Prefabricated modules, and the use thereof in the building industry

A prefabricated building module, comprising:

• a plurality of nettings, each netting having longitudinal and transverse axes, and including
• (i) a plurality of longitudinal wires extending along the longitudinal axis of the netting, and
• (ii) a plurality of spacing wires extending along the traverse axis of the netting, connected to the longitudinal wires and holding the longitudinal wires spaced apart and parallel to each other;
• a plurality of cross-wires connected to the nettings and holding the nettings spaced apart and substantially parallel to each other;
• and
• a plurality of panel members supported by the nettings;
• the plurality of longitudinal wires of each netting including
• (i) a first wire defining a front edge of the netting,
• (ii) a second wire spaced from and located rearward of the first wire,
• (iii) a third wire spaced from and located rearward of the second wire,
• (iv) a fourth wire spaced from and located rearward of the third wire,
• (v) a fifth wire spaced from and located rearward of the fourth wire,
• (vi) a sixth wire spaced from and located rearward of the fifth wire,
• (vii) a seventh wire spaced from and located rearward of the sixth wire, and
• (viii) an eighth wire spaced from and located rearward of the seventh wire, and defining a rear edge of the netting;
• each of the spacing wires of each netting including
• (i) a first segment bounded by the second and third wires of the netting and adapted to help support one of the panel members,
• (ii) a second segment bounded by the fourth and fifth wires of the netting, and
• (iii) a third segment bounded by the sixth and seventh wires of the netting and adapted to help support one of the panel members;
• the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wires of each netting being aligned respectively with the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wires of all the other nettings;
• the second wires of the nettings and the third wires of the nettings bounding a first section of the module;
• the fourth wires of the nettings and the fifth wires of the nettings bounding a second section of the module;
• the sixth wires of the nettings and the seventh wires of the nettings bounding a third section of the module;
• the plurality of panel members being located in and at least substantially filling at least a selected one of the first, second and third sections;
• the first wires of the nettings defining a front plane of the building module;
• the first wires of the nettings and the second wires of the netting bounding a front clearance space separating the first section of the module from the front plane of the building module;
• the eighth wires of the nettings defining a back plane of the building module;
• the seventh wires of the nettings and the eighth wires of the nettings bounding a back clearance area separating the third section of the module from the back plane of the building module;
• the third wires of the nettings and the fourth wires of the nettings bounding a first internal clearance area having a uniform width and separating the first section of the module from the second section thereof;
• and
• the fifth wires of the nettings and the sixth wires of the nettings bounding a second internal clearance area also having a uniform width and separating the second section of the module from the third section thereof.

A prefabricated building module, comprising:

• a plurality of nettings, each netting having longitudinal and transverse axes, and including
• (i) a plurality of longitudinal wires extending along the longitudinal axis of the netting;
• and
• (ii) a plurality of spacing wires extending along the transverse axis of the netting, connected to the longitudinal wires and holding the longitudinal wires spaced apart and parallel to each other;
• and
• a plurality of panel members supported by the nettings, each of the panel members having a width equal to a preset distance;
• the plurality of longitudinal wires of each netting including
• (i) a first wire defining a front edge of the netting,
• (ii) a second wire spaced from and located rearward of the first wire,
• (iii) a third wire spaced from and located rearward of the second wire,
• (iv) a fourth wire spaced from and located rearward of the third wire,
• (v) a fifth wire spaced from and located rearward of the fourth wire, and
• (vi) a sixth wire spaced from and located rearward of the fifth wire, and defining a rear edge of the netting;
• the second and third wires of each netting being spaced apart substantially said preset distance;
• the fourth and fifth wires of each netting being spaced apart substantially twice said preset distance;
• each of the spacing wires of each netting including
• (i) a first load bearing segment bounded by the second and third wires of the netting, having a length equal to said preset distance and adapted to help support one of the panel members, and
• (ii) a second load bearing segment bounded by the fourth and fifth wires of the netting, having a length equal to twice said preset distance and adapted to help support two of the panel members;
• the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth wires of each netting being aligned respectively with the first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth wires of all the other nettings;
• the second wires of the nettings and the third wires of the nettings bounding a first section of the module having a uniform width equal to said preset distance;
• the fourth wires of the nettings and the fifth wires of the nettings bounding second section of the module having a uniform width equal to twice said preset distance;
• the plurality of panel members being located in and at least substantially filling at least a selected one of the first and second sections;
• the first wires of the nettings defining a front plane of the building module;
• the first wires of nettings and the second wires of the nettings bounding a front clearance space separating the first section of the module from the front plane of the building module;
• the sixth wires of the nettings defining a further plane of the building module parallel to the front plane;
• the fifth wires of the nettings and the sixth wires of the nettings bounding a back clearance area separating the second section of the module from the further plane of the building module;
• and
• the third wires of the nettings and the fourth wires of the nettings bounding an internal clearance area having a uniform width and separating the first section of the module from the second section thereof.