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Grain storage bin wall panel

  • US 4,240,562 A
  • Filed: 04/02/1979
  • Issued: 12/23/1980
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A grain storage bin or the like, comprising,a horizontal floor means,a cylindrical wall means having inside and outside surfaces on said floor means,said wall means comprising a plurality of sheet members of generally rectangular configuration having top, bottom, and first and second vertical side edges,a vertical corrugation formed in each sheet member adjacent said first sides edge thereof to form a vertical brace,the remainder of each of said sheet members being substantially smooth except for said corrugation,the vertical brace of each sheet member being superimposed over and outside the second side edge of the laterally adjacent sheet member to place said brace on the outside surface of said wall means, said second side edge completely spanning said corrugation of the laterally adjacent sheet member to create a substantially smooth surface at the inner surface of said wall means,fastener means for securing each sheet member to the second side edge of the laterally adjacent sheet member, said fastener means being arranged adjacent said vertical brace on opposite lateral sides thereof and vertically positioned from adjacent said top edge to adjacent said bottom edge of each sheet member such that the second side edge of each sheet member cooperates with the vertical brace superimposed thereover to form a generally rigid tubular structural member,said wall means further comprising a plurality of tiers of said sheet members with the corrugations of each tier being in substantial vertical alignment with the corrugations of the other tiers to create substantially continuous vertical braces.

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