| 摘要 |
Plural flat sections hingedly coupled together from the floor of a building structure such as a house when arranged in an unfolded, flat configuration and form a generally closed container when arranged in a folded configuration. With the floor sections in the folded configuration, the thus formed container is adapted to receive and enclose other building structures and serves as a shipping container for the entire building. Removable metal joining members are attached to adjacent corners of the floor sections and are disposed in the corners of the rectangular container when the floor sections are folded. The metal joining members each include a reinforcing angle to strengthen the container and a conventional coupling bracket to facilitate handling of the container during shipping, permitting the container to be handled as a standard shipping container. Each floor section includes a structural insulated panel with metal edges, with a standard floor panel being 20 feet long by 8 feet wide, but may be as long as 40 feet. The folded floor container may be used to store other building components, such as walls, roofs, etc., during shipping, thus substantially reducing the shipping volume as compared to a pre-assembled building and eliminating the need to fabricate and return a separate shipping container.
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