Industrial building structure system

Claim 2

A crane housing system movable on track means positioned on each side of a building having individually removable roof structures, comprising: a. a top structure laterally spanning the roof of the widest part of said building; b. side wall members positioned exterior to said building and supporting said top structure for clearing the highest structural portion of said building; c. transit means attached to said side wall members for moving said crane housing on said track means in a longitudinal direction relative to said building; d. end wall sections vertically movable and cooperating with said top structure and said side walls members for substantially enclosing longitudinal sections of said building, said end wall sections conforming to the contour of the roof of said building, and e. crane means attached to said crane housing for removing a roof structure and suspending within said crane housing the removed roof structure during subsequent crane operations, said crane means including: 1. a first overhead crane adapted to raise or lower a roof section of said building, and 2. a plurality of second overhead cranes movable laterally of said crane housing.

Claim 3

The crane housing system as in claim 1 wherein said first overhead crane includes a hoist mechanism fixedly attached to said top structure of said crane housing, a rigid structural framework raised and lowered by said hoist mechanism, and releasable clamp members carried by said rigid structural framework for attaching to said roof structures of said building for removal thereof.

Claim 4

The crane housing system as in claim 1 wherein said transit means includes a motor drive and wheels driven by said motor drive cooperating with said track means.

Claim 5

The crane housing system as in claim 1 further including at least one pair of I beams having ends fixedly attached to respective side wall members providing supporting track means to carry at least one of said plurality of said second overhead cranes.

Claim 6

An industrial building structure system, including an overhead crane system, comprising: a. an elongated building structure comprised of a plurality of longitudinally connected building sections of different cross-sections each having a removable roof section, said building structure being of relatively light construction sufficient for self-support and protection of the interior from the weather; b. a crane housing including:

Claim 7

An industrial building structure system, including an overhead crane system, comprising: a. an elongated building structure comprised of a plurality of longitudinally connected building sections of different cross-sections each having a removable roof section, said building structure being of relatively light construction sufficient for self-support and protection of the interior from the weather; b. a crane housing including:

Claim 8

a stop structure of relatively heavy construction for supporting cranes and crane loads external of and laterally spanning the roof of said building structure and forming the top of said crane housing; 2. side members of relatively heavy construction for supporting said top structure above said building structure and positioned exterior to and adjacent the lateral sides of said building structure, said side members forming the sides of said crane housing; c. transit means attached to said side members for moving said crane housing in a longitudinal direction relative to said building structure; said crane housing being independent of said elongated building structure and having a relatively short length with respect thereto; and d. crane means supported by said crane housing for removing and suspending said roof sections from said building structure and for crane suspension of items within said building structure.

Claim 9

a stop structure of relatively heavy construction for supporting cranes and crane loads external of and laterally spanning the roof of said building structure and forming the top of said crane housing; 2. side members of relatively heavy construction for supporting said top structure above said building structure and positioned exterior to and adjacent the lateral sides of said building structure, said side members forming the sides of said crane housing; c. transit means attached to said side members for moving said crane housing in a longitudinal direction relative to said building structure; said crane housing being independent of said elongated building structure and having a relatively short length with respect thereto; and d. crane means supported by said crane housing for removing and suspending said roof sections from said building structure and for crane suspension of items within said building structure.

Claim 10

The industrial building structure system as in claim 5 wherein said crane housing includes an enclosing means for protecting from the weather the interior of said building structure when one of said roof sections has been removed by said crane means.

Claim 11

The industrial building structure system as in claim 6 wherein said enclosing means comprises walls enclosing the external surfaces of said top structure and said side members and vertically movable end wall sections cooperating with said top structure and said side members and conforming to the contour of the roof sections on said building structure on either side of the roof section which has been removed.

Claim 12

The industrial building structure system as in claim 5 wherein said crane means includes a crane comprising a hoist mechanism attached to said top structure, a rigid structural framework raised and lowered by said hoist mechanism, and releasable clamp members carried by said rigid framework for attaching to said roof sections for their removal from said building structure.

Claim 13

The industrial building structure system as in claim 8 wherein said crane means also includes a plurality of overhead cranes mounted on said crane housing and movable laterally with respect to said crane housing.

Claim 14

An industrial building structure system, comprising: a. an elongated building structure having a plurality of removable roof sections and being of relatively light construction sufficient for self-support and protection of the interior from the weather; b. a crane housing including: 1. a top structure of relatively heavy construction external of and laterally spanning the roof of said building structure and forming the top of said crane housing; 2. side members of relatively heavy construction for supporting said top structure above said building structure and positioned exterior to and adjacent the lateral sides of said building structure forming the sides of said crane housing; 3. means enclosing said top structure and side members for protecting the interior of said building structure after removal of one of said roof sections; c. transit means attached to said side members for moving said crane housing in a longitudinal direction relative to said building structure; said crane housing being independent of said elongated building structure and having a relatively short length with respect thereto; and d. a first crane comprising a hoist mechanism attached to said top structure, a rigid structural framework raised and lowered by said hoist mechanism, and releasable clamp members carried by said framework for attaching to said roof sections for their removal from said building structure and their suspension; and e. a plurality of second cranes mounted on said crane housing and movable laterally with respect to said crane housing.

Claim 15

An industrial building structure system, comprising: a. an elongated building structure having a plurality of removable roof sections and being of relatively light construction sufficient for self-support and protection of the interior from the weather; b. a crane housing including: 1. a top structure of relatively heavy construction external of and laterally spanning the roof of said building structure and forming the top of said crane housing; 2. side members of relatively heavy construction for supporting said top structure above said building structure and positioned exterior to and adjacent the lateral sides of said building structure forming the sides of said crane housing; 3. means enclosing said top structure and side members for protecting the interior of said building structure after removal of one of said roof sections; c. transit means attached to said side members for moving said crane housing in a longitudinal direction relative to said building structure; said crane housing being independent of said elongated building structure and having a relatively short length with respect thereto; and d. a first crane comprising a hoist mechanism attached to said top structure, a rigid structural framework raised and lowered by said hoist mechanism, and releasable clamp members carried by said framework for attaching to said roof sections for their removal from said building structure and their suspension; and e. a plurality of second cranes mounted on said crane housing and movable laterally with respect to said crane housing.