A customisable building arrangement
AssigneeMccormack Technologies Limited
InventorLee McCormack
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Abstract
According to a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a building arrangement comprising: a column within a surrounding living space, the column providing a hub configured such that external services may be routed through the column, the external services comprising one or more of water, electricity, gas, sewage and data connection; the building arrangement further comprising: one or more moveable modules, attachable to the hub, wherein the one or more attached modules may be moved in contact with the hub to change their arrangement in the living space. The invention provides an easily configurable smart home arrangement which allows for unit to be replaced and updated when required without the significant cost and time associated with upgrading a conventional home.
Claims25
A building arrangement comprising:
- a column within a surrounding living space;
- the column providing a hub comprising a conduit configured such that external services may be routed through the column, the external services comprising one or more of water, electricity, gas, sewage and data connection;
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- one or more moveable modules, attachable to the hub, wherein the one or more attachable modules may be moved while attached to the hub to change their arrangement in the living space;
- wherein
- one or more of the moveable modules are configured to connect with one or more of the external services via their attachment to the hub and are moveable while maintaining a connection to the external services via their attachment.
The building arrangement of claim 25 wherein one or more of the service lines comprises:
- a fixed portion configured to connect to the mains supply at one end, the second end extending upwards to meet the underside of the rotating joint;
- one or more rotating arm portions which connect to the corresponding outlet of the moveable module at one end and extend along the rotating arm to meet the rotating joint at the other end;
- and
- one or more rotating connection portions which connect the fixed portion to a rotating portion, wherein the rotating connection portion is configured to allow the portions to rotate relative to one another whilst maintaining a sealed connection to provide the passage of the service.
The building arrangement of claim 25 wherein one or more of the service lines comprises:
- a flexible tube extending from a connection to the main supply of the service, along the rotating arm to the corresponding outlet in the moveable module, wherein the length and flexibility of the tube is such that a connection between the outlet and mains supply is maintained as the arm rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.