Building structure
US6880298B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B2001/3276
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A building structure (10 or 10′) has a wall (16) including a plurality of wall elements (12 or 12′). Each wall element is connected to a plurality of other wall elements so as to form the wall. Each wall element includes a connecting means for connecting the adjacent wall elements together to form the wall. The wall is formed at least three consecutively connected rings (15 or 15 and 17) of interlocking wall elements. Each of the wall elements in each ring being of the same size. Each of the wall elements in a first ring of the consecutively connecting rings being larger than the wall elements of a second ring of the consecutively connected rings and each of the elements in the second ring being larger than the wall elements of a third ring of the consecutively connected rings.
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