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US 5,666,778 AGranted
System for constructing a building
OwnerDonald J. Grattan, Shannon Rose Grattaninventors
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A system for constructing a building is disclosed which employs various side wall, corner and roof forming elements adapted to be joined in interlocked sealed relation without need for nails or skilled craftsman. The various elements may be made from relatively inexpensive materials, such as reclaimed materials indigenous to the site of construction, generally lighter than conventional building materials such as brick and mortar, and are therefore particularly suitable for use in countries of relatively low economic wealth. Furring clips may be formed on the internal surfaces of the wall and corner forming elements to facilitate attachment of interior wallboards and the like, while the external surfaces of the various elements may be textured to simulate a desired exterior appearance.
The system for constructing a building comprising, a plurality of unitary wall forming elements each of which has generally parallel stacking surfaces facilitating stacking of a plurality of said wall forming elements one on the other in horizontally offset relation, said wall forming elements having longitudinally extending slot and key projections thereon for interfitting relation so as to provide a substantially weather-tight fit between the stacked elements, a plurality of corner forming elements having a pair of integral legs defining a predetermined angle therebetween, the corner forming elements including longitudinally extending slot and key projections formed thereon for interfitting relation with similar corner forming elements when in stacked relation therewith, each of said wall forming and corner forming elements further having a plurality of transverse openings therethrough at least one of which is positioned for axial alignment with an opening in at least one other wall forming and corner forming element when in stacked relation therewith, a plurality of retaining pegs for being snugly inserted into at least two axially aligned openings in a pair of stacked elements so as to prevent relative longitudinal movement therebetween, whereby stacking a plurality of said wall forming elements in interconnected relation define the walls of the building.
The system for constructing a building comprising, a plurality of unitary wall forming elements each of which has generally parallel stacking surfaces facilitating stacking of a plurality of said wall forming elements one on the other in horizontally offset relation, said wall forming elements having longitudinally extending slot and key projections thereon for interfitting relation so as to provide a substantially weather-tight fit between the stacked elements, each of said wall forming elements further having a plurality of transverse openings therethrough at least one of which is positioned for axial alignment with an opening in at least one other wall forming element when in stacked relation therewith, and a plurality of retaining pegs for being snugly inserted into at least two axially aligned openings in a pair of stacked elements so as to prevent relative longitudinal movement therebetween, whereby stacking a plurality of said wall forming elements in interconnected relation define the walls of the building, and a plurality of roof trusses having sufficient length to extend between two generally parallel upstanding walls in supporting relation therewith, said roof trusses each having upper support surfaces having spaced openings therein, and a plurality of roof boards each having a plurality of openings therethrough, said roof boards supported by said roof trusses in generally oblique or transverse relation thereto with said openings in said roof boards axially aligned with said openings in said roof trusses, each pair of said aligned openings receive one of said retaining pegs snugly therein to retain said roof boards on said roof trusses.
The system for constructing a building comprising, a plurality of unitary wall forming elements each of which has generally parallel stacking surfaces facilitating stacking of a plurality of said wall forming elements one on the other in horizontally offset relation, said wall forming elements having longitudinally extending slot and key projections thereon for interfitting relation so as to provide a substantially weather-tight fit between the stacked elements, each of said wall forming elements further having a plurality of transverse openings therethrough at least one of which is positioned for axial alignment with an opening in at least one other wall forming element when in stacked relation therewith, and a plurality of retaining pegs for being snugly inserted into at least two axially aligned openings in a pair of stacked elements so as to prevent relative longitudinal movement therebetween, whereby stacking a plurality of said wall forming elements in interconnected relation define the walls of the building, wherein said wall forming elements have furring clips formed integral therewith and projecting transversely of said elements, said furring clips being positioned so as to be in substantially vertical alignment with similar clips when a plurality of said wall forming elements are disposed in stacked and horizontally staggered interfitting relation.
The system for constructing a building comprising, a plurality of unitary wall forming elements each of which has generally parallel stacking surfaces facilitating stacking of a plurality of said wall forming elements one on the other in horizontally offset relation, said wall forming elements having longitudinally extending slot and key projections thereon for interfitting relation so as to provide a substantially weather-tight fit between the stacked elements, each of said wall forming elements further having a plurality of transverse openings therethrough at least one of which is positioned for axial alignment with an opening in at least one other wall forming element when in stacked relation therewith, and a plurality of retaining pegs for being snugly inverted into at least two axially aligned openings in a pair of stacked elements so as to prevent relative longitudinal movement therebetween, whereby stacking a plurality of said wall forming elements in interconnected relation define the walls of the building, wherein said retaining pegs have external threads thereon and each includes a transverse slot formed in an axial end surface thereof to facilitate entry of a tool for rotating said pegs within axially aligned openings in said stacked wall forming elements.
A system for constructing a building having upstanding walls and a roof, comprising, a plurality of substantially identically shaped first unitary wall forming elements each of which defines parallel upper and lower stacking surfaces, inner and outer edge surfaces, and end surfaces normal to the planes of said upper and lower stacking surfaces, each wall forming element having substantially greater longitudinal length than transverse width and having greater transverse width than thickness, each of said wall forming elements further including at least one longitudinally extending slot in one of said upper and lower stacking surfaces and having an outwardly extending key formed longitudinally thereof on the other of said upper and lower stacking surfaces, the slots and keys of said wall forming elements being located to facilitate substantially weather-tight interfitting relation therebetween when said wall forming elements are stacked one on the other whereby relative movement between said stacked elements transversely thereof is prevented, each of said wall forming elements having a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings formed transversely therethrough so as to intersect said upper and lower stacking surfaces, said openings being adapted for axial alignment with openings in next adjacent wall forming elements when in stacked relation therewith, a plurality of substantially identically shaped second wall forming elements each of which has substantially identical configuration to said first wall forming elements except that its longitudinal length is a predetermined fraction of the length of said first wall forming elements, a plurality of substantially identically shaped full corner forming elements each of which has a transverse cross sectional configuration similar to said wall forming elements except for defining a predetermined corner angle intermediate the ends thereof, said corner elements being adapted for stacking relation with one another and with said wall forming elements, each of said wall forming and corner forming elements having a generally semi-cylindrical recess formed in each of its opposite end surfaces for cooperating relation with similar recesses in the ends of adjacent wall forming and corner forming elements to facilitate entry of retaining pegs therein to prevent air passage between the adjacent ends of said stacked corner and wall forming elements, a plurality of retaining pegs each of which is adapted to be inserted through at least two axially aligned openings in said wall forming and corner forming elements when in stacked relation, a plurality of roof trusses adapted to be supported in upstanding relation on the upper edges of walls formed from said wall and corner forming elements, said trusses defining upwardly directed surfaces having longitudinally spaced openings therein, and a plurality of roof boards adapted to be supported on said upwardly directed surfaces of said trusses and having openings formed therein for axial alignment with said openings in said upwardly directed surfaces so as to facilitate entry of retaining pegs therein for maintaining said roof boards in supported relation on said trusses.
A wall forming element for use in forming a wall of a building structure, said wall forming element comprising an elongated body defining upper and lower substantially parallel stacking surfaces, inner and outer edge surface and opposite end surfaces, said wall forming element further defining at least one longitudinally extending rib extending outwardly from one of said upper and lower stacking surfaces and defining at least one longitudinally extending slot in the other of said stacking surfaces, said rib and slot being positioned to facilitate stacking of a plurality of said elements with their said ribs and slots in interfitting relation, said wall forming element further having a plurality of openings therethrough having predetermined positions to facilitate axial alignment with similar openings in other of said wall forming elements when in stacked relation therewith, wherein said wall forming element has at least one furring clip formed integral therewith and projecting transversely of said element, said furring clip being positioned so as to be in substantially vertical alignment with similar clips when a plurality of said elements are disposed in stacked interfitting relation.
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