Title: Modular home

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1. A mobile modular building structure comprising three elements, a center element, and two identical end elements disposed at the extremity of said center element, said center element having a substantially rectangular bottom portion and triangular top portion, said top portion being comprised of a pair of rafters and their joists, said rafters and joists being separated by diagonal brace members, said joist member being separated from a lower joist member by a pair of H-shaped joist bar separators disposed at the extremities of the upper and lower joists, said end elements having rafters which extend outwardly in a smooth continuous extension of said rafters of said middle element, said end elements further having joists which extend outwardly in a smooth continuous contour from said lower joist of said middle element terminating at a point in said rafter, and an H-shaped joist bar connecting said rafter of said end element with said joist of said end element in registry with said H-shaped joist bar of said middle element.

2. The structure of claim 1 further including a pair of joist plates disposed between the H-shaped joist bar of the middle section and the H-shaped joist bar of the end section.

3. The device of claim 2 in which said joist plates are comprised of laminates having a substantially hollow core.

4. The device of claim 3 in which said hollow joist plates have portions within the core to provide structural support for the hollow member.

5. The device of claim 3 in which one face of said joist plate has horizontal grooves disposed thereon.

6. The device of claim 4 in which the faces of said rectangular joist plates are comprised of a series of elements fastened along its length by a saw tooth bond.

7. The device of claim 6 in which the saw tooth bonds are staggered along the length of the beam.

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Inventors: Klink, Leon F. (Cottage Grove, OR, US)

Application Number: 787993
Filing Date: 1977-04-15
Publication_date: 1978-04-11
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 52/79.9
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1421299	Jun, 1922	Palen	52/93.
3348344	Oct, 1967	Tatevossian	52/90.
3605355	Sep, 1971	Solesbee	52/90.
3791082	Feb, 1974	Bowling	52/90.

Other Refs: 488,666

Dec, 1952	CA

Primary Examiner: Murtagh, John E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Victor J. Evans & Co.