Monocoque cell
US4125972A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 1977 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B1/14
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The specification discloses a building system comprising a plurality of modular elements, each having interlockable edges around the entire periphery thereof. These elements are interlockable, one to the other, to form a completed housing structure. The elements include flat side wall members having an interlockable edge around the entire periphery and curved wall joint members having a cross sectional width wider than the thickness of the joint members such that the longitudinal edges of the wall joint members are moved from the immediate corner thereof. Each curved wall joint member has an interlockable edge around its entire perimeter which interconnects with the interlockable edge of the side members such that an enclosed structure can be formed by selective interconnecting the side members and the curved wall joint members. The roof and flooring are added by the use of flat roof and floor members, each having an interlockable edge around the entire perimeter thereof, curved roof to wall joint members having an interlockable edge around the entire edge perimeter and curved floor to wall joint members having an interlockable edge around their entire perimeter for interconnecting…
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