US20130091796A1

US20130091796A1 - Modular exterior building

Info

Publication number: US20130091796A1
Application number: US13/633,582
Authority: US
Inventors: James D. Thomas; Tony Richardson
Original assignee: AMERICAN COOLER Tech CORP
Current assignee: AMERICAN COOLER Tech CORP
Priority date: 2011-10-14
Filing date: 2012-10-02
Publication date: 2013-04-18

Abstract

A modular exterior building assembly comprising a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel. Each of the non-insulated panels includes beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein. The hooks are configured to be rotated to engage the pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/547 096, filed Oct. 14, 2011, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a modular exterior building.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Heretofore, exterior buildings (e.g., sheds) have been built to be positioned near homes and businesses. The exterior buildings have been difficult to build and/or are shipped in large pre-assembled states.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the above, one object of the invention is to provide an exterior building that is easy to ship and assemble.
In this regard, the present invention includes providing a modular exterior building assembly comprising a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel. Each of the non-insulated panels include beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein. The hooks are configured to be rotated to engage the pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a modular exterior building comprising a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel. Each of the non-insulated panels include beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein. The hooks engage pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building, with the modular exterior building having side walls and an angled roof.
Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a method of forming a modular exterior building comprising providing a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel. The method further includes providing each of the non-insulated panels with beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein. The method also includes positioning each of the non-insulated panels adjacent to at least one other of the non-insulated panels and rotating the hooks to thereby engage the hooks with pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the modular exterior building of the present invention with a door removed.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the modular exterior building of the present invention with the door, siding and roofing material removed.

FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view of a pair of mating beams of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is an exploded perspective view of an alternate pair of mating beams of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pair of mating beams of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top view of a left bottom panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a front view of a left rear panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the left rear panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention taken along line VIB-VIB of FIG. 6A.

FIG. 7A is a side view of a first side panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the first side panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention taken along line VIIB-VIIB of FIG. 7A.

FIG. 8A is a side view of a second side panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of the second side panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention taken along line VIIIB-VIIIB of FIG. 8A.

FIG. 9A is a rear view of a left front panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 9B is a top view of a left front panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 10A is a front view of a rear top triangular panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 10B is a top view of the rear top triangular panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 11A is a front view of a left roof panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention.

FIG. 11B is a top perspective of a right roof panel of the modular exterior building of the present invention with the roofing material removed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

For purposes of description herein, the terms “upper,” “lower,” “right,” “left,” “rear,” “front,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” and derivatives thereof shall relate to the invention as orientated in FIG. 1. However, it is to be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations, except where expressly specified to the contrary. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the attached drawings, and described in the following specification, are simply exemplary embodiments of the inventive concepts defined herein. Hence, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics relating to the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless expressly stated otherwise.
The reference number 10 (FIG. 1A) generally designates a modular exterior building embodying the present invention. In the illustrated example, the modular exterior building 10 includes a plurality of non-insulated panels 11 forming side walls 13 and a roof 15. The roof 15 is angled and/or includes exterior roofing materials (e.g., shingles or a metal (e.g., aluminum) panel 17) thereon. In the illustrated example, the non-insulated panels 11 include a left floor panel 12 a, a right floor panel 12 b, a left rear panel 14 a, a right rear panel 14 b, first side panels 16, second side panels 18, a left front panel 20 a, a right front panel 20 b, a rear top triangular panel 22 a, a front top triangular panel 22 b, a left roof panel 24 a and a right roof panel 24 b. The left rear panel 14 a, the right rear panel 14 b, first side panels 16, second side panels 18, the left front panel 20 a, the right front panel 20 b, the rear top triangular panel 22 a, and the front top triangular panel 22 b form the side walls 13 of the modular exterior building 10. The left roof panel 24 a and the right roof panel 24 b form the roof 15 of the modular exterior building 10. As outlined below, for all of the left panels 12 a-24 a, the right panels 12 b-24 b are mirror images thereof, such that a description of any of the left panels applies to any of the right panels, and vice versa. However, it is contemplated that the non-insulated panels 11 could have different configurations. Furthermore, it is contemplated that more or less non-insulated panels 11 could be used to enlarge or shrink the size of the modular exterior building 10, respectively.
The modular exterior building 10 is configured to be shipped in a compact state with the panels 11 disconnected. The panels 11 can then be easily connected to form the modular exterior building 10. All of the illustrated panels 11 are formed from beams 26 and plates 27. FIG. 3A and 4 illustrates a pair of adjacent beams 26 that are configured to be connected together as illustrated in FIG. 3A (and illustrated as being connected together in FIG. 4), including a pin beam 26 a and a hook beam 26 b. The beams 26 can be made out of wood or any other material. For example, the beams 26 can be 2 inches by 6 inches beams of wood, 2 inches by 4 inches beams of wood, or 1.5 inches by 3.5 inches beams of wood. The beams could have other width and thickness dimensions. As illustrated in FIG. 3A and FIG. 4, the pin beam 26 a includes a hook receiving opening 28 therethrough, with a pin 29 extending across the hook receiving opening 28. The hook beam 26 b includes a hook holding opening 31 having a rotating hook 30 extending out thereof. The rotating hook 30 is configured to have a tool 33 (e.g., hexagonal tool) inserted therein from a side face 35 of the hook beam 26 b through a tool opening 32 and turned to rotate the hook 30 from a disengaged position (FIG. 3A) to an engaged position (FIG. 4), with the hook 30 grabbing the pin 29 in the engaged position to pull the pin beam 26 a into engagement with the hook beam 26 b and to capture the pin 29 with the hook 30. In the illustrated embodiment, the pin beam 26 a and the hook beam 26 b are fixedly connected when the hook 30 is moved to the engaged position. It is contemplated that the hook 30 can be the hook described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,299,224, entitled, PANEL FASTENER, the hook described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,070,919, entitled, PANEL FASTENER, or the hook described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,409,235, entitled, PANEL FASTENER, the entire contents of all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. The hook can also be the 1156A or 1156B locking hook as sold by Kason International of Woodmere, N.Y. FIG. 3B illustrates an alternative of the beams 26, including a mating pin beam 26 a′ and hook beam 26 b′ having a mating tongue 37 and groove 39 connection on opposite side faces 38 to allow for better engagement with the pin beam 26 a′ and hook beam 26 b′. All of the panels discussed below can use either of the pin beams 26 a, 26 a′ or the hook beams 26 b, 26 b′ or combinations thereof. Unless otherwise stated, use of “beams” in the DETAILED DESCRIPTION below means that the beams include either the hook holding opening 31 having a rotating hook 30 along with the tool opening 32 for receiving the tool 33 or the hook receiving opening 28 having the pin 29 therein.
The illustrated left floor panel 12 a (FIG. 5) can include a downwardly extending rim 40 for supporting the left floor panel 12 a above a surface of the ground (see FIG. 2) and has a substantially rectangular configuration. The left floor panel 12 a includes a rear area 42 having a pair of hook receiving openings 28 with the pins 29 therein, an outer side area 44 having a plurality of hook receiving openings 28 with the pins 29 therein, and a front area 46 having a pair of hook receiving openings 28 with the pins 29 therein. The rear area 42 is configured to support the left rear panel 14 a thereon, the outer side area 44 is configured to support one of the first side panels 16 and one of the second side panels 18 thereon, and the front area 46 is configured to support the left front panel 20 a thereon. The rear area 42, the outer side area 44 and the front area 46 can be comprised of three or more beams 26 or the left floor panel 12 a can be a substantially solid piece including the hook receiving opening 28 with the pins 29 therein. Other configurations are contemplated.
In the illustrated example, the left rear panel 14 a (FIGS. 6A-6B) is connected to the left floor panel 12 a and forms a portion of the rear of the side wall 13. The left rear panel 14 a includes a lower beam 48, an inside beam 50, a center beam 52, an upper beam 54, an outside L-shaped beam 56, and a rear exterior plate 27. The inside beam 50, the center beam 52, the outside L-shaped beam 56 have upper and lower edges thereof connected to the lower beam 48 and the upper beam 54. The lower beam 48 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage the pins 29 in the rear area 42 of the left floor panel 12 a. The inside beam 50 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in an inside beam 50 of the right rear panel 14 b (or can include hooks 30 to engage pins 29 in the inside beam 50 of the right rear panel 14 b). The upper beam 54 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the rear top triangular panel 22 a. The outside L-shaped beam 56 includes a front side leg 58 and an outside leg 60. The front side leg 58 includes a pair of hook receiving openings 28 with the pins 29 therein for receiving hooks 30 from the first side panel 16. The pair of hook receiving opening 28 with the pins 29 therein can be entirely within the front side leg 58 to the inside of the outside leg 60 or at least partially covering a portion of the outside leg 60. The rear exterior plate 27 of the left rear panel 14 a is connected to rear edges of the lower beam 48, the inside beam 50, the center beam 52, the upper beam 54, and the outside L-shaped beam 56. The right rear panel 14 b is connected to the right floor panel 12 b and forms a portion of the rear of the side wall 13. The right rear panel 14 b is also configured to be connected to the left rear panel 14 a, the rear top triangular panel 22 a, and the second side panel 18.
The illustrated first side panels 16 (FIGS. 7A-7B) are connected to the left floor panel 12 a and the right floor panel 12 b (one first side panel 16 to each left floor panel 12 a and the right floor panel 12 b) and forms a portion of the sides of the side wall 13. The first side panel 16 on the left side of the modular exterior building 10 includes a lower beam 62, a rear beam 64, a center beam 66, an upper angled beam 68, a front beam 70, and an exterior plate 27. The rear beam 64, the center beam 66, and the front beam 70 have lower edges thereof connected to the lower beam 62 and an angled upper edge 72 connected to the upper angled beam 68. The lower beam 62 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage the pins 29 in the outer side area 44 of the left floor panel 12 a. The rear beam 64 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the outside L-shaped beam 56 of the left rear panel 14 a. The upper angled beam 68 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the left roof panel 24 a. The front beam 70 includes a pair of hook receiving openings 28 with the pins 29 therein. The exterior plate 27 of the first side panel 16 is connected to outside edges of the lower beam 62, the rear beam 64, the center beam 66, and the front beam 70. The first side panel 16 on the right side of the modular exterior building 10 is identical to the first side panel 16 on the left side of the modular exterior building 10, but is at a front of the right side instead of at the rear.
The illustrated second side panels 18 (FIGS. 8A-8B) are connected to the left floor panel 12 a and the right floor panel 12 b (one second side panel 18 to each left floor panel 12 a and the right floor panel 12 b) and forms a portion of the sides of the side wall 13. The second side panel 18 includes a lower beam 74, a rear beam 76, a center beam 78, an upper angled beam 80, a front beam 82, and an exterior plate 27. The rear beam 76, the center beam 78, and the front beam 82 have lower edges thereof connected to the lower beam 84 and an angled upper edge connected to the upper angled beam 80. The lower beam 74 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage the pins 29 in the outer side area 44 of the left floor panel 12 a. The rear beam 76 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the front beam 70 of the first side panel 16. The upper angled beam 80 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the left roof panel 24 a. The front beam 82 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the left front panel 20 a. The exterior plate 27 of the second side panel 18 is connected to outside edges of the lower beam 74, the rear beam 76, the center beam 78, and the front beam 82. The second side panel 18 on the right side of the modular exterior building 10 is identical to the second side panel 18 on the left side of the modular exterior building 10, but is at a rear of the right side instead of at the front.
In the illustrated example, the left front panel 20 a (FIGS. 9A-9B) is connected to the left floor panel 12 a and forms a portion of the front of the side wall 13. The left front panel 20 a includes a lower beam 86, an inside beam 88, a center beam pair 90, an upper beam 92, an outside L-shaped beam 94, a top entryway beam 96, a spanning beam 98 and an exterior plate 27. The center beam pair 90 and the outside L-shaped beam 94 have lower edges thereof connected to the lower beam 86. The center beam pair 90 includes an inside beam 100 and an outside beam 102. The inside beam 100 of the center beam pair 90 includes a top end thereof connected to bottom face of the top entryway beam 96 near an outside end thereof. The outside beam 102 of the center beam pair 90 has a top edge connected to the upper beam 92. The inside beam 88 includes top and bottom edges connected to the upper beam 92, and the top entryway beam 96, respectively. The outside L-shaped beam 94 includes a rear side leg 104 and an outside leg 106. Each of the upper beam 92 and the spanning beam 98 include outside ends having an notch therein to allow the outside ends to be connected to both an inside edge of the rear side leg 104 and an inside face of the outside leg 106 of the outside L-shaped beam 94. An inside edge of the spanning beam 98 is connected to the outside beam 102 of the center beam pair 90.
The illustrated left front panel 20 a is connected to the left floor panel 12 a, the second side panel 18, the front top triangular panel 22 b and the right front panel 20 b. The lower beam 86 includes a hook 30 configured to engage the pin 29 in the front area 46 of the left floor panel 12 a. The inside beam 88 includes a hook 30 configured to engage a pin 29 in an inside beam 88 of the right front panel 20 b. The upper beam 92 includes a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the front top triangular panel 22 b. The rear side leg 104 of the outside L-shaped beam 94 includes a pair of hook receiving opening 28 with the pins 29 therein for receiving hooks 30 from the second side panel 18. The pair of hook receiving opening 28 with the pins 29 therein can be entirely within the rear side leg 104 to the inside of the outside leg 106 or at least partially covering a portion of the outside leg 106. The exterior plate 27 of the left front panel 20 a is connected to front edges of the lower beam 86, the inside beam 88, the center beam pair 90, the upper beam 92, the outside L-shaped beam 94, the top entryway beam 96, and the spanning beam 98. The right front panel 20 b is connected to the right floor panel 12 b and forms a portion of the front of the side wall 13. The right front panel 20 b is also configured to be connected to the left front panel 20 a, the front top triangular panel 22 b, and the first side panel 16.
In the illustrated example, an entry way 108 is formed into the exterior modular building 10 below the top entryway beams 96 of the left front panel 20 a and the right front panel 20 b, to the inside of the center beam pairs 90 of the left front panel 20 a and the right front panel 20 b, and above the front areas 46 of the left floor panel 12 a and the right front panel 12 b (see FIG. 1B). Doors can be hingedly connected to the inside beams 100 of the center beam pairs 90 of the left front panel 20 a and the right front panel 20 b. Alternatively, the exterior modular building 10 can include a rolling gate 110 (see FIG. 1A) for enclosing the entry way 108. The rolling gate 110 can include a housing connected to the left front panel 20 a and the right front panel 20 b. For example, the rolling gate 100 can be connected to support blocks located in an area 112 positioned between the upper beam 92, the center beam pair 90, the outside L-shaped beam 94 and the spanning beam 98. Tracks for the rolling gate 110 can be connected to each of the inside faces of the inside beams 100 of the center beam pairs 90 of the left front panel 20 a and the right front panel 20 b. It is contemplated that the modular exterior building 10 could include a ramp leading to the entry way 108 and could include a spanning member connected to the top of the ramp and the front area 46 of the left floor panel 12 a and the right floor panel 12 b.
The illustrated rear top triangular panel 22 a (FIGS. 10A-10B) is connected to the left rear panel 14 a and the right rear panel 14 b and forms a portion of the rear side of the side wall 13. The rear top triangular panel 22 a includes a lower beam 114, a left side angled beam 116, a right side angled beam 118, a center beam 120, and a rear exterior plate 27. The left side angled beam 116, the right side angled beam 118, and the center beam 120 have lower edges thereof connected to the lower beam 114. Inside ends of the left side angled beam 116 and the right side angled beam 118 are connected. A top of the center beam 120 meets the left side angled beam 116 and the right side angled beam 118 at the intersection thereof. The lower beam 144 includes two pairs of pins 29, with each pair of pins 29 configured to be engaged with the pair hooks 30 of each of the left rear panel 14 a and the right rear panel 14 b. The left side angled beam 116 and the right side angled beam 118 each include a pair of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in the left roof panel 24 a and the right roof panel 24 b, respectively. The rear exterior plate 27 of the rear top triangular panel 22 a is connected to rear edges of the lower beam 114, the left side angled beam 116, the right side angled beam 118, and the center beam 120. The front top triangular panel 22 b on the front side of the modular exterior building 10 is identical to the rear top triangular panel 22 a on the rear side of the modular exterior building 10, but is a mirror image thereof. The front top triangular panel 22 b is connected to the left front panel 20 a, the right front panel 20 b, the left roof panel 24 a and the right roof panel 24 b.
In the illustrated example, the left roof panel 24 a (FIG. 10A) is connected to the rear top triangular panel 22 a, the first side panel 16 on the left side of the modular exterior building 10, the second side panel 18 on the left side of the modular exterior building 10 and the front top triangular panel 22 b. The right roof panel 24 b (FIG. 10B) is connected to the rear top triangular panel 22 a, the first side panel 16 on the right side of the modular exterior building 10, the second side panel 18 on the right side of the modular exterior building 10 and the front top triangular panel 22 b. The left roof panel 24 a is a mirror image of the right roof panel 24 b.
The illustrated left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b each include a top vertical inside beam 122, a bottom vertical outside beam 124, a front angled beam 126 and a rear angled beam 128. The top vertical inside beam 122, the bottom vertical outside beam 124, the front angled beam 126 and the rear angled beam 128 substantially form a rectangle. The top vertical inside beam 122 and the bottom vertical outside beam 124 are substantially parallel. Likewise, the front angled beam 126 and the rear angled beam 128 are substantially parallel. The top vertical inside beam 122 of the left roof panel 24 a includes a plurality of hooks 30 configured to engage pins 29 in pin openings 28 of the top vertical inside beam 122 of the right roof panel 24 b. The bottom vertical outside beam 124, the front angled beam 126 and the rear angled beam 128 in the illustrated embodiment do not include any hooks 30 or pins 29.
The illustrated left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b each include a rear connection beam 130 extending between the top vertical inside beam 122 and the bottom vertical outside beam 124 adjacent the rear angled beam 128. The rear connection beam 130 includes a pair of pin openings 28 with pins 29 therein configured to accept hooks 30 of the rear top triangular panel 22 a. The pins 29 of the rear connection beam 130 of the left roof panel 24 a are configured to be connected to hooks 30 of the left side angled beam 116 of the rear top triangular panel 22 a and the pins 29 of the rear connection beam 130 of the right roof panel 24 b are configured to be connected to hooks 30 of the right side angled beam 118 of the rear top triangular panel 22 a. Likewise, the illustrated left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b each include a front connection beam 132 extending between the top vertical inside beam 122 and the bottom vertical outside beam 124 adjacent the front angled beam 126. The front connection beam 132 includes a pair of pin openings 28 with pins 29 therein configured to accept hooks 30 of the front top triangular panel 22 b. The pins 29 of the front connection beam 132 of the left roof panel 24 a are configured to be connected to hooks 30 of the left side angled beam 116 of the front top triangular panel 22 b and the pins 29 of the front connection beam 132 of the right roof panel 24 b are configured to be connected to hooks 30 of the right side angled beam 118 of the front top triangular panel 22 b. Furthermore, the illustrated left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b each include an outside connection beam 133 extending between the front angled beam 126 and the rear angled beam 128 adjacent the bottom vertical outside beam 124 adjacent the front angled beam 126. The outside connection beam 133 includes a plurality of pin openings 28 with pins 29 therein configured to accept hooks 30 of the first side panel 16 and the second side panel 18.
In the illustrated example, the left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b can also include a plurality of front to rear extending supports 134 extending between the front angled beam 126 and the rear angled beam 128 for support. The left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b can further include a plurality of side to side extending supports 136 extending from the top vertical inside beam 122 to the bottom vertical outside beam 124 and/or the outside connection beam 133.
A lower outside area of the left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b extends outside a footprint of the side walls 13 of the modular exterior building 10 as illustrated in FIG. 1A. As illustrated in FIG. 11A, a metal wrap 150 can surround an outside edge and a portion of the outside bottom face of each of the left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b to form a seal with the exterior plates 27. The left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b each also can include the metal (e.g., aluminum) panel 17. It is contemplated that the panel 17 could be formed of other material (e.g., wood) and could include material on a top thereof (e.g., shingles) to seal the modular exterior building. Furthermore, as illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a bent seal member 200 can extend between and cover the inside top corners of the left roof panel 24 a and right roof panel 24 b.
The illustrated modular exterior building 10 includes a plurality of panels 11 that are easily shipped and then assembled using the hooks 30 and pins 29 in the beams 26. The roof 15 is angled and/or includes exterior roofing materials (e.g., shingles or a metal (e.g., aluminum) panel 17) thereon to protect the interior of the modular exterior building 10 from outside elements (e.g., rain or snow). While hooks 30 and pins 29 are shown in particular locations in the beams of the panels, the locations thereof could be moved. Additionally, more or less hook and pin combinations could be used. Moreover, the positions of the hooks and pins on adjacent beams can be flipped such that pins are substituted for hooks and hooks are substituted for pins in the beams described above.
Although particular preferred embodiments of the invention have been disclosed in detail for illustrative purposes. For example, the modular exterior building 10 could have any plan configuration (e.g., rectangular, hexagonal, oval, any curves or straight shaped or any combination thereof). It will be recognized that variations or modifications of the disclosed apparatus, including the rearrangement of parts, lie within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A modular exterior building assembly comprising:

a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel;

each of the non-insulated panels including beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein;

the hooks being configured to be rotated to engage the pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form a modular exterior building.

2. The modular exterior building assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of non-insulated panels further includes at least one floor panel.

3. The modular exterior building assembly according to claim 2, wherein:

the at least one floor panel comprises two floor panels;

the at least one front wall panel comprises two front wall panels and a front triangular panel;

the at least one rear wall panel comprises two rear wall panels and a rear triangular panel;

the at least two side wall panels comprise a pair of first side wall panels and a pair of second side wall panels; and

the at least one roof panel comprises two roof panels.

4. The modular exterior building assembly according to claim 3, wherein:

the two roof panels are configured to be engaged with each other at an angle to form an angled roof for the modular exterior building.

5. The modular exterior building assembly according to claim 1, wherein:

the beams are formed of wood.

6. The modular exterior building assembly according to claim 5, wherein:

the at least one roof panel includes an exterior metal sheet for protection against moisture falling onto the modular exterior building assembly from entering the modular exterior building assembly.

7. A modular exterior building comprising:

the hooks engaging pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building, with the modular exterior building having side walls and an angled roof.

8. The modular exterior building according to claim 7, wherein:

9. The modular exterior building according to claim 8, wherein:

the at least one floor panel comprises two floor panels;

the at least one roof panel comprises two roof panels.

10. The modular exterior building according to claim 9, wherein:

the two roof panels are engaged with each other at an angle to form an angled roof for the modular exterior building.

11. The modular exterior building according to claim 8, wherein:

the beams are formed of wood.

12. The modular exterior building according to claim 11, wherein:

the at least one roof panel includes an exterior metal sheet for protection against moisture falling onto the modular exterior building from entering the modular exterior building.

13. A method of forming a modular exterior building comprising:

providing a plurality of non-insulated panels including at least one front wall panel, at least one rear wall panel, at least two side wall panels and at least one roof panel;

providing each of the non-insulated panels including beams having rotating hooks and/or pins therein;

positioning each of the non-insulated panels adjacent to at least one other of the non-insulated panels;

rotating the hooks to thereby engage the hooks with pins in adjacent beams of adjacent non-insulated panels to connect the non-insulated panels together to form the modular exterior building.

14. The method of forming the modular exterior building according to claim 13, wherein:

15. The method of forming the modular exterior building according to claim 14, wherein:

the at least one floor panel comprises two floor panels;

the at least one roof panel comprises two roof panels.

16. The method of forming the modular exterior building according to claim 15, further including:

engaging the two roof panels with each other at an angle to form an angled roof for the modular exterior building.

17. The method of forming the modular exterior building according to claim 13, wherein:

the beams are formed of wood.

18. The method of forming the modular exterior building according to claim 17, wherein:

the at least one roof panel includes an exterior metal sheet for protection against moisture falling onto the modular exterior building assembly entering the modular exterior building.