Pre-fabricated, portable building with removable roof assembly
AssigneeLittelfuse, Inc.
InventorsDwight Devlin, David Pain
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Abstract
A pre-fabricated, portable building comprises a structural support framework formed from interconnected beams defining an interior space therebetween. A floor panel on which the structural support framework is securely positioned. Connection assembly units are mounted to one or more sections of the structural support framework. A removable roof assembly is connected to each one of the connection assembly units on the structural support framework. The removable roof assembly is engineered to be installed or removed while maintaining a maximum height of the interior space without altering dimensions of the structural support framework.
Claims20
A pre-fabricated building comprising:
- a structural support framework formed from a plurality of interconnected beams defining an interior space therebetween;
- a floor panel on which the structural support framework is securely positioned;
- connection assembly units mounted to one or more sections of the structural support framework;
- and
- a removable roof assembly connected to each one of the connection assembly units on the structural support framework, the removable roof assembly is configured to be installed or removed while allowing the structural support framework to maintain a maximum height of the interior space without altering dimensions of the structural support framework.
A modular, pre-fabricated portable steel building comprising:
- a single structural support framework defining a rectangular cuboid box formed from a plurality of interconnected steel members and defining an interior space therebetween, the structural support framework having a top, a base, two opposed ends and two sides, the two sides extending between the two opposed ends;
- connection assembly units mounted to one or more sections of the structural support framework;
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- a removable roof assembly having at least one hinge component, a first roof truss and a second roof truss both connected to the hinge component configured to expand into a gable roof structure in an expanded form and retractable to form a single panel in a retracted form, the removable roof assembly connected to each one of the connection assembly units on the structural support framework, the removable roof assembly is engineered to be installed or removed while maintaining a maximum height of the interior space of the structural support framework without altering dimensions of the structural support framework.
A method of manufacturing a pre-fabricated building comprising:
- providing a structural support framework formed from a plurality of interconnected beams defining an interior space therebetween;
- providing a floor panel on which the structural support framework is securely positioned;
- providing connection assembly units mounted to one or more sections of the structural support framework;
- and
- providing a removable roof assembly connected to each one of the connection assembly units on the structural support framework, the removable roof assembly is engineered to be installed or removed while maintaining a maximum height of the interior space of the structural support framework without altering dimensions of the structural support framework.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.