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US 5,491,934 AGranted
Two story building collapsed for shipping
OwnerFloyd E. Bigelow, Jr., William H. Bigelowinventors
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Abstract
A two story building provided by modules which may be shipped with one or both stories collapsed and with plumbing manifolds factory installed in the base frame and in the ceiling-floor between stories.
Claims4
A(a) portable building comprising:
- a plurality of modules each comprising;
- a base frame,
- a floor secured to said frame,
- a plurality of lower walls lying flat in superposed relationship on said floor,
- a prefabricated ceiling-floor superposed over said lower walls,
- a plurality of upper walls lying flat in superposed relationship on said ceiling-floor, and
- a root superposed above and covering said upper walls,
- said lower walls adapted to be erected on said base frame,
- said ceiling-floor adapted to be erected on said lower walls,
- said upper walls adapted to be erected on said ceiling-floor,
- said roof adapted to be erected on said upper walls;
- and
- water manifold means and drain manifold means in at least one of said base frames and in at least one of said ceiling-floors for supplying water to and draining fixtures,
- said water and drain manifold means in said ceiling-floors extending horizontally to the exterior of said ceiling-floors for connection to a water conduit and a drain conduit when the building is erected.
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A (a) portable building comprising:
- a plurality of modules each comprising;
- a base frame,
- a floor secured to said frame,
- a plurality of lower walls erected on said frame,
- a prefabricated ceiling-floor erected on said lower walls,
- a plurality of upper walls lying flat in superposed relationship on said ceiling-floor, and
- a roof superposed above and covering said upper walls, said upper walls adapted to be erected on said ceiling-floor,
- said roof adapted to be erected on said upper walls;
- and
- water manifold means and drain manifold means in at least one of said base frames and in at least one of said ceiling-floors for supplying water to and draining fixtures,
- said water and drain manifold means in said ceiling-floors extending horizontally to the exterior of said ceiling-floors for connection to a water conduit and a drain conduit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.