Two-story transportable building system

Abstract

A transportable building module includes a first structure for defining a first enclosed space when erected at a building site and at least one elongate structural component having at least two elements that are relatively linearly slideable for linearly extending the structural component. The structural component is part of or attached to the first structure and is upright when the first structure is installed at the building site, whereupon the structural component is linearly extensible to provide part of a second structure for defining a second enclosed space above the first space.

1 . A transportable building module, including: 
 a first structure for defining a first enclosed space when erected at a building site;    at least one elongate structural component having at least two elements that are relatively linearly slideable for linearly extending said structural component;    wherein said at least one structural component is part of or attached to said first structure and is upright when said first structure is installed at the building site, whereupon said at least one structural component is linearly extensible to provide part of a second structure for defining a second enclosed space above said first space.    
   
   
       2 . A transportable building module according to  claim 1 , wherein said two elements are members of respective wall frames for the first and second enclosed spaces.  
   
   
       3 . A transportable building module according to  claim 2 , wherein one of the wall frames is an internal wall of the first structure.  
   
   
       4 . A transportable building module according to  claim 2 , wherein the wall frames include wall panels.  
   
   
       5 . A transportable building module according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall frames include wall panels.  
   
   
       6 . A transportable building module according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the two elements of the elongate structural component is slideable within the other of the two elements, such that when the structural component is in its retracted condition, said one element is telescopically housed within the other element.  
   
   
       7 . A transportable building module according to  claim 2 , wherein one of the two elements of the elongate structural component is slideable within the other of the two elements, such that when the structural component is in its retracted condition, said one element is telescopically housed within the other element.  
   
   
       8 . A transportable building module according to  claim 1 , wherein the two elements are adjacent one another and one is slid over the other.  
   
   
       9 . A transportable building module according to  claim 2 , wherein the two elements are adjacent one another and one is slid over the other.  
   
   
       10 . A transportable building module according to  claim 5 , wherein the two elements are adjacent one another and one is slid over the other.  
   
   
       11 . A transportable building module according to  claim 1 , wherein there are at least two of said elongate structural components mutually spaced apart.  
   
   
       12 . A transportable building module according to  claim 1  wherein said elongate structural component(s) carries an assembly of roof and/or wall members expansible to form a further part of said second structure.  
   
   
       13 . A transportable building system, including: 
 at least partially erecting a first structure for defining a first enclosed space, and forming, as part of or attached to said first structure, at least one elongate structural component having at least two elements that are relatively linearly slideable for linearly extending said structural component;    transporting said first structure including said elongate structural component to a building site and there installing said first structure, with said elongate structural component upright; and    linearly extending said elongate structural component and erecting a second structure, of which said elongate structural component provides part, defining a second enclosed space above said first space.    
   
   
       14 . A transportable building system according to  claim 13 , wherein after said structural component is linearly extended, the remainder of the second structure is erected.  
   
   
       15 . A transportable building system according to  claim 14 , wherein said erecting of the second structure includes: 
 raising a first wall frame upwardly from within said first structure by linearly extending said at least one structural component, thereby also raising a roof frame for said second enclosed space;    pivoting downwardly a second wall frame from a retracted position adjacent said roof frame to an extended upper position; and    installing end wall frames between said first and second wall frames; whereby to define said second enclosed space.    
   
   
       16 . A transportable building system including: 
 at least partially erecting a first structure for defining a first enclosed space;    transporting said first structure to a building site and there installing said first structure;    erecting a second structure defining a second enclosed space above the first space by: 
 raising a first wall frame upwardly from within said first structure by linearly extending said at least one structural component, thereby also raising a roof frame for said second enclosed space;  
 pivoting downwardly a second wall frame from a retracted position adjacent said roof frame to an extended upright position; and  
 installing end wall frames between said first and second wall frames;  
   whereby to define said second enclosed space.    
   
   
       17 . A transportable building system according to  claim 16 , wherein said roof frame is pivoted upwardly about one side thereof before said second wall frame is pivoted downwardly, to raise the height of the other side of said roof frame.  
   
   
       18 . A transportable building system according to  claim 16 , wherein the raising of the first wall frame includes sliding the first wall frame from within a wall frame of the first structure.  
   
   
       19 . A transportable building system according to  claim 16 , wherein the raising of first wall frame includes sliding the first wall frame from being adjacent a wall frame of the first structure.  
   
   
       20 . A transportable building system according  claim 16 , wherein the roof frame is connected to the upper end of the first wall frame by hinge means.  
   
   
       21 . A transportable building system according to  claim 16 , wherein the second wall frame is connected to the roof frame by hinge means.  
   
   
       22 . A transportable building system according to  claim 16 , wherein after said second structure is erected, wall panels are installed onto the wall frames.  
   
   
       23 . A transportable building system according to  claim 16 , wherein wall panels are attached to the wall frames prior to transport.