US3308583A
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Prefabricated roof structure
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-14
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Granted: 1967-03-14
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Expires: 1983-05-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John W Chaney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:06
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B7/00; E04B7/02; E04B7/04; E04B7/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A PREFABRICATED ROOF STRUCTURE FOR A BUILDING HAVING SIDE WALLS, INCLUDING A TOP PLATE TO EXTEND HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS, A ROOF BEAM HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING ACROSS AND SUPPORTED ABOVE THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID TOP PLATE, BLOCKING MEMBERS SECURED TO THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID TOP PLATE, SAID BLOCKING MEMBERS BEING ELONGATED IN ESSENTIALLY A COMMON DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID PLATE, TO EXTEND BETWEEN SAID BEAM AND OTHER SIMILAR BEAMS, AND HAVING ADJACENT ENDS SPACED APART TO FORM A RECESS THEREBETWEEN RECEIVING SAID BEAM, AND A CONNECTOR BRACKET SECURED TO SAID TOP PLATE ATTACHING SAID BEAM TO THE TOP PLATE AND HAVING A THIN PORTION PROJECTING INTO A SLIT FORMED IN SAID TOP PLATE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A PREFABRICATED ROOF STRUCTURE FOR A BUILDING HAVING SIDE WALLS, INCLUDING A TOP PLATE TO EXTEND HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS, A ROOF BEAM HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING ACROSS AND SUPPORTED ABOVE THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID TOP PLATE, BLOCKING MEMBERS SECURED TO THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID TOP PLATE, SAID BLOCKING MEMBERS BEING ELONGATED IN ESSENTIALLY A COMMON DIRECTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID PLATE, TO EXTEND BETWEEN SAID BEAM AND OTHER SIMILAR BEAMS, AND HAVING ADJACENT ENDS SPACED APART TO FORM A RECESS THEREBETWEEN RECEIVING SAID BEAM, AND A CONNECTOR BRACKET SECURED TO SAID TOP PLATE ATTACHING SAID BEAM TO THE TOP PLATE AND HAVING A THIN PORTION PROJECTING INTO A SLIT FORMED IN SAID TOP PLATE.
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