Load supporting system

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, A STACKER COMPRISING A BOOM, A STATIONARY PLATFORM, A TURNTABLE SUPPORTED ON SAID PLATFORM FOR ROTATION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, SAID BOOM BEING AFFIXED TO SAID TURNTABLE FOR ROTATION ABOUT SAID VERTICAL AXIS, AND A CONVEYOR ON SAID BOOM EXTENDING THEREALONG, AN ENCLOSURE FOPR SAID STACKER HAVING A SELF-SUPPORTING CIRCULAR DOME ROOF CENTERED WITH RESPECT TO SAID AXIS AND DEFINING A PLURALITY OF SPACED ANCHOR ROOF POINTS, AND SYSTEM FOR SUSPENDING SAID STACKER FROM SAID DOME ROOF COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF STABILIZING GUY ROPES EXTENDING FROM SAID DOME ROOF TO SAID PLATFORM SUPPORTING SAID PLATFORM AGAINST SIDEWAY MOVEMENTS, AND MEANS FOR DIVIDING AND DISTRIBUTING THE STRESSES TRANSMITTED FROM A PLURALITY OF SUPPORT POINTS ON SAID PLATFORM TO SAID ANCHOR ROOF POINTS TO ALLOCATE PREDETERMINED PROPORTIONAL AMOUNTS OF THE LOADS AT SAID PLATFORM POINTS RESPECTIVELY TRANSMITTED TO SAID ANCHOR ROOF POINTS REGARDLESS OF VARIATIONS IN SAID LOADS.