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US 4,023,317 AGranted
Building unit
OwnerLloyd Erwin Bettger, Charles Albert Jenseninventors
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Abstract
A building unit. The unit comprises a panel with a flange extending substantially normally from each of at least two opposing sides. Attachment means are formed in the flanges so that one panel can be attached to a panel formed with similar flanges to construct a strong, easily erected building that can be of large area and easily insulated.
Claims6
A building formed from a plurality of building units attached to each other, each unit comprising a panel having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a flange extending outwardly from the periphery of the panel, the flange of each unit being able to abut the flanges of an adjacent unit;
- holes formed in at least one of any pair of abutting flanges;
- threaded members attached to or insertable through the second of said any pair of abutting flanges and insertable through said holes formed in said at least one of any pair of abutting flanges;
- a nut threadedly engaged on each threaded member to secure the flanges of said any pair to each other;
- an outer, flexible, hollow sealing strip fitting over and seal sealing attached, abutting flanges, said strip having gripping means on its inner surface providing positive location of the strip over a pair of attached, abutting flanges;
- a sealing strip located over each joint between attached building units and connected to at the interior of the building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.