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US 2004/0000111 A1Published application
Construction assemblies
OwnerVictor E. Stadterinventor
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Abstract
Construction assemblies or modules comprising headers, wall sections and beams, are formed of end-to-end arrays of plastic foam blocks and steel studs extending above and below the foam blocks, with flanges thereof extending into the blocks. Steel studs are disposed between each pair of adjacent blocks with flanges thereof extending may be utilized for strength and durable surfaces.
Claims25
A construction assembly comprising:
- a plurality of foam blocks arrayed in end-to-end relation,
- an elongate stud extending along a first side and a second elongate stud extending along a second side of the plurality of blocks, each of said studs having spaced-apart flanges extending into said blocks and spaced inwardly of outer surfaces thereof, and
- a pair of transverse studs secured together back-to-back between each adjacent pair of blocks, said studs having respective pairs of flanges extending oppositely into the respective blocks of each adjacent pair of blocks with said flanges being disposed inwardly of the outer surfaces of the blocks.
A construction module comprising:
- a plurality of foam blocks arrayed in end-to-end relation, an elongate stud extending along a first side and a second elongate stud extending along a second side of the plurality of blocks, each of said studs having spaced-apart flanges extending into said blocks and spaced inwardly of outer surfaces thereof,
- a pair of transverse studs secured together back-to-back between each adjacent pair of blocks, said studs having respective pairs of flanges extending oppositely into the respective blocks of each adjacent pair of blocks with said flanges being disposed inwardly of the outer surfaces of the blocks, and
- vertical studs of a structure engaging respective end edges of said plurality of foam blocks to define a wall portion of a structure.
A construction module comprising:
- a first plurality of foam blocks arrayed in end-to-end relation,
- an elongate stud extending along a first side and a second elongate stud extending along a second side of the first plurality of blocks, each of said studs having spaced-apart flanges extending into said blocks and spaced inwardly of outer surfaces thereof,
- a pair of transverse studs secured together back-to-back between each adjacent pair of said blocks, said studs having respective pairs of flanges extending oppositely into the respective blocks of each adjacent pair of blocks with said flanges being disposed inwardly of the outer surfaces of the blocks,
- a second plurality of foam blocks aligned in end-to-end relation and disposed below and in general alignment with said first plurality of foam blocks,
- an elongate stud extending above said second plurality of foam blocks and having flanges thereof extending downwardly into said blocks and spaced inwardly of outer surfaces of the blocks, and
- a lower stud extending along the lower side of said second plurality of blocks and having flanges extending upwardly into said blocks and spaced inwardly of outer surfaces of the blocks.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.