Homes and home construction
AssigneeCable Bridge Enterprises Limited
InventorsLou G. Biffis, Peter R. Biffis, Dino R. Biffis, Rocco A. Lombardi
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Abstract
In constructing a home, a plurality of upwardly opening U-shaped channel members are installed onto a floor structure. Wall sections are then set into the plurality of U-shaped channel members. The result is that the U-channel members locate the wall sections. Each wall section may be pre-fabricated with lines for service (e.g., electrical lines or plumbing conduit) running through it. After the wall sections are set in place, the lines for service may be interconnected. Cut-outs may be provided at the sides of the wall sections to provide access to the lines for service to allow their interconnection.
Claims18
A method of constructing a home comprising:
- installing a plurality of upwardly opening U-shaped channel members onto a floor structure;
- setting wall sections into said plurality of U-shaped such that said U-channel members locate said wall sections, wherein at least some of said wall sections have a line for a service, and wherein for each wall section having said line for a service, said line terminates at least one side of said each wall section in a terminal;
- said setting comprising setting a first wall section having a first line for a service terminating at a first side in a first terminal adjacent a second wall section having a second line of service terminating at a second side in a second terminal such that said first terminal is adjacent said second terminal;
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- wherein said first wall section has an opening in a wall face extending from said first side, said opening being defined by a boundary of three sides, said opening exposing said first terminal of said first wall section and wherein said second wall section has an opening in a wall face extending from said second side, said opening of said second wall section exposing said second terminal of said second wall section, said first opening and said second opening being substantially aligned to define a single access point;
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- after said setting, utilizing said opening of said first wall section and said opening of said second wall section to connect said first terminal to said second terminal.
A method of constructing a home comprising:
- setting a sheet of sheathing against a wall frame and affixing said sheet to said wall frame with gang fastener drivers to provide a wall section;
- installing a plurality of upwardly opening U-shaped channel members onto a floor structure;
- said wall sections set into said plurality of U-shaped channel members such that said U-channel members locate said wall sections;
- wherein said gang fastener drivers are mounted to a carriage, said carriage latchable at different positions along a carriage frame and wherein said affixing said sheet to said wall frame comprises positioning said carriage at a first position along said carriage frame, latching said carriage at said first position, operating said gang fastener drivers to drive fasteners into said sheathing and said wall frame;
- re-positioning said carriage to a second position along said carriage frame, latching said carriage at said second position, and operating said gang fastener drivers to drive additional fasteners into said sheathing and said wall frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.