Building structure supported above ground by a cradle-like means

A building structure comprising a complete, integral, enclosure including a floor defining a space for living or storage thereabove, means defining an entrance to said space, and downwardly extending, generally opposing side portions which generally converge toward a bottom portion;

• support means for cradling said enclosure completely above the ground, said support means including at least two support units secured at spaced points along said side portions and beneath said bottom portion of said enclosure;
• each of said support units including support members and a generally horizontal stabilizing member completely buried in the ground which connects said support members generally below said enclosure and under the ground;
• said support members having bracing portions engaging generally opposing points on said generally opposing, converging side portions and extending downwardly along and matching the contour of said side portions, said support members engaging, crossing, and being rigidly interconnected with each other at a narrow crossing juncture generally below said enclosure to provide a generally V-shaped cradle above said crossing juncture which supports said enclosure above and in spaced relation to the ground and which prevents movement of said enclosure in any direction, said support members extending separately below the surface of the ground for connection with said stabilizing member at spaced points below the ground.

A building structure comprising a complete, integral enclosure having roof portions sloping upwardly and generally convergingly toward a peaked, top portion and side portions sloping downwardly and generally convergingly toward a bottom portion;

• a floor interior of said enclosure and defining a space thereabove, said floor being mounted below the juncture of said roof and side portions and extending between said converging side portions;
• means defining an entrance to said enclosure;
• a pair of generally vertically extending support means spaced apart from one another along the length of said enclosure, each support means including an upper and lower portion and a stabilizing member connected to its lower portion;
• said upper portion of each support means including at least a pair of brace members extending along, matching the contour of, and being secured to said downwardly converging sides;
• said brace members converging to a narrow juncture generally below said integral enclosure to define a V-shaped cradle above said narrow juncture for supporting said enclosure above and in spaced relation to the ground;
• said upper portion of each support means being rigidly connected to said lower portion to prevent movement of said enclosure in any direction, said brace members including securing means at said narrow juncture for rigidly joining said brace members to resist any movement of said enclosure;
• each of said stabilizing members and said lower portions of said support means being buried in the ground to stabilize said structure and resist elemental forces acting against said structure.

A building structure comprising a dwelling for human habitation and including a multi-sided, rigid, structurally integral and continuous enclosure and support means generally beneath said enclosure for supporting said enclosure completely above ground;

• said enclosure having a peaked roof portion and a plurality of substantially identically constructed sides lying in different planes and joined together at a plurality of corners, and end panels for closing said enclosure at the ends of said sides, said sides forming a bottom portion with said sides downwardly converging toward each other, a floor mounted inside said enclosure between the side portions below the juncture of said bottom and roof portions;
• each of said sides including at least one load and stress bearing skin joined to stud means spaced apart along each side for rigidifying said skin;
• reinforcing means at each of said corners for joining said skins from each side together at said corners to form said stud means and skins into the integral, structurally continuous enclosure, said reinforcing means including at each corner between the adjoining skins from said joined sides at least one of (1) a corner reinforcing member and (2) a longitudinally extending rib for securing said skins together at said corners and rigidifying, reinforcing and strengthening said skins at the corners of said enclosure;
• a pair of support means spaced apart along the length of said enclosure, each support means having a V-shaped upper cradle portion rigidly connected to a downwardly extending lower portion, said upper portion of each support means being secured to at least the lower portions of said converging sides for support of said enclosure by said V-shaped cradle portion above and in spaced relation to the ground, said rigidly connected upper and lower portions preventing movement of said enclosure in any direction;
• each support means having a stabilizing member connected to the lower portion of said support means, and each of said stabilizing members and the lower portions of said support means being buried in the ground.