Box-shaped self-supporting building unit and a method of construction thereof
US5625998A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B1/3483
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A box-shaped, self-supporting building unit, a plurality of which may be arranged juxtaposed and/or superposed for the construction of a building, the unit including a self-supporting floor element and a self-supporting ceiling element, both having a supporting structure, and two pairs of opposite wall elements as well as a supporting, vertical column of sectional iron in each corner, the column rigidly connecting the supporting structure of the floor element with the supporting structure of the ceiling element.
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