Patent · US Expired

Prefabricated building kit

US5447000A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 24, 1993
Grant dateSep 5, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S52/09
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A containerized prefabricated building kit comprises a cuboidal frame having eight corners and twelve edges the corners being provided with standard container handling equipment components, allowing the kit to be transported as a standard shipping container. The structure of the container kit consists substantially only of components of the prefabricated building kit. The cuboidal frame is used in the building, either after separating it into its components, that is into separate beams or by using the open sided frame as the frame work for a side room or other part of the building.

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