Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Rigid barrier cantilevered from vertical support – Awning type
Patent
1989-06-28
1992-01-28
Chilcot, Jr., Richard E.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Rigid barrier cantilevered from vertical support
Awning type
52481, 52282, E04C 254
Patent
active
050834100
ABSTRACT:
Formable sheet metal or other formable material having similar characteristics, such as poly vinyl chloride, constitute practically the only components required to fabricate a light-weight, packageable and easily transportable building herein described. Being light-weight, the building structure does not require a massive, expensive foundation. The entire structure can be quickly erected by unskilled labor using a simple pair of pliers. All components can be fabricated in most cases without special machinery and they are all then snapped together or connected with integral pre-formed or formable fasteners, with only one exception: toggle screws used to fasten the combination ventilation/illumination panels to the standing seams of the roof panels and to fasten rain caps to the ridges of gabled roofs. The finished structure is rigid, self-supporting, resistant to high wind forces, water-tight and protective from the elements.
To fill the requirements for an emergency shelter, the present design permits the rapid erection of a building, using only one panel of a double panel wall system, thus providing a simple shelter without water, sanitation or electrical facilities. However, as time and financing permit, this simple shelter can be easily converted to a permanent, more comfortable facility by installing utilities and insulation between the double panel wall system before snapping into place the second (interior) panel. This follow-on construction concept will obviate the cost of replacing the entire emergency shelter with a second, more expensive permanent structure. Some of the wall panel designs described herein provide the option of using as the second finishing (interior) panel such lamina as gypsum drywall, particle board, plywood or any other desired materials. These optional panel finishings may be either snapped into place or fastened to the interior ribs to complete the double wall system.
Because climates, manufacturing facilities and the availability of materials vary the world over, a single facility design would not adapt to all the variables imposed by local conditions. Therefore, this inventor has applied the basic snap-together techniques described herein to several designs that will more universally extend the benefits of these construction techniques.
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Chilcot Jr. Richard E.
Frank William F.
Smith Creighton
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