Low Cost and Emergency Housing
AssigneeVBBT Corp
InventorsYuk-Kwan Brian Yuen, Venesia Hurtubise, William John Kehoe, Thomas J. Kennedy, III
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Abstract
A construction material structure, comprising a plurality of inner support columns, the support columns being fixtured at the top end portion and/or the bottom end portion in a generally parallel, spaced apart arrangement, a polymeric film stretched across a first side and an opposite second side of the support columns, a quick cure polymeric fibrous material formed on the outer surface of the stretched polymeric film, and a polymeric foam disposed between the support columns and the stretched polymeric film.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a framework and a plurality of structural components, wherein the combination of the framework and the structural components form a part of a housing construction,
- wherein the framework is comprised of in-service or out-of-service shipping containers, and
- wherein the structural components are comprised of renewable and sustainable materials and are recyclable or compostable.
A construction material structure, comprising:
- a plurality of inner support columns, the support columns being fixtured at the top end portion and/or the bottom end portion in a generally parallel, spaced apart arrangement,
- a polymeric film stretched across a first side and an opposite second side of the support columns,
- a quick cure polymeric fibrous material formed on the outer surface of the stretched polymeric film, and
- a polymeric foam disposed between the support columns and the stretched polymeric film.
A method of forming a sandwich construction wherein the exterior faces are formed first and an interior lightweight material is formed in situ between the exterior faces to form a continuous structure, wherein the interior lightweight material imparts strength to the sandwich construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.