third joint edge joined to one among the four wall members adjacent to the respective four wall members, and a fourth joint edge joined to another one among the four wall members adjacent to the respective four wall members, and wherein the two ceiling members, the four wall members, and the two floor members are each formed of a foamed body.
Claims15
An expandable structure comprising:
- at least one ceiling member;
- at least four wall members;
- and
- at least one floor member,
- wherein the at least one floor member has a first portion constituting a floor of the structure and a second upstanding portion constituting a base of a wall,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are integrally formed and define a unitary, one-piece construction,
- wherein each of the at least four wall members has:
- a first joint edge that is joined to the at least one ceiling member;
- a second joint edge that is joined to the at least one floor member;
- a third joint edge that is joined to one of the at least four wall members adjacent to each of the at least four wall members;
- and
- a fourth joint edge that is joined to the other one of the at least four wall members adjacent to each of the at least four wall members;
- and
- wherein each of the at least one ceiling member, the at least four wall members, and the at least one floor member is composed of foam;
- the at least one ceiling member being a plurality of ceiling members, and further comprising at least one ceiling member for expansion;
- the at least four wall members being a plurality of wall members;
- the at least one floor member being a plurality of floor members, and further comprising at least one floor member for expansion;
- wherein the at least one ceiling member for expansion is joined between two of the plurality of ceiling members to form an expanded ceiling section,
- wherein the at least one floor member for expansion is joined between two of the plurality of floor members to form an expanded floor section,
- wherein the expanded ceiling section is joined to the expanded floor section with the plurality of wall members, and
- wherein each said member is composed of foam.
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A structure comprising:
- at least one ceiling member;
- at least four wall members;
- and
- at least one floor member,
- wherein the at least one floor member has a first portion constituting a floor of the structure and a second upstanding portion constituting a base of a wall,
- wherein the first portion and the second portion are integrally formed and define a unitary, one-piece construction,
- wherein each of the at least four wall members has:
- a first joint edge that is joined to the at least one ceiling member;
- a second joint edge that is joined to the at least one floor member;
- a third joint edge that is joined to one of the at least four wall members adjacent to each of the at least four wall members;
- and
- a fourth joint edge that is joined to the other one of the at least four wall members adjacent to each of the at least four wall members;
- and
- wherein each of the at least one ceiling member, the at least four wall members, and the at least one floor member is composed of foam;
- wherein:
- (a) the at least one ceiling member comprises a first ceiling member and a second ceiling member, and each of the first ceiling member and the second ceiling member comprises a first joint edge, a second joint edge, a third joint edge, and a fourth joint edge,
- (b) the at least four wall members comprise a first wall member, a second wall member, a third wall member, and a fourth wall member,
- (c) the at least one floor member comprises a first floor member and a second floor member, and each of the first floor member and the second floor member comprises a first joint edge, a second joint edge, a third joint edge, and a fourth joint edge,
- (d) the first joint edge of the first wall member is joined to the first joint edge of the first ceiling member, the second joint edge of the first wall member is joined to the first joint edge of the first floor member, the third joint edge of the first wall member is joined to the fourth joint edge of the third wall member, and the fourth joint edge of the first wall member is joined to the third joint edge of the fourth wall member,
- (e) the first joint edge of the second wall member is joined to the second joint edge of the second ceiling member, the second joint edge of the second wall member is joined to the second joint edge of the second floor member, the third joint edge of the second wall member is joined to the fourth joint edge of the fourth wall member, and the fourth joint edge of the second wall member is joined to the third joint edge of the third wall member,
- (f) the first joint edge of the third wall member is joined to the third joint edge of the first ceiling member and the third joint edge of the second ceiling member, and the second joint edge of the third wall member is joined to the third joint edge of the first floor member and the third joint edge of the second floor member,
- (g) the first joint edge of the fourth wall member is joined to the fourth joint edge of the first ceiling member and the fourth joint edge of the second ceiling member, and the second joint edge of the fourth wall member is joined to the fourth joint edge of the first floor member and the fourth joint edge of the second floor member,
- (h) the second joint edge of the first ceiling member is joined to the first joint edge of the second ceiling member, and
- (i) the second joint edge of the first floor member is joined to the first joint edge of the second floor member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.