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Title: Modular home wall construction corner joint
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. An improved modular home wall construction corner joint, said corner joint being formed of first and second, end joined wall assemblies, each wall assembly comprising: inner and outer walls, edge abutting inner and outer wall frames, said outer wall frame comprising: horizontally spaced, vertical studs, a lower horizontal base beam underlying the lower ends of said studs and being fixed thereto, an upper cross beam spanning the upper ends of said vertical studs, being fixed thereto and forming with said vertical studs and said base beam a series of parallel vertical cavities, vertical strips of thermal insulation material positioned within said vertical cavities and having at least the ends thereof fixed to said cross beam and said base beam, said inner wall frame overlying and being fixed to said inner wall frame and comprising vertical studs at respective ends of said inner wall frame and vertically spaced, horizontal cross beams spanning between said vertical end studs and lying across and in contact with said vertical studs of said outer wall frame and forming horizontal cavities therebetween, horizontal strips of thermal insulation material positioned within said horizontal cavities and having their ends respectively fixed to respective end studs of said outer frame such that the edges of said strips of said vertical and horizontal thermal insulation material strips intersect each other to substantially eliminate cold spots within the walls of said wall assemblies, limited to crossover contact of said cross beams of said inner wall frame and said vertical studs of said outer wall frame, the end studs of at least one wall frame of each wall assembly being longitudinally offset relative to the end studs of the other wall frame to form an interfitting step for receiving the ends of an abutting wall assembly, means for nesting the end studs of respective wall assemblies together at right angles to each other at said step, an air infiltration barrier strip interposed between the abutting end studs of respective assemblies at said step to form an effective water tight corner joint, said outer walls extending beyond the end studs of respective wall assemblies and abutting each other to form a vertical corner cavity with said end studs of respective wall assemblies, and thermal insulation material strips overlying respective faces of said end studs within said cavity to reduce heat loss through said corner joint. 2. The wall construction corner joint as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer wall frame of said first wall assembly has its end studs extended by means of an end beam to form one wall assembly stepped end, and the end studs of the outer and inner wall frames of said second wall assembly both abut said end beam. 3. The wall construction corner joint as claimed in claim 2, wherein said means for fixing the end studs of respective wall assemblies together comprise: lag screws fixing said end beam to respective outer wall frame studs of both wall assemblies. Other info: Inventors: Turkia, Kalevi Matti (Williamsport, PA, US) Application Number: 671856 Filing Date: 1976-03-29 Publication_date: 1977-03-15 Assignee: Capital Housing, Inc. (Avis, PA) Primary Class(es): 52/275 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Faw, Jr., Price C. Assistant Examiner: Farber, Robert C. Attorney: Sughrue, Rothwell, Mion, Zinn & Macpeak |
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