Prefabricated house
OwnerRichard Merklingerinventor
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Abstract
A prefabricated house is provided which includes wall and corner support posts erected on a foundation, which posts are connected in their upper portions by frame members and carry wall elements. Each of the posts are formed of an inner and an outer stud which are clamped together with a fishplate mounted at the foundation, in such a manner as to also clamp the vertical edges of the wall elements supported thereby.
Claims21
Prefabricated house with wall and corner support posts erected on a foundation, these posts being connected in their upper zone by frames, as well as with wall elements inserted between the wall posts and corner posts, respectively, wherein each post includes:
- a baseplate,
- baseplate connecting means for connecting the baseplate to the foundation,
- at least one vertical fishplate connected to the baseplate,
- at least one inner stud and one outer stud,
- and attaching means fixedly secured to said fishplate and extending therefrom in opposing directions for detachably attaching the inner and outer studs to the fishplate independently of each other and with a wall element clamped along its vertical sides between respectively one inner stud and one outer stud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.