Patent ID: 8322086
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: E04B,E04H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first structure that includes a first floor section and a first wall section for a prefabricated building; a second structure that includes a second wall section for the prefabricated building, the second structure being separate and unconnected from the first structure, and when combined together the first structure and the second structure form exterior walls defining an exterior perimeter and interior walls of the prefabricated building; and a flooring structure that provides a second floor section for the prefabricated building, the first floor section and the second floor section provide a floor for an interior of the prefabricated building; wherein the first structure, the second structure, and the flooring structure are disposed in a nested structure formed by nesting the flooring structure and the second structure within the first structure for transport of the apparatus, and wherein the second structure includes an air bearing along a base of the second structure, the air bearing being configured to receive compressed air and to provide an air cushion between the first structure and the second structure to enable the second structure to transition from the nested structure.