US2008263968A1PendingUtilityA1
Prefabricated rapid response accommodation structure
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 25, 2007Filed: Apr 25, 2007Published: Oct 30, 2008
Est. expiryApr 25, 2027(~0.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mark Day
E04B 1/34321E04H 1/1205E04B 1/6129
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Abstract
A kit containing all parts necessary for erecting a prefabricated building, or dwelling unit, suitable for normal human occupancy. The building is comprised of prefabricated panels that contain all the necessary cutouts to accommodate prefabricated plumbing and electrical assemblies. The kit also includes all necessary piping and wiring needed to connect such plumbing and electrical assemblies to external sources. The kit will also contain a plurality of adjustable supporting legs for supporting and leveling the building on location.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A prefabricated building kit comprised of:
a) building structural members including: i) a plurality of adjustable legs for supporting said building; ii) a foundation for said building which foundation is comprised of a rigid beam open structure having outer beams defining the perimeter of said building and at least one cross member beam extending from one side of the open beam structure defining the perimeter to the opposite side; iii) a plurality of wall panels of suitable size and shape to form exterior and interior walls of said building; iv) a plurality of floor panels of suitable size and shape for forming said floor of said building; v) a securing device for securing the bottom of said wall panels forming the outside and interior walls of said building; vi) a plurality of roof panels of suitable size and shape for forming the roof of said building; b) plumbing components including: a toilet, a sink, a shower unit, all piping, faucets, shower head and valves necessary to make all plumbing components functional, and the necessary plumbing conduits for bring water into and bringing waste water products out of said building, wherein there is provided cutouts and securing devices at predetermined locations in the interior of said building for all plumbing components and conduits; c) electrical members including: lighting fixtures, a temperature control unit, a plurality of electrical outlets and switches, an electrical safety disconnect panel for the interior of the building, an electrical panel for the exterior of said building for receiving electrical power from an outside source, and all necessary wiring and circuit breakers to make the electrical members fully operational, wherein a plurality of said prefabricated panels contain cut-outs, securing devices, or both for securing the electrical members at predetermined locations.
2 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 1 wherein the wall panels, the floor panels and the roof panels are comprised of a core of insulating material sandwiched between a sheet metal front face and a sheet metal back face.
3 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 2 wherein the insulating core is comprised of a foam material.
4 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 3 wherein the foam material is selected from the group consisting of expanded polystyrene, expanded polyisocyanurate and expanded polyurethane.
5 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 4 wherein the foam material is an expanded polystyrene and the sheet metal is comprised of aluminum.
6 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 1 which includes a hot water tank.
7 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 1 wherein the wall panels, the floor panels, and the roof panels have two lateral side and which lateral side have integral thereto a snap and lock type securing system wherein one side of panel can be secured to a side of an adjacent panel.
8 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 1 which also includes at least one furnishing selected from a bed, a clothes closet, a chair and a table.
9 . The prefabricated building kit of claim 8 which includes all of a bed, a clothes closet, a chair and a table.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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