Patent ID: 11891793
Assignee: STEEL STRUCTURES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A method of forming a building structure, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a first high cube box shipping container and a first flat rack;
(b) positioning said first high cube box shipping container to form at least a first side portion of a first level of a building structure, wherein said roof, both end walls and a sidewall of said first high cube box shipping container are removed to provide an interior space of the first level of the building structure extending between an exterior sidewall of said first high cube box shipping container and an interior wall of said first high cube box shipping container;
(c) horizontally offsetting said first flat rack from said first high cube box shipping container such that a floor of said first high cube box shipping container is substantially horizontally aligned with a top surface of said first flat rack, wherein said first flat rack has a plurality of openings extending therethrough so that a fork-lift can engage, and lift said first flat rack from either side of said first flat rack; and,
(d) inserting a portion of a first cross-beam into one of said plurality of openings of said first flat rack and connecting a first end of said first cross-beam to a portion of said first high cube box shipping container.