Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modular building frame
- Patent Title (中): 模块化建筑框架
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Application No.: US10267112Application Date: 2002-10-07
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Publication No.: US07992352B2Publication Date: 2011-08-09
- Inventor: Delton J. Bonds , Eric P. Bramwell
- Applicant: Delton J. Bonds , Eric P. Bramwell
- Agent J. Michael Neary
- Main IPC: E04H1/00
- IPC: E04H1/00

Abstract:
A building frame resistant to earthquakes, gale-force wind loads, fire, insects and rot includes a peripheral frame wall constructed of rectangular steel tubing. Side wall frame modules and end wall modules bolted together along adjacent edges form the peripheral frame wall. Diagonal bracing is built into selected side and end wall modules as required for the desired degree of wind resistance. Trusses made of various size tube such as 2×3 inch rectangular steel tubing for supporting a roof, including a hip roof, on the peripheral wall, are assembled and welded in a welding shop and the prefabricated trusses and wall modules are trucked to the building site. Multiple stories may be erected and fastened together by anchor brackets arranged bottom-to-bottom above and below the second and higher floors. The building frame is secured to a foundation by attaching the anchor brackets to anchor bolts set in the foundation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030024174A1 Modular building frame Public/Granted day:2003-02-06
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