Abstract: In one embodiment, a modular dwelling comprises a beam connector comprising a body and multiple arms that extend out from the body, structural beams comprising outer sides that define elongated channels that extend along a length of the beams, each beam being connected to an arm of the beam connector, a locking means that secure the structural beams to their associated beam connector arms, and a structural panel that comprises multiple edges, at least one edge of the panel being received by a channel of at least one structural beam.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 13, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 20, 2014
Assignee:
University of South Florida (A Flordia Non-Profit Corporation)
Inventors:
Sean Carlos Verdecia, Jason Michael Ross