Intermodal container modular unit
OwnerJohn C Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A modular housing unit is fabricated from an intermodal cargo container. The rectangular box comprising the cargo container is cut into three sections. A right triangular section is fabricated from a center portion. The remaining portion is folded to form a “L”-shaped structure. The triangular section is reinserted into the vertex of the “L” to form a substantially triangular housing unit. A door is cut therein to provide means for entering the building. Intermodal cargo containers ranging from 20-53 feet in length can thus be employed to provide up to 424 square feet of living space.
Claims14
A polygonal modular housing unit comprising,
- an intermodal cargo container, wherein said intermodal cargo container is cut into three sections, each of said three sections having a vertical cross section and a horizontal cross section,
- wherein each of said vertical cross sections is rectangular,
- wherein the first of said horizontal cross sections is a first trapezoid, the second of said horizontal cross sections is a second trapezoid, and the third of said horizontal cross sections is a right isosceles triangle,
- wherein said right isosceles triangle has two equal sides, a base, a right angle opposite said base, and a vertical wall depending from said base,
- wherein each of said first and second trapezoids has a four-sided perimeter, three sides of said four-sided perimeter having vertical walls extending therefrom, said fourth side being open,
- wherein said fourth open side of said first trapezoid is joined to said fourth open side of said second trapezoid forming a substantially “L” shaped structure, said substantially “L” shaped structure having an exterior corner and an opposing interior vertex angle,
- wherein said interior vertex angle is a right angle, said interior vertex angle being flanked by two sides adjacent to said interior vertex angle,
- and wherein said two sides adjacent to said interior vertex angle are joined to said equal sides of said right isosceles triangle,
- thereby forming a polygonal modular housing unit.
A method of constructing a polygonal modular housing unit comprising the steps of,
- a) presenting an intermodal cargo container,
- b) cutting a triangular section from the midsection of the cargo container,
- c) mating the open ends of the two remaining pieces to form a substantially “L” shaped structure with an interior vertex angle and,
- d) mating the triangular section to the interior vertex angle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.