US3193973A
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Method of building erection
Assignee: Granite City Steel Co
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Filing: 1961-02-24
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1981-02-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert E Lee
- 👤 Reuscher Junior William
- 👤 Richard A Klinkman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 02:25
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/35; E04B1/3533; E04B2001/0053; E04B2001/0069
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A METHOD OF ERECTING THE OPPOSITE SIDE SHEETS FOR A SLANT-SIDED BUILDING STRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF A FIRST PAIR OF OPPOSED, SELF-SUPPORTING SIDE SHEETS, RAISING THE HINGEDLY CONNECTED ENDS OF THE FIRST PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS INTO THE POSITION OF USE, TEMPORARILY ATTACHING AN ELONGATED ERECTION MEMBER TO THE HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTED ADJACENT ENDS OF THE FIRST PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS SUCH THAT THE ERECTION MEMBER PROJECTS OUTWARDLY IN SPACE WITH A PORTION OF ITS LENGTH FREE, UTILIZING THE SELF-SUPPORTING CHARACTEROF THE FIRST PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS AND THE FREE LENGTH OF THE ERECTION MEMBER TO SUPPORT THE NEXT PAIR OF OPPOSED, SELF-SUPPORTING SIDE SHEETS, PLACING THE SAID NEXT PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS WITH RAISED ENDS SUPPORTED ON THE ERECTION MEMBER AND INTERCONNECTING SUCH RAISED ENDS TO FIX THE SAME IN POSITION OF USE, AND PROGRESSIVELY MOVING THE ELONGATED ERECTION MEMBER TO A NEW TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT AT THE INTERCONNECTED ENDS OF THE LAST RAISED SET OF OPPOSED SIDE SHEETS UNTIL THE SLANT-SIDED BUILDING STRUCTURE IS COMPLETE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
170 words
A METHOD OF ERECTING THE OPPOSITE SIDE SHEETS FOR A SLANT-SIDED BUILDING STRUCTURE WHICH INCLUDES HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTING THE ADJACENT ENDS OF A FIRST PAIR OF OPPOSED, SELF-SUPPORTING SIDE SHEETS, RAISING THE HINGEDLY CONNECTED ENDS OF THE FIRST PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS INTO THE POSITION OF USE, TEMPORARILY ATTACHING AN ELONGATED ERECTION MEMBER TO THE HINGEDLY INTERCONNECTED ADJACENT ENDS OF THE FIRST PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS SUCH THAT THE ERECTION MEMBER PROJECTS OUTWARDLY IN SPACE WITH A PORTION OF ITS LENGTH FREE, UTILIZING THE SELF-SUPPORTING CHARACTEROF THE FIRST PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS AND THE FREE LENGTH OF THE ERECTION MEMBER TO SUPPORT THE NEXT PAIR OF OPPOSED, SELF-SUPPORTING SIDE SHEETS, PLACING THE SAID NEXT PAIR OF SIDE SHEETS WITH RAISED ENDS SUPPORTED ON THE ERECTION MEMBER AND INTERCONNECTING SUCH RAISED ENDS TO FIX THE SAME IN POSITION OF USE, AND PROGRESSIVELY MOVING THE ELONGATED ERECTION MEMBER TO A NEW TEMPORARY ATTACHMENT AT THE INTERCONNECTED ENDS OF THE LAST RAISED SET OF OPPOSED SIDE SHEETS UNTIL THE SLANT-SIDED BUILDING STRUCTURE IS COMPLETE.
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