Roof framework employing slotted gable construction

Claim 2

A prefabricated building construction formed substantially by preassembled components comprising two pairs of preassembled building wall structures, and a pair of preassembled roof frame structures for attaching to the tops of a selected pair of said wall structures to support a roof deck thereabove, said frame structures each including a rail member for attaching the frames to respective ones of said selected pair of wall structures, said rail members each having a plurality of substantially vertical column members attached at corresponding and spaced apart locations therealong forming pairs of correspondingly located column members along said frame structures, each of said column members having an upper end portion including a central portion having a downwardly extending transverse groove formed therein, bracing members attached connecting selected ones of said column members on each of said frame structures; and a purlin beam member extending respectively between each of the pairs of correspondingly located column members on the frame structures, said purlin beam members having portions adapted to extend into and be attached within the grooves of respective pairs of the correspondingly located column members along said frame structures, said roof frame structures, said purlin beams and said bracing members providing a support structure on which the roof deck can be attached and supported.

Claim 3

A roof frame construction adapted to be mounted on a building structure having pairs of spaced opposed side walls comprising a pair of base members for attaching to the upper surfaces of a selected pair of opposed side walls of the building structure, each of said base members having a top surface and spaced opposite ends, a plurality of vertical column members mounted extending upwardly from the top surface of each of said base members at similar spaced locations therealong to form pairs of opposed column members located on opposite sides of the building structure, each of said column members having an upper end portion including a central portion with a transverse downwardly extending slot formed therein, a purlin member positioned extending between each opposed pair of column members on opposite sides of the building structure, said purlin members extending through the slots formed in the upper end portions of the respective column members, a brace member extending between and connecting the upper end portions of adjacent column members on each of the respective base members, and other brace members connecting the upper end portions of at least one of the column members on each of said base members and the upper surface of the respective base member adjacent to one of the ends thereof, each of said base members and the members associated therewith including the attached column members and the brace members forming an end frame roof structure capable of preassembly independently of the building side walls.

Claim 4

A roof frame construction adapted to be mounted on a building structure having pairs of spaced opposed side walls comprising a pair of base members for attaching to the upper surfaces of a selected pair of opposed side walls of the building structure, each of said base members having a top surface and spaced opposite ends, a plurality of vertical column members mounted extending upwardly from the top surface of each of said base members at similar spaced locations therealong to form pairs of opposed column members located on opposite sides of the building structure, each of said column members having an upper end portion including a central portion with a transverse downwardly extending slot formed therein, a purlin member positioned extending between each opposed pair of column members on opposite sides of the building structure, said purlin members extending through the slots formed in the upper end portions of the respective column members, a brace member extending between and connecting the upper end portions of adjacent column members on each of the respective base members, and other brace members connecting the upper end portions of at least one of the column members on each of said base members and the upper surface of the respective base member adjacent to one of the ends thereof, each of said base members and the members associated therewith including the attached column members and the brace members forming an end frame roof structure capable of preassembly independently of the building side walls.

Claim 5

A roof frame construction for a building structure which is adapted to be prefabricated under factory conditions in a relatively small number of pre-assembled pieces and shipped to a building site for assembly as parts of a kit for assembling the entire building structure, said roof comprising a pair of pre-assembled end frame members each having a base member for mounting on the top of one of an opposed pair of side walls of the building, said base members each having a top surface, a plurality of upright column members mounted on the top surface of each of said base members at corresponding locations therealong, each of said column members being formed by at least three adjacent post members including a central post member which is shorter than the post members on opposite sides thereof so as to form a transverse downwardly extending groove in the upper end portion of each of the column members, each of said end frame members also having other means including brace members connected between the upper ends of selected ones of the column members, and roof support members extending respectively between the correspondingly located column members on each of the frame members, said roof support members having portions that extend into and through the grooves in the respective column members between which they extend and being supported thereby.

Claim 6

A roof frame construction for a building structure which is adapted to be prefabricated under factory conditions in a relatively small number of pre-assembled pieces and shipped to a building site for assembly as parts of a kit for assembling the entire building structure, said roof comprising a pair of pre-assembled end frame members each having a base member for mounting on the top of one of an opposed pair of side walls of the building, said base members each having a top surface, a plurality of upright column members mounted on the top surface of each of said base members at corresponding locations therealong, each of said column members being formed by at least three adjacent post members including a central post member which is shorter than the post members on opposite sides thereof so as to form a transverse downwardly extending groove in the upper end portion of each of the column members, each of said end frame members also having other means including brace members connected between the upper ends of selected ones of the column members, and roof support members extending respectively between the correspondingly located column members on each of the frame members, said roof support members having portions that extend into and through the grooves in the respective column members between which they extend and being supported thereby.

Claim 7

A roof frame construction for mounting on the walls of a building or the like comprising a pair of end frame roof structures each including a base member for attaching the respective frames in spaced and opposed relationship to each other atop a pair of opposed side walls of the building, each of said base members having a top surface thereon, and each of said pair of end frame structures including a plurality of upright column members attached to and extending upwardly from the top surfaces of the respective base members at corresponding locations forming pairs of opposed column members along the end frame structures, each of said column members having an upper end portion with a downwardly extending transverse slot formed therein at an intermediate location thereon, a roof support member extending respectively between each corresponding pair of opposed column members on said opposed frame structures, said roof support members having portions that extend into and through the slots in the upper ends of the respective pairs of opposed column members and being supported thereby, and said end frame roof structures having means including brace members connected between the upper ends of selected ones of adjacent ones of the column members on each of said opposed frame structures, said brace members, said roof support members, and said column members defining a grid structure to which a roof deck can be applied and attached.

Claim 8

A roof frame construction for mounting on the walls of a building or the like comprising a pair of end frame roof structures each including a base member for attaching the respective frames in spaced and opposed relationship to each other atop a pair of opposed side walls of the building, each of said base members having a top surface thereon, and each of said pair of end frame structures including a plurality of upright column members attached to and extending upwardly from the top surfaces of the respective base members at corresponding locations forming pairs of opposed column members along the end frame structures, each of said column members having an upper end portion with a downwardly extending transverse slot formed therein at an intermediate location thereon, a roof support member extending respectively between each corresponding pair of opposed column members on said opposed frame structures, said roof support members having portions that extend into and through the slots in the upper ends of the respective pairs of opposed column members and being supported thereby, and said end frame roof structures having means including brace members connected between the upper ends of selected ones of adjacent ones of the column members on each of said opposed frame structures, said brace members, said roof support members, and said column members defining a grid structure to which a roof deck can be applied and attached.

Claim 9

The roof frame construction defined in claim 4 wherein the opposed end frame structures are formed of wood.

Claim 10

The roof frame construction defined in claim 4 wherein said roof frame end structures are formed of steel.

Claim 11

The roof frame construction defined in claim 4 wherein each of said roof frame structures includes at least three spaced column members, each of said column members being formed by at least three adjacent boards mounted extending upwardly from the respective base members, the central board of each column member being shorter than the boards on opposite sides thereof.

Claim 12

The roof frame construction defined in claim 4 wherein each of said opposed end frame roof structures includes three upwardly extending column members attached at spaced locations along the respective base members, the three column members of each of said roof frame structures including a central column member which extends upwardly from the base member a greater distance than the other column members.

Claim 13

The roof frame construction defined in claim 4 wherein said brace members are connected between the upper ends of each of the adjacent columns of each of the respective roof frame structures, and other brace members extending between the upper ends of selected ones of said column members and the upper surface of the associated base members.

Claim 14

The roof frame construction defined in claim 4 wherein the roof support members extend beyond the column members of at least one of said roof frame structures in a direction opposite from the other one of the pair of said roof frame structures to provide support for an overhang of a roof deck.