Building structural system
First Claim
1. A building structure system including interconnected girder and span members, the system incorporating interlocking means for interconnecting the girder and span members, said means comprising:
- a wedge-shaped girder element with convoluted sides,a wedge-shaped span element with convoluted sides, the convolutions of the girder element and the span element being shaped to nestle and interlock with one another,the span element including a top portion shaped to rest upon the top portion of the girder element and to transfer the load of the span member to the girder member,the girder element and the span element each being formed as two vertical half sections, the half sections being substantially the mirror images of one another, the half sections including a vertical web at substantially the mid-line of the wedge-shaped portions, the ends of the vertical web of the girder element bearing upon the main longitudinal girder members to assist in transferring the load borne by the girder element to the girder members and to assist in reinforcing the girder element, the vertical web of the span element being received between at least a portion of the vertical portions of the girder element, the span element incorporating reinforcing plates at the top portion,the girder element and span element being formed from sheet metal sections bent to the shape of the respective elements,means attaching the girder element to the girder member, andmeans attaching the span element to the span member, the span and girder elements being connected to their respective members such that when the members are attached to one another, the wedge-shaped interlocking portions point in a generally vertical direction, these convolutions both being sinusoidal-shaped in cross-section.
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Abstract
A new building structural system is described that employs unique elements to interconnect standard structural members in a simple, economical and effective manner. These unique interconnecting elements interconnct a girder and a span member of a building structure, the span member being either a joist or a truss. They consists of two interlocking pieces or elements, one connected to the end of the span member and the other to the side face of the girder member. These unique elements incorporate shaped involutions, webs and reinforcing members that interlock as one element seats down upon the other to interconnect the members in a rugged, rigid fashion. The resulting building structure provides both a flexibility of design and a simplicity of assembly that is remarkable.
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5 Claims
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1. A building structure system including interconnected girder and span members, the system incorporating interlocking means for interconnecting the girder and span members, said means comprising:
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a wedge-shaped girder element with convoluted sides, a wedge-shaped span element with convoluted sides, the convolutions of the girder element and the span element being shaped to nestle and interlock with one another, the span element including a top portion shaped to rest upon the top portion of the girder element and to transfer the load of the span member to the girder member, the girder element and the span element each being formed as two vertical half sections, the half sections being substantially the mirror images of one another, the half sections including a vertical web at substantially the mid-line of the wedge-shaped portions, the ends of the vertical web of the girder element bearing upon the main longitudinal girder members to assist in transferring the load borne by the girder element to the girder members and to assist in reinforcing the girder element, the vertical web of the span element being received between at least a portion of the vertical portions of the girder element, the span element incorporating reinforcing plates at the top portion, the girder element and span element being formed from sheet metal sections bent to the shape of the respective elements, means attaching the girder element to the girder member, and means attaching the span element to the span member, the span and girder elements being connected to their respective members such that when the members are attached to one another, the wedge-shaped interlocking portions point in a generally vertical direction, these convolutions both being sinusoidal-shaped in cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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