Building structure and methods of constructing and utilizing same
OwnerBenny O. Raasakka, Alfred Evansinventors
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Abstract
A housing module which is formed as a box-beam structure, and has sufficient rigidity and strength so that it can be used to span distances of relatively great length. The housing unit is able to be prefabricated and can be readily transported without the need for additional support or stiffening members to prevent damage from excess flexure. Further, the unit can be simply put in place on site without any additional stiffening or strengthing members. In addition, the units can be stacked one over the other, thus greatly increasing their flexibility to the architect.
Claims14
A box building module comprising a series of U-shaped stress members arranged in spaced serial order lengthwise of said module;
- each stress member comprising a horizontally positioned truss and a pair of vertically extending elements;
- said elements being positioned respectively at spaced locations along said truss and extending vertically along said truss and then above said truss a substantial distance;
- the portion of each of said elements positioned along one of said trusses being secured thereto in load transmitting manner;
- a horizontally extending vertically positioned sheath-like stress band extending along the full length of said series of stress members and secured in stress transmitting manner to said vertically extending elements thereof for a substantial portion of their vertical extent to form a rigid stress absorbing unitary side structure;
- said horizontally positioned sheath-like stress band being received within notched portions of said vertically extending elements of said stress members;
- said horizontally positioned stress band also being secured to the full height of said truss members at the connection thereto of said vertically extending elements of each of said U-shaped stress members;
- a sheath member extending vertically along the full length of said U-shaped stress members and being affixed to said horizontally extending sheath-like stress band for the full extent thereof and to said vertically extending element for the full extent thereof above said horizontally disposed sheath-like stress band;
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- an upper member joining said U-shaped stress members to form a roof means integrally connected to the upper ends of said U-shaped stress members and to form therewith a substantially rigid box-beam housing unit capable of spanning a substantial distance between supports.
A box-beam housing module comprising:
- a series of substantially U-shaped stress members arranged in spaced serial order lengthwise of the structure of the module;
- each stress member comprising a horizontally positioned truss and a pair of vertically extending elements;
- said elements being positioned respectively at spaced locations along said truss, and extending vertically along said truss and then above said truss a substantial distance;
- the portion of each of said elements positioned along each one of said trusses being secured thereto in load transmitting manner;
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- a horizontally extending vertically positioned sheath-like stress band extending along the full length of said series of U-shaped stress members and secured in stress transmitting manner to said vertically extending elements thereof for a substantial portion of their vertical extent to form a rigid stress absorbing unitary side structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.