Ex Parte ALLEN et al - Page 8




              Appeal No. 2004-0785                                                                  Page 8                
              Application No. 09/252,635                                                                                  


              side of floor elements 13 and 14, and on either end to the lateral end extremities of                       
              second floor panelized interior party wall elements 19 and 20.  Installation of panelized                   
              floor elements 22 and 23 occurs simultaneously above panelized interior party wall                          
              elements 16 and 17, wherein floor elements 22 and 23 interlock with lower and middle                        
              core modules 1 and 2 and span outwardly to panelized exterior wall element 18 upon                          
              which floor elements 22 and 23 structurally bear.  Figure 7 illustrates the placement of                    
              second floor panelized interior party wall element 24, which is fastened to panelized                       
              floor element 23 on its bottom end and to middle core module 4 on its inner end.  A                         
              corresponding party wall element 25 (not shown in Figure 7) is similarly fastened to                        
              panelized floor element 22 on its bottom end and attached to middle core module 4 on                        
              its inner end, opposite wall element 24.  Second floor panelized exterior wall element 26                   
              is then fastened to the outer end extremities of second floor interior party wall elements                  
              24 and 25.                                                                                                  


                     Referring now to Figure 8, four panelized roof elements 27, 28, 29, and 30 are                       
              installed at an angle extending downwardly and outwardly from the lower edge of the                         
              central roof 7, upper core module 6, to the top edges of both front and rear second floor                   
              panelized exterior wall elements 21 and 26.  External roofing material 31 in the form of                    
              asbestos, asphalt, slate, metal, fiberglass shingles, or other suitable waterproofing                       
              material is applied to the upper surface of the central roof 7 and panelized roof elements                  








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