CA1199466A - Interlocking-segment spacer beam - Google Patents

Interlocking-segment spacer beam

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CA1199466A
CA1199466A CA000433922A CA433922A CA1199466A CA 1199466 A CA1199466 A CA 1199466A CA 000433922 A CA000433922 A CA 000433922A CA 433922 A CA433922 A CA 433922A CA 1199466 A CA1199466 A CA 1199466A
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Gary A. Brobst
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Nucor Corp
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Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure Spacing-beam segments formed from a single piece of sheet metal. Each segment is formed with a crowned horizontal portion and a depending spacer foot at one of the ends of the segment. Openings are formed on the hori-zontal beam portion adapted to receive lugs formed at the other end of the beam portion. The lugs interlock with the openings to join adjacent segments to form an elongated beam. The spacing feet provide a space between the surface supporting the feet and a floor or roof supported by the segmented beam.

Description

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Title ~f the Invention I~TERLCX~KING-SEGME~ SPACER BEAM

Backqround of the Invention ~ In the construction of buildings, it is frequently ¦ desirable to provide a 3pace between the roof of the build-¦ ing and the ceiling of the uppermost floor. This space may be utilized for the po~itioning of electrical wiring, water piping, air-conditioning conduit~, heat insulation, and ~he like. Likewise, it may be de-irable to position a false floor over a subfloor to provide a space fo~ similar pur-poses. In the prior art, a continuous beam has been used.
For example, th_~ beam wa~ supported by a joi~t or purlin, which was part of the roof assembly, by a plurality of spacing members attached to the purlin and supporting t~e beam. Clips, or spacing members, were then attached to the beam which ~upported the roof and also secured it to the building. In pre-engineered ~uildings, it is desirable to reduce the extent of labor required at the building siteO
¦ Time i9 consumed in placing and securing gpacing members to ¦ the joist or purlin and al30 attaching them to the beam which they are to ~upport. The use of a one-piec~ con~truc-I tion for each of the segmentq of the ~eam eliminates sep~-¦ rate spacing ~embers, which re3ults in 3aving6, not only in ¦ manufacturing and lnventory, but in shipping and erection costs. ~ 1' 9~6~i Field of the Inventlon ~ y invention relates to a spacing beam in which the ~pacing members are formed integrally with segment~
which may be readily assemhled into an elongated supporting beam.

Description of the Prior Art The prior art employed a continuou beam with separate spacing members.

Summarv of the Invention 10 ¦ My invention contemplates a one-piece construction in which an elongated spacing beam i9 formed of a plurality of segments, each of which has an integral spacing member at ¦ one end thereof~ This eliminates separate spacing members ~ and bridge beams. Savings are achieved in the manufacture I of the segments and in the reduction of inventory,-since ¦ varying lengths can be readily made by assembling segment9.
¦ I provide one fastening means for each segment, which will ¦ lock the beam into position and furnish both lateral and ¦ vertical stability for the assembled beam~ The spacing mem-I bers are provided with st'ffener~. These furnish resistance to rot~tion in a longitu~inal direction. Each subsequent :~
beam section i8 supported at it~ free end by the vertical ¦ ~tiffeners of the prior beam ~ection ~nd i8 re~trained from I .-Il _ 4~>~

lifting by interlocking with the prior beam section. Lock-ing tab~ provide a uniform increment of spacing from be~m to ¦ beam. This furnishes a constant spacing between the attach-l ment points, allowing use on systems requiring modularlty ¦ between unitsO All the segments are the same, which greatly reduces inventory~ Each beam is crowned for strength. In l starting an assembled beam, the first unit may be field cut ¦ to any desired length, so long as the spacing unit or foot l portion of the segment remains, so that additional segment3 ¦ may be secured to it and to each oth¢r as the formation of the completed beam takes place.

~'hi~c of the Inventi n~

One object of my invention is to provide a one-l piece construction of a beam segment having integrally formed therewith spacing or standoff portions.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for readily assembling a plurality of beam segments to form an elongated beam com~osed of a pluralitY of such segments.
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l A further object of my lnvention is to provide ~n ¦ elongated beam having integral spacing members depending therefrom, formed of a plurality of interlocking sagmenta.

Other and further object~ of my invent~on will appear from the following de~cription.

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In the accompanying drawings, which form p ~t of the instant specification and which are to be read in con-junction therewith, and in which like reference numerals are used to indicate like parts in the various views:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view with parts in section, showing the interlocking-segment spacer beam of my invention as applied to a section of a standing seam metal roof.

FIGURE 2 shows a portion of an interlocking-~egment ~pacer beam, with one segment being added to a plurality of previously assernbled sections.

FIGURE 3 i5 a perspective view showing a segment l before being asser~led with another segmentD

¦ FIGURE 4 i~ a view ~imilar to FIGURE 3 showing adjacent segments assembled.

FIGURE 5 i~ a view, with parts broken away, of a sheet-metal stamping adapted to be bent to form ths , spacer beam of my invention.

¦ Description of the Preferred Embodiment.

.Raferring to FIGURE 1~ a wall 2 of a building (not shown) support3 a plurality of beams 4 (only one of Il ' ~

which is shown). These beams us~ally extend transverse of the length of the building to be ere~ted. The beams support joists or purlins 6 which run longitudinally of the building.
It is to be understood, of course, that the orientation may be changed, if desired. The spacer beams, indicated gener-ally by the reference numeral 16, are formed with integrally depending spacer or standoff portions 17. The assembled spacer beam 16 support~ the metal roof, indicated generally by the reference numeral 10, formed of metal panels 12.
Clips 14, secured to eac~ segment 21 of the spacer beam by self-tapping screws 15, hold the roof against uplift from wind gusts. An insulation batt B is supported between joists 6. I~ will be seen, by reference to FIGURE 1, that an air space g is provided between the top of the in3ulating batt and the rDof 10. In the construction shown in FIGURE 1, the air space i8 employed as an additional insulating area, increasing the efficiency of heat transfer between the in-terior of the building and the eY.terior of the metal roof.
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l Referring now to FIGURE 2, the beam 16 is forme ¦ of a plurality of segments 21, shown in greater detail in ¦ FIGURES 3 and 4. In FIG~RE 2, the right-hand segment 21' has most of its length removed, leaving only its spacer sec-tion 17' remaining. This enables a gegment 21 to be lnter-locked with the truncated gegment. Another segment 1~ then ¦ interlocked with the asgembly in the manner shown in the dra ing.

Referring now to FIGURES 3 and 4, the end of each ¦ segment is provided with lug~ 20 which are adapted to inter-lock with holes 22 formed at the opposite Pnd of each seg-ment 21. By tilting the segment upwardly and inserting the ¦ ends of the lugs 20 into the holes 22, the segment can be rothted in a counterclockwise direction, as shown in FIGURE
2, to interlock the adjacent segments 21 as shown in FIGURE
4. Each segment 21 is bent downwardly along the line 18 to form a spacer or standoff portion 17. The bottom of the ¦ spacer or standoff portion 17 is provided with a horizontal portion 23. Holes 24 in the hori~ontal portion 23 are adapted to rsceive self-tapping screws, or the like, to secure each segment to the joist or other support. The ~ spacer portion 17 is provided with reinforcing flanges 19 lS I which stiffen the spacer portion 17. Each segment 21 i~
provided with a pilot hole 25 to enable accurate modular a~sembly.

Referring now to FIGURE 5, the dotted lines indi-l cate the regions along which bending taXe~ place to form ¦ the interlocking beam of my invention. The spacer or stand-off portion, indicated generally by the reference numeral 17, i~ formed by bending one end of the metal matrix downwardly through 90 along the line 18. The flange~ 19 are formed by l bend~ng the metal upwardly through 93 along the line~ ~9~
The horizontal portion or base 23 i9 formed by bending the matrix upwardly through 90 along the line 33O The ~ide ¦ tabs 34 of the hori20ntal portion or base 23 are formed by ¦ bending the tabs upwardly along the lines 35. The crown ¦ portion 41 of the beam, ag can readily be seen by referenc~
to FIGURES 3 and 4, is formed by bending the matrix along the lines 40 downwardly through approximately 64, while the horizontal por~ions 43 of the crown are formed by bending the edc3es upwardly along the lines 42 through the same angle of approximately 64~. When the parts have been bent as de-scribed, my improved segment, of which the segmented spacing I beam mav be formed, ha~ been completed.

Each segment is made of a single piece of heavy-gauge metal. In other words, the entire assembly is an integral section or segment which may be interlocked with ! another identical segment to form an elongated spacer beam ¦ adapted to space the roof of a building from 8 ceiling, or a floor from a subfloor, to provide an air space therebetween~

It will be seen that I have accomplished the objects of my invention. I have provided a seqment formed I of a single piece of heavy-gauge metal which is adapted to ¦ be interlocked to form a continuou~ beam with dependiny ¦ spacer or standoff elements. Each segment is identical to ¦ each other segment, thus dramatically reducing inventory since one species of segment need be stocked. When the beam l i~ in place, one fastening means for each section provide~
¦ both lateral and vertical stability ~or the beam. Each of Il -7-119~i6 the spacing or ~tandoff sections are in~egrally stiffened and bear against the bottom attachment plate which is al80 integral. Each subsequent beam gection, when assembled, i3 supported at i~s free end by the vertical stiffeners on the ~ m ~n~ ; nt ~
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It will be understood that certain features and subcombinations are of utility and may be employed without reference to other features and subcombinations. This is contemplated by and i~ within the scope of my claims. It is further obvious that various changes may be made in de-tails within the scope of my claims without departing from the spirit of my invention. It i-~, thereforè, to be under-~tood that my invention is not to be limited to the specific details shown and de~cri~ed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

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Claims (5)

THE: EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A spacing-beam segment adapted to be interlocked with an identical segment to form an elongated segmented spacing beam having spacer feet for supporting said seg-mented beam a distance away from a weight-bearing surface including in combination a horizontal beam portion, an inte-gral spacer foot extending downwardly therefrom at one end thereof and formed with a horizontal flange, openings formed in said horizontal beam portion adjacent said one end, and integral lugs formed adjacent the other end of said horizontal beam portion, said lugs adapted to cooperate with said openings in another identical contiguous beam segment to interlock the two identical segments to form an elongated segmented spacing beam.
2. A spacing beam segment adapted to be interlocked with an identical segment to form an elongated segmented spacing beam having spacer feet for supporting said segmented beam a distance away from a weight-bearing surface including in combination a horizontal beam portion, said horizontal beam portion being formed with a crown, an integral spacer foot extending downwardly therefrom at one end thereof and formed with a horizontal flange, openings formed in said horizontal beam portion adjacent said one end, and integral lugs formed adjacent the other end of said horizontal beam portion, said lugs adapted to cooperate with said openings in another identical contiguous beam segment to interlock the two identical segments to form an elongated segmented spacing beam.
3. A spacing-beam segment adapted to be interlocked with an identical segment to form an elongated segmented spacing beam having spacer feet for supporting said segmented beam a distance away from a weight-bearing surface including in combination a horizontal beam portion, an integral spacer foot extending downwardly therefrom at one end thereof and formed with a horizontal flange, said spacer foot being formed with integral reinforcing flanges, openings formed in said horizontal beam portion adjacent said one end, and integral lugs formed adjacent the other end of said horizontal beam portion, said lugs adapted to cooperate with said openings in another identical contiguous beam segment to interlock the two identical segments to form an elongated segmented spacing beam.
4. A spacing-beam segment adapted to be interlocked with an identical segment to form an elongated segmented spacing beam having spacer feet for supporting said segmented beam a distance away from a weight-bearing surface including in combination a horizontal beam portion, an integral spacer foot extending downwardly therefrom at one end thereof, a horizontal integral flange formed at the bottom of said foot adapted to attach said segment to said weight-bearing surface, openings formed in said horizontal beam portion adjacent said one end, and integral lugs formed adjacent the other end of said horizontal beam portion, said lugs adapted to cooperate with said openings in another identical contiguous beam segment to interlock the two identical segments to form an elongated segmented spacing beam.
5. An elongated segmented spacing beam formed of a plurality of identical interlocked segments, each seg-ment comprising a horizontal beam portion, an integral spacer foot extending downwardly therefrom at one end thereof and formed with a horizontal flange, openings formed in said horizontal beam portion adjacent said one end, and integral lugs formed adjacent the other end of said horizontal beam portion, said lugs adapted to cooperate with said openings in another identical contiguous beam segment to interlock the two identical segments to form said elongated segmented spacing beam.
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AU2018219971B2 (en) * 2008-06-25 2020-02-06 Bluescope Steel Limited Spacer
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