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System for modular building construction

  • US 9,115,504 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2014
  • Issued: 08/25/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for building construction comprising a plurality of interconnectable pre-fabricated modular building units, each unit comprising a frame shaped as a rectangular parallelopiped and comprised of framing members and a plurality of nodes, each node situated at a corner of said frame for selective interconnection with other units, the nodes and the exterior dimensions of the frame meeting the ISO International Standards for intermodal transport, said framing members comprising a plurality of rails, at least four of said rails intersecting to form a first rectangular profile situated in a first plane and at least four of said rails intersecting to form a second rectangular profile situated in a second plane substantially parallel to said first plane, said framing members further comprising at least four posts disposed substantially orthogonally to said rails, each said post extending between at least one rail in said first plane and at least one rail in said second plane, at least one of said orthogonal posts in one modular building unit being adapted for interconnection with a respective one of said interconnectable orthogonal posts in at least one other modular building unit to form at least one flexurally stiffened composite column, each said interconnectable orthogonal post having at least one non-nodal attachment point, said at least one flexurally stiffened composite column being formed by securing said at least one interconnectable orthogonal post in said one modular building unit to a respective one of said interconnectable orthogonal posts in said at least one other modular building unit through at least one of said non-nodal attachment points in each respective interconnectable post.

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