System and method for modular housing
AssigneeGlobal Homes, LLC
InventorRicardo Patino
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Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a modular structure comprising a base, four upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. In various embodiments, the structure may include a clamping system adapted to interconnect the base, sidewalls, and roof. In various embodiments, a beam may be disposed across the top of two opposing sidewalls to provide structural support for the roof. In various embodiments, the collapsible container may be disassembled, for example for transport, and reassembled for reuse. In various embodiments, the collapsible container, when assembled, may be used as a housing structure adapted for use as a mobile work station, temporary housing, or barracks.
Claims20
A modular structure comprising:
- a plurality of floor tiles having a central aperture disposed therein and a plurality of couplers disposed around a perimeter thereof;
- a plurality of sidewall panels operatively coupled to the plurality of floor tiles;
- a plurality of roof panels disposed above and operatively coupled to the plurality of sidewall panels;
- a plurality of removable latches for securing adjacent sidewall panels of the plurality of sidewall panels, the plurality of removable latches operatively engaging a plurality of pre-formed apertures in an intersection between adjacent sidewall panels;
- a plurality of removable screw connectors for securing adjacent floor tiles of the plurality of floor tiles, the plurality of removable screw connectors engaging a plurality of pre-formed holes in the plurality of floor tiles;
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- wherein the plurality of floor tiles are secured to a substrate by a stake disposed through the central aperture.
A method for assembling a modular structure, the method comprising:
- coupling a plurality of floor tiles utilizing a plurality of removable screw connectors engaged with a plurality of pre-formed holes in the plurality of floor tiles;
- securing, via at least one stake, the plurality of floor tiles to a substrate;
- assembling a plurality of sidewalls to the plurality of floor tiles utilizing a plurality of removable latches;
- securing adjacent sidewall panels of the plurality of sidewall panels by engaging the plurality of removable latches with a plurality of pre-formed apertures formed in adjacent sidewall panels of the plurality of sidewall panels;
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- assembling a plurality of roof panels to the plurality of sidewall panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.