US2009313924A1PendingUtilityA1

Concrete building structures

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 18, 2008Filed: Jun 17, 2009Published: Dec 24, 2009
Est. expiryJun 18, 2028(~1.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Hubert R. Gillespie
E04B 1/34823E04H 1/04E04B 2001/0053E04B 2001/34892
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Abstract

A concrete building structure is formed or a concrete unit having a closed trapezoid shape of four interconnected sidewalls. The unit is formed of interconnected pre cast concrete sections or cast-in-place sidewalls. A pair of units may be arranged in an abutting side-by-side pair configuration. A plurality of units may be arranged in various configurations, inner and outer concentric rings and in a multi level tiered arrangement. Hallways are formed between adjacent units and may be covered by a deck.

Claims

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1 . A building structure comprising:
 a concrete unit having a closed trapezoid shape formed of four interconnected sidewalls.   
     
     
         2 . The building structure of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a top deck supported on the sidewalls.   
     
     
         3 . The building structure of  claim 2  wherein the top deck comprises:
 at least one hollow core plank section.   
     
     
         4 . The building structure of  claim 2  further comprising:
 at least one support beam extending between at least two of the sidewalls.   
     
     
         5 . The top deck section of  claim 4  further comprising:
 at least one deck section supported by the at least one support beam.   
     
     
         6 . The building structure of  claim 1  wherein the unit comprises:
 a plurality of interconnected precast concrete sections.   
     
     
         7 . The building structure of  claim 1  wherein the unit comprises:
 cast-in-place sidewalls.   
     
     
         8 . The building structure of  claim 1  further comprising:
 substantially vertically extending coffers formed in at least one of the sidewalls and opening to an interior of the unit.   
     
     
         9 . The building structure of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a pair of units arranged in a side-by-side pair configuration.   
     
     
         10 . The building structure of  claim 9  wherein:
 a single common wall forms abutting portions of the pair of units.   
     
     
         11 . The building structure of  claim 10  further comprising:
 at least one substantially vertically extending open sided coffer formed in the common wall and facing inward into the interior of each of the pair of units.   
     
     
         12 . The building structure of  claim 1  wherein the sidewalls of the unit comprises:
 a pair of first equal-length non-parallel sidewalls formed by dividing a pair of inner and outer concentric circles into sixteen substantially identical volume units, and two intervening, substantially parallel sidewalls.   
     
     
         13 . The building structure of  claim 1  wherein the sidewalls of the unit further comprise:
 at least two equal length, non-parallel sidewalls interconnected by two substantially parallel sidewalls.   
     
     
         14 . The building structure of  claim 13  further comprising:
 first interior angles formed by one end of each of the pair of non-parallel sidewalls and one of the parallel sidewalls at an equal first angle; and   second interior angles between opposed ends of the pair of non-parallel sidewalls and the other parallel sidewalls at a second equal angle.   
     
     
         15 . The building structure of  claim 1  further comprising
 a plurality of side-by-side abutting units arranged in a continuous unitary structure.   
     
     
         16 . The building structure of  claim 15  wherein:
 the plurality of units are arranged in a continuous circular ring.   
     
     
         17 . The building structure of  claim 15  wherein:
 the plurality of units are arranged in an irregular shape having opposed, spaced ends.   
     
     
         18 . The building structure of  claim 15  wherein:
 the plurality of units are arranged in a closed oval configuration.   
     
     
         19 . The building structure of  claim 15  wherein:
 the plurality of units are arranged in a substantially linear line having opposed ends.   
     
     
         20 . The building structure of  claim 15  further comprising:
 at least one hallway having at least one open end interposed between two facing sidewalls of two adjacent units.   
     
     
         21 . The building structure of  claim 20  further comprising:
 an upper deck disposed over and closing an upper end of the hallway.   
     
     
         22 . The building structure of  claim 21  further comprising:
 a lintel extending from each spaced sidewall of the two adjacent units into the hallway and supporting the upper deck.   
     
     
         23 . The building structure of  claim 15  further comprising:
 the plurality of units arranged in at least two stacked levels.   
     
     
         24 . The building structure of  claim 23  further comprising:
 at least one of a stairway and an elevator disposed between the at least two stacked levels.   
     
     
         25 . The building structure of  claim 23  further comprising:
 decking extending between inner walls of a plurality of units forming a closed configuration.   
     
     
         26 . The building structure of  claim 15  wherein:
 the plurality of side-by-side units are arranged in two concentric rings formed of a first inner ring and a radially outward spaced second ring.   
     
     
         27 . The building structure of  claim 26  further comprising:
 a circular deck disposed over a space formed between the first and second rings.   
     
     
         28 . The building structure of  claim 26  further comprising:
 a plurality of stacked levels of units formed in a concentric first and second rings.   
     
     
         29 . The building structure of  claim 28  further comprising:
 at least one of a stairway and an elevator disposed between at least two levels.   
     
     
         30 . The building structure of  claim 28  further comprising:
 decking extending between inner walls of a plurality of units forming a closed configuration.

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