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PEDESTAL HOUSE WITH CANTILEVERED CROSSED TRUSS CONSTRUCTION
Background of the Invention
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(1) Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to pedestal houses incorporating supporting struc-
tures of a truss configuration in a cantilever design.
(2) Description of the Prior Art:
No prior structures of this type are known. Truss constructions for
load supporting assemblies have been used but not as integral parts of a
pedestal house.
In the present invention a pedestal house is disclosed with a crossed
truss construction built integrally therewith, the crossed truss construction
includes several spaced truss members with uninterrupted upper and lower cords
; with the trusses placed at right angles through one another to achieve a self-
supporting cantilevered structure in a cross shape.
Summary of the Invention
A pedestal house has an integral cantilevered crossed truss construction
wherein a series of pairs of two different sized truss members are placed at
right angles, one truss of each pair passing through the other, forming a
spaced self-supporting crossed truss construction and floor support whose ends
are cantilevered to extend past the foundation walls of the house. The crossed
truss members are preferably made of wood.
Description of the Drawings
Figure 1 is a front plan view of the pedestal house;
Figure 2 is a side plan view thereof;
Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the crossed
truss construction with parts broken away used as the floor and wall support
of the pedestal house; and
Figure 4 is a top plan view of the cantilevered crossed truss construction
used in the pedestal house.
Description of the Preferred Embodiment
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By referrin~ to Fi~ures 1 and 2 of the draw7ngs, a pedestal house 10 may
be seen positioned on a square pedestal foundatlon 11 extending above a ground
line 12. A cantilevered cross truss construction is shown as an 7ntegral part
of the house and cornprises multiple truss members 13, 14, and 15 and 17, 18
and 19 respectively. A plurality of tie down straps 20 join the truss members
to a plate 21 on the foundation wall 11.
In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the house will be seen to comprise
a rectangular structure having a front wall 22 and a back wall 23 and a pitched
roof 24 extending thereover. The width of the front and back walls 22 and 23 is
substantially the same as the foundation 11 and the front and back walls 22 and
23 are spaced with respect to one another a distance substantially double that
of the dimension of the foundation 11. Thus the house extends between the front
and back walls 22 and 23 in a rectangular configuration, all of which is
covered by the pitched roof 24 and its two inclined sections joined at the
ridge.
By referring to Figure 1 of the drawings it will be seen that the
cantilevered ends of the truss members 16, 17 and 18 extend sidewardly with
respect to the pedestal foundation 11 and the rectangular body of the house
heretofore described. On the left of Figure 1 the extension has an outermost
waTl 25 and a shed roof 26 thereover and on the right of Figure 1 the exten-
sion has an outermost wall 27 with a shed roof 28 thereover.
In Figure 2 of the drawings it will be seen that the outermost wall 25
is largely formed of a plurality of windows 29.
The floor and house support structure are thereby formed of the crossed
trusses 13, 14 and 15 running in one direction and the trusses 16, 17 and 18
running at right angles thereto and it will be seen that these trusses form
the floor joists and that the subfloor and finished floor are positioned
directly thereon as indicated at 29 in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The
vertical walls 22, 23~ 25 and 27 are positioned on the cantilevered ends of
the crossed trusses, preferably after the subfloor 29 has been installed and
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the same is true of the interiorpartitions as will occur to those sk;1led in
the art.
By referring to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, it will be seen that there
is an entrance area 30 which is also positToned on the cantilevered ends of the
trusses 13, 14 and 15 and provided with a partially enclosiny railing 31. An
entrance door 32 is positioned in recessed relation to the front wall 22.
It will occur to those skilled in the art that the actual configuration
of the pedestal house can vary from that illustrated herein as an example and
that the utilization of the crossed truss members 13-15 and 16-18 form an
extremely sturdy and practical floor joist construction in the pedestal house
as well as enabling the cantilevered portions thereof to be extended beyond the
pedestal foundation 11 in a non-sagging manner.
By referring now to Figure 3 of the drawings, one of the corners of the
crossed truss construction that forms a part of the pedestal house herein dis-
closed may be seen in enlarged detail and with parts broken away. In Figure
3 of the drawings, the truss 13, which is also seen in Flgure 1 of the drawings,
will be found to comprise upper and lowerchords13A and 13B with angularly dis-
posed interconnecting webs 33 therebetween. A pair of vertical web members 34
are spaced with respect to one another to form an opening 35 through which the
truss 18 is positioned and its upper and lowerchordsare indicated at 18A and
18B and it is provided with a pair of spacer members 36 and 37 on the upper
and lowerchords 18A and 18B so as to bring its height to match that of the
truss 13. The truss member 18 has angularly positioned interconnecting web
members 3B which extend continuously between the upper and lower chord members
18A and 18B respectively, and the ends of the trusses 13 and 18 are capped by
end caps 38 and 39 respectively.
By referring to Figure 4 of the drawings, it will be seen that in the
preferred embodiment the truss 13 and the truss 15 are formed of side by side
two by four wooden members while the truss 14 is formed of three such members
and the same is true of the trusses 16 and 18 as they are formed of slde by
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side two by four members while the truss 17 Intermediate the same is formed of
three two by four members. Obviously one or more of the two by ~our members
may be used to form each truss or alternate1y they may be formed of larger sized
wooden members.
Still referring to Figure 4 of the drawings, it wTll be observed that the
trusses 13, 14 and 15 are the ones that have the vertical openings such as 35
in the truss 13 as seen in Figure 3 and that the trusses 16, 17 and 18 are of
the smaller vertical height and pass through the vertical openings in each of
the trusses 13, 14 and 15. The resulting construction is unusually rigid and
provides an unusual and highly efficient cantilevered projecting support for
the pedestal house and its front and back and sideward extensions, all as here-
tofore described.
The above described structure and specifically the crossed truss construc-
tion becomes a part of the pedestal house by replacing the customary floor
joists and provides all of the advantage hereinbefore mentioned.
Although but one embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated
and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various
changes and modifications may be made theretn without departing from the spirit
of the invention.
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