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Method for setting a building on a subdivision lot

Method for setting a building on a subdivision lot description/claims

This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/431,196 entitled “BUILDING TRANSPORT DEVICE” and filed on May 9, 2006; Ser. No. 11/620,103 entitled “DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A LOAD” and filed on Jan. 5, 2007; Ser. No. 11/559,229 entitled “TRANSPORT DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN LOAD PLANARITY” and filed on Nov. 13, 2006; Ser. No. 11/620,560 entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE STEM WALL” and filed on Jan. 5, 2007; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/887,696, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED INVENTORY AND PLANNING” and filed on Feb. 1, 2007 the entire contents of each of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

The prior art is generally directed to transporting a building or house by a flat bed delivery device, such as a truck or other device. The prior art delivery devices generally attempt to deliver the buildings or houses onto or adjacent a foundation or other structure, directly from the street adjoining the property.

The house transporters in the prior art do not readily allow the house transporters to traverse terrain that includes obstacles protruding above the grade. The prior art delivery methods do not readily allow the house transporters to traverse one or more subdivided plots of land. The prior art delivery methods also do not readily allow the house transporter to traverse one or more excavated and prepared building sites.

The present invention relates to a method for placing a building on a subdivision lot. This method includes the steps of providing a planned community subdivision having a plurality of lots, preparing at least one of the lots to accept at least one building, and assembling at least one substantially complete building in a factory. The method also includes transporting the substantially complete building from the factory to the planned community subdivision, moving the substantially complete building to a position within the subdivision that is adjacent to a first lot, traversing the substantially complete building over the first lot to a second lot, and installing the substantially complete building onto the second lot.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to another method for placing a building on a subdivision lot. This method includes the steps of providing a planned community subdivision having a first lot adjacent to a second lot and the second lot adjacent to a third lot, such that the first, second, and third lots form at least one row. The method also includes the steps of preparing each of the lots to accept at least one building, assembling at least one substantially complete building in a factory, transporting the substantially complete building from the factory to the planned community subdivision. Further, the method includes moving the substantially complete building to a position within the subdivision that is adjacent to the first lot, traversing the substantially complete building over the first and second lots to the third lot, wherein the substantially complete building crosses: at least one shared border between the first and second lots, at least one shared border between the second and third lots, and the third lot is the last unoccupied lot in the at least one row of lots. The method also includes installing the substantially complete building onto the third lot, and repeating the steps of assembling, transporting, moving, traversing, and installing until at least one building is installed on each of the lots in the at least one row of lots.

In yet another embodiment, the present invention relates to a system of placing a building on a subdivision lot. The system includes a subdivision having a plurality lots, wherein at least one lot is prepared and adapted to accept at least one building, and a factory configured to assemble at least one substantially complete building. The system also includes a building transportation device adapted to: (a) move the at least one substantially complete building from the factory to a position within the subdivision that is adjacent to a first lot; (b) traverse the first lot to a second lot within the subdivision with the substantially complete building; and (c) position and release the substantially complete building on the second lot, wherein the second lot is the at least one prepared lot.

Additional features and advantages are described herein, and will be apparent from, the following Detailed Description and the Figures.

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a subdivision with a substantially complete home leaving the factory.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a substantially complete home on a building transport device according to a one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view a subdivision with a substantially complete home leaving the factory.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the subdivision of FIG. 3 with the substantially complete home positioned over a first subdivision lot.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the subdivision of FIG. 3 with the substantially complete home positioned over the first subdivision lot and a second subdivision lot.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the subdivision of FIG. 3 with the substantially complete home positioned over the second subdivision lot.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of another embodiment a subdivision with a substantially complete home that is transported over multiple subdivision streets.

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