Appeal No. 2004-1798
Application 08/883,387
two by four and two by six studs, drywall panels, and similar
materials.
Next in the process of construction, a pair of prestressed
concrete pallets (90) are installed between load bearing wall
panels (50, 52) and supported on members (56) projecting from the
wall panels (Fig. 3). The decks of pallets (90) are positioned
so as to be aligned with the deck (66) of pallet (62), whereby
the pallets (90) and (62) cooperate to form the floor of a
dwelling unit. As seen in Figure 4 of Livingston, the
installation of the pallets (90) is followed by installation of a
pair of prestressed concrete shear wall panels (94, 96), which
shear wall panels are connected to the load bearing wall panels
(50, 52) by welding of the reinforcing members of the respective
panels together or via other techniques commonly employed in the
construction industry to connect prestressed concrete structural
members. As indicated at column 8, lines 20-22, the shear wall
panels (94, 96) “serve the dual functions of enclosing the ends
of the dwelling unit and maintaining the load bearing walls
erect.” Livingston notes at this point that the lowermost
apartment of the apartment building (48) is complete.
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