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Method of production of standard size dwellings

  • US 6,000,192 A
  • Filed: 11/14/1997
  • Issued: 12/14/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for constructing standard size dwellings substantially in their entirety using a manufacturing facility that includes a plurality of dwelling subassembly production lines and a dwelling assembly alley, said manufacturing facility being located proximate a location at which standard size dwellings produced in said manufacturing facility are to be sited comprising the steps of:

  • constructing, in said manufacturing facility, predetermined subassemblies for said standard size dwelling in at least two of said plurality of subassembly production lines, each of said predetermined subassemblies comprising a structural section of said standard size dwelling, from the class of structural sections including;

    walls, floors, roof, foundation base frame;

    transporting, using hoisting elements operational in each of said at least two subassembly production lines, said constructed predetermined subassemblies to said dwelling assembly alley for incorporation into a partially assembled standard size dwelling being assembled in said dwelling assembly alley; and

    transporting said partially assembled standard size dwelling through said dwelling assembly alley to said at least two subassembly production lines, said standard size dwelling being assembled, substantially in its entirety, using said predetermined subassemblies, which are incorporated into said partially assembled standard sized dwelling when said partially assembled standard sized dwelling is positioned in dwelling assembly alley opposite each successive one of said at least two subassembly production lines.

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