Method for assembling a preformed floor and roof structure
First Claim
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1. The process of on site construction of a building section utilizing a series of structural rails of tubular configuration and a set of panels, which comprises:
- a. progressively connecting the structural rails into a rectangular grid by the aid of connector structures telescopically received in the tubular portions of the rails;
b. inserting panels into each rectangle before the rectangle is closed by a rail;
c. progressively closing rectangular elements of the grid and thereby interlocking said panels.
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Abstract
The prefabricated building structure comprises a series of metal or structural rails and a set of panels. At the installation site, the rails are progressively built into a rectangular grid as the panels are captured by the progressively closing grid, the panels having peripheral grooves interlocked by the rails.
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1. The process of on site construction of a building section utilizing a series of structural rails of tubular configuration and a set of panels, which comprises:
- a. progressively connecting the structural rails into a rectangular grid by the aid of connector structures telescopically received in the tubular portions of the rails;
b. inserting panels into each rectangle before the rectangle is closed by a rail;
c. progressively closing rectangular elements of the grid and thereby interlocking said panels.
- a. progressively connecting the structural rails into a rectangular grid by the aid of connector structures telescopically received in the tubular portions of the rails;
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2. The process set forth in claim 1 together with the step of laying said rails upon a structural corner support, and including the step of securing said building section to said corner supports by nailing the corners of the panels to said supports independently of said rails.
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Current AssigneeEdward A. Smith, Robert L. Day
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Original AssigneeEdward A. Smith, Robert L. Day
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InventorsSmith, Edward A., Day, Robert L.
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Primary Examiner(s)Faw, Jr., Price C.
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Application NumberUS05/524,972Time in Patent Office365 DaysField of Search52/741,656,488,496,476,664,274,665,745 46/19,27,29US Class Current52/745.13CPC Class CodesE04B 1/24 the supporting parts consis...E04B 2001/2421 Socket type connectorsE04B 2001/2436 Snap-fit connectionsE04B 2001/2451 Connections between closed ...E04B 2001/2463 Connections to foundationsE04B 2001/2472 Elongated load-supporting p...E04B 2001/2481 Details of wall panelsE04B 2001/2484 Details of floor panels or ...E04B 2001/249 Structures with a sloping roof
