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Structure for manufacture of prefabricated buildings

  • US 6,629,392 B1
  • Filed: 06/12/2000
  • Issued: 10/07/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A structure, comprising:

  • a panel;

    a frame comprising support members, wherein each of the support members has a defined length, a center portion of a defined height and thickness, and first and second opposed sides each of a defined width, wherein a cross section of the support members presents a defined shape consisting of the center portion in combination with the first and second opposed sides;

    bonding pads that bond the panel to the frame by attaching to the frame and to one or more of the first opposed sides of the support members, wherein the bonding pads enclose one or more segments of the first opposed side(s) of one or more of the support members, and wherein the panel and the bonding pads are prepared from a cured/hardened moldable building material; and

    one or more connecting members, the connecting member(s) being interposed between one or more of the support members and the panel at the point where the bonding pad(s) encloses segment(s) of the first opposed side(s) of one or more of the support members, the connecting member(s) having an extended portion having a width that is greater than the width of the first opposed side(s), and the connecting member(s) being optionally affixed to the one or more support members.

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