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Arched tubular frame building construction

  • US 4,970,833 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1989
  • Issued: 11/20/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tubular frame for building construction positioned on a base and including an arched support arrangement, said tubular frame comprising:

  • a plurality of rectangular tubular members including support columns, eave and ridge beams, and trusses, wherein each of said beams and trusses is comprised of a pair of edge-to-edge coupled, elongated, generally linear C-beams;

    internal connections disposed within each of said tubular members for securely coupling together adjacent ones of said tubular members; and

    mounting means for attaching the arched support arrangement to the base of tilting the arched support arrangement to a generally vertical orientation and affixing the arched support arrangement to the base, wherein said mounting means includes a pair of mounting plates attached to a lower end of a support column in a spaced manner, expansion bolt means extending from the base and adapted for insertion between said mounting plates, and nut means for attachment to said expansion bolt means and engagement with said mounting plates, and wherein said nut means and said expansion belt means are disposed within the support column and thus hidden from view, with each of said support columns including an aperture therein for providing access to said nut means when attaching the arched support arrangement to the base.

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