Patent ID: 8549796
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B65D,E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A building including first and second building modules connected together by a connector system, each of the first and second building modules being hollow and defining a space of a size suitable for occupation by a person, the connector system comprising a first connector block fixed to the first building module, a second connector block fixed to the second building module, a load bearing fixing plate interposed between the first and second building modules and projecting outwardly therefrom, and a spigot that passes through an opening in the fixing plate, projecting on one side of the plate into an opening in the first connector block and projecting on the opposite side of the plate into an opening in the second connector block, wherein the first and second modules are connected together by an additional fastener system including a fastener assembly extending through further openings in the first and second connector blocks, the fastener assembly being arranged to draw the first and second connector blocks towards one another, compressing the load bearin fixing plate therebetween.