Means and methods of erecting storage bins

• US 3,237,295 A
• Filed: 09/05/1963
• Issued: 03/01/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Peter A. Konzak
• Original Assignee: Peter A. Konzak
• Inventors: Konzak, Peter A.
• Application Number:
  US04/306,852
• Time in Patent Office: 908 Days
• US Class Current: 29/429
• CPC Class Codes: A01F 25/16 Arrangements in forage silos
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 7/30 mainly of metal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/51 specially adapted for storing agricultural or horticultural products
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49828 Progressively advancing of work assembly station or assembled portion of work
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53961 with work-holder for assembly

Claims

1. IN EQUIPMENT FOR CONSTRUCTING GRAIN STORAGE BINS HAVING WALLS COMPOSED OF A SERIES OF SUPERIMPOSED SHEET METAL RING ELEMENTS, A BAND ADAPTED TO BE FITTED IN SUCCESSION AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF EACH OF A NUMBER OF RING ELEMENTS CORRESPONDING TO SAID SERIES, MEANS FOR CONCENTRICALLY TIGHTENING SAID BAND INTO FIRM CONTACT WITH A RING ELEMENT, SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID BAND TOGETHER WITH SAID RING ELEMENTS IN A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION AT VARIATION SELECTED HEIGHTS, AND MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID SUPPORTING MEANS WITH SAID BAND.

8. A METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A GRAIN STORAGE BIN HAVING WALL COMPOSED OF SERIES OF SUPERIMPOSED SHEET METAL RING ELEMENTS, COMPRISING ASSEMBLING A FIRST RING ELEMENT, PLACING A BAND AROUND SAID RING ELEMENT, CONCENTRICALLY TIGHTENING SAID BAND INTO FIRM CONTACT WITH SAID RING ELEMENT, LIFTING SAID BAND TOGETHER WITH SAID RING ELEMENT TO A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION, TEMPORARILY