Arched tubular frame building construction
First Claim
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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Abstract
An arched tubular frame for building construction includes a plurality of box beams comprised of double edge abutting, welded C-beams coupled together by internal nut/bolt combinations which are hidden from view and not exposed to the elements. The lower end of each vertical column is adapted for secure coupling to an anchor bolt extending upward from the building'"'"'s base, or foundation, and permits an arched rectangular frame of modular construction to be pivotally raised to a generally vertical orientation and secured to the building'"'"'s base. Sandwich-type foam core roof panels may be secured to an upper portion of the tubular frame.
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9 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. For use in building construction positioned on a base, an arched support frame comprising:
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a plurality of elongated, generally linear tubular structural members including generally vertically oriented support columns; internal connecting means disposed within each of said structural members adjacent to each respective end thereof for securely coupling adjacent structural members in forming said arched support frame; and mounting/attachment means coupled to and disposed within a lower end of each of said support columns for allowing the support frame to be pivotally displaced from a generally horizontal orientation to a generally vertical orientation on the base and for securely affixing said arched support frame to the base, wherein said mounting/attachment means includes, in combination, expansion bolt means extending from the base, mounting slot means in the lower end of each of said support columns for receiving said expansion bolt means and allowing said support frame to be tilted upward from a generally horizontal orientation to a generally vertical orientation on the base with said expansion bolt means disposed within said mounting slot means during installation of the support frame, and nut means for attachment to said expansion bolt means and engagement with said mounting slot means for securely maintaining said support column in position on the base, wherein said expansion bolt means and said nut means are disposed within said support column and thus hidden from view and wherein each of said support columns includes an aperture for providing access to said mounting/attachment means when said support column is affixed to the base in a generally vertical orientation.
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