US 7,062,885 B1 · Foundation wall, construction kit and method

Abstract

The present invention foundation kit is generally comprised of prefabricated modular components and hardware, which can be used for easily and efficiently constructing a foundation for a moderately sized building such as a house. In another aspect, the present invention kit can be seen as embodying a variety of optional modular components that can be used for constructing steps, landings, and/or decks. In still another aspect the present invention can be seen from the perspective of the methods used in fabricating the components of the kit and for constructing a significant portion of a building from the kit including the kit's associated optional components. In another embodiment the kit is designed to have prefabricated modular wall panels that could be used in the construction of a building having a concrete slab base or foundation.

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Dependent claims

A foundation wall kit, comprising:

plural wall panels, each wall panel of said plural wall panels having a beveled bottom edge;
plural plates adapted for joining said wall panels together;
means for attaching said plural plates to said plural wall panels when said plural wall panels are placed end to end on a footer to define a foundation wall, said plural wall panels thereby being joined together;
plural spacers, each spacer of said plural spacers being dimensioned to be insertable between said beveled bottom edge of said wall panel and said footer, when said wall panel is placed on said footer;
and
means for bonding said each spacer to said bottom edge of said each wall panel and to said footer when said each wall panel is placed on said footer and said each spacer is inserted between said each wall panel and said footer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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