# US 2008/0184659 A1 · Method and apparatus for sheltered, in-place home building

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- Number: US 2008/0184659 A1
- Document ID: US20080184659A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/828,750
- Filed: 2007-07-26
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2007-02-01
- Inventors: James Rhodes; Matthew Priddy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080184659A1

## CPC

- E04G 21/16: Tools or apparatus (devices for erecting fences E04H17/26)
- E04G 21/242: {for temporarily covering the whole worksite, e.g. building, trench}
- E04G 21/28: against unfavourable weather influence
- E04G: SCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS

## Abstract

A building manufacturing system is provided. The system includes a temporary assembly facility configured to substantially cover one or more permanent building locations. The temporary assembly facility is further configured to enable one or more buildings to be assembled up the one or more permanent building locations. The temporary assembly facility can include a manufacturing facility. The temporary assembly facility can include a transportation system. The transportation system can include an overhead rail system. The temporary assembly facility can include a roof configured to divert precipitation. The roof can be flexible. The roof can include a canvass portion. The roof can include a plastic portion. A method of building a building is also provided. The method can include covering a permanent building location with a portion of a temporary assembly facility, assembling the building upon the permanent building location and removing the portion from the permanent building location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A building manufacturing system comprising:
a temporary assembly facility configured to substantially cover one or more permanent building locations, the temporary assembly facility being further configured to enable one or more buildings to be assembled up the one or more permanent building locations.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility includes a raw materials, component and/or sub-component storage area.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility includes a manufacturing facility.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The building manufacturing system of claim 3, wherein the manufacturing facility includes one or more component assembly areas.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility includes a transportation system.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The building manufacturing system of claim 5, wherein the transportation system includes an overhead rail system.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility includes a roof configured to divert precipitation.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The building manufacturing system of claim 7, wherein the roof is flexible.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The building manufacturing system of claim 8, wherein the roof includes a canvass portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The building manufacturing system of claim 8, wherein the roof includes a plastic portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The building manufacturing system of claim 7, wherein the roof is substantially inflexible.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility includes a frame.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The building manufacturing system of claim 12, wherein the frame is collapsible.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The building manufacturing system of claim 12, wherein the frame includes a plurality of elongated members and a plurality of connectors.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The building manufacturing system of claim 12, wherein the frame includes one or more members, wherein the members are configured to be removably at least partly embedded in the ground.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The building manufacturing system of claim 12, wherein the frame is attached to one or more anchors that are at least partly embedded in the ground.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility is reconfigurable.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The building manufacturing system of claim 17, wherein the temporary assembly facility is reconfigurable to cover an additional permanent building location.

### Claim 19 (depends on 1)

The building manufacturing system of claim 1, wherein the temporary assembly facility is reconfigurable to not cover one of the one or more permanent locations.

### Claim 20

A method of building a building comprising:
covering a permanent building location with a portion of a temporary assembly facility;
assembling the building upon the permanent building location; and
removing the portion from the permanent building location.