GB2225035A

GB2225035A - Small outbuildings of upright supports and panels held together by pins

Info

Publication number: GB2225035A
Application number: GB8822212A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Stanley Leonard Slater
Original assignee: MANOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS Ltd
Current assignee: MANOR CONCRETE PRODUCTS Ltd
Priority date: 1988-09-21
Filing date: 1988-09-21
Publication date: 1990-05-23
Anticipated expiration: 2008-09-21
Also published as: GB2225035B; GB8822212D0

Abstract

A construction e.g. a garden shed or garage is built up from a plurality of upright supports 10 and a plurality of wall panels 24 which are fitted to the uprights 10 with projections 26 from the panels located in slots 28 in the uprights 10, pins 30 then being inserted through holes in the edges of the uprights and through apertures in the projections 26 to hold the panels 24 in position. An inner skin may be assembled using panels 34 which are held in position by pins 36 inserted through portions 22 of the uprights 10. <IMAGE>

Description

Construction Assemblies This invention relates to construction assemblies enabling e.g. buildings such as garden sheds or garages to be erected quickly and easily.

In accordance with this invention, there is provided a construction assembly, comprising a plurality of upright support members, a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels having projections from their surface adjacent their ends, for fitting into slots provided in the support members, and a plurality of pins for inserting through holes formed in the edges of the support members and through holes in the projections from the panels in order to hold the panels in position to the support members.

The construction, whether a garden shed or garage or a fence, may be erected easily and quickly e.g by a householder. Firstly the upright support members are put up and then the wall panels are assembled by positioning them one-by-one against the support members, pushing their projections (e.g. metal brackets) into the slots in the uprights, then inserting the locking pins.

An embodiment of this invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIGURE 1 is a vertical section through a wall and part of the roof of a shed build from a construction assembly in accordance with the invention; FIGURE 2 is a section through the wall on the line II - II of Figure 1; and FIGURE 3 shows a metal bracket of an external wall panel of the assembly.

Referring to the drawings, a shed or garage or other building comprises a number of upright support members 10 spaced apart along each side of the building and corresponding roof ribs 12. Each roof rib has one end coupled to the top of a support member 10 on one side of the building, and has its other end coupled to another roof rib (at the ridge of the roof) similarly extending from another upright support member on the other side of the building. In the example shown, the roof rib is coupled to the support member 10 by a bolt 14 inserted through a bore in the roof rib and screwed into a threaded fitting in the end of the support member 10. The two roof ribs are coupled together at the ridge of the roof by a bolt 16 inserted through holes in cooperating lugs 18 at the ends of the two ribs on their lower sides.

Referring to Figure 2, each upright support member 10 is of generally T-section, typically 6 x 6 inches. The cross-piece 20 of the T-section lies in the plane of the wall, and the stem 22 of the T-section is directed inwardly of the building. Wall panels 24 are assembled flat against the outer surface of the cross-piece 20 as shown, with horizontally - adjacent wall panels 24 meeting on the centre line of this outer surface. The wall panels are provided at each end with e.g. two metal brackets 26 having a portion 27 projecting from its innerfacing surface, and these projecting portions of the brackets fit into slots 28 formed in the cross piece 20 towards its opposite edges.The panels 24 are secured in place by pins 30 inserted into bores formed in the edges of the cross-piece 20, so that these pins pass through apertures 32 in the brackets 26: the apertures 32 are elongated in the vertical direction of the panels to allow for a degree of tolerance.

The roof ribs 12 are of the same cross-section as the upright support members 10 so that roof panels may be coupled to the roof rib in the same way as the wall panels 24.

The walls may consist of the single skin of panels 24 as so far described. However, an inner skin may also be built, either at the same time as erecting the original building or at a later time. The inner skin comprises wall panels 34, slightly shorter than the outer wall panels 24, laid against the inner surfaces of the cross-piece 20 of the T. section upright support members 10. These panels 34 are held in position by inserting pins 36 through holes in the stem portion 22 of the T-section of the support member 10, the pins 36 being left to project from these holes and lie against the surfaces of the panels 34 at their ends.- Insulation material may be positioned in the space between the inner and outer skins as the building is constructed.

The support members 10 and roof ribs 12 are cast from concrete with metal reinforcing bars running along their lengths. The wall panels 24, 34 are cast from concrete with the metal brackets cast into the panels 24.

The fixing pins 30 and 36 are preferably steel pins.

It will be appreciated that the building can be constructed easily and quickly by unskilled persons, making it suitable for erecting by a householder. The upright support members 10 are put up first, and these may be stood in concrete or they may be fixed to a concrete base using a bracket at its foot. The outer panels 24 can then be assembled to the support members, building up successive panels from the bottom to the top. The abutting ends of adjacent panels in each horizontal row are sealed using mastic, as shown at 38 in Figure 2. The roof is constructed in a similar manner as described above.

Claims

1) A construction assembly comprising a plurality of upright support members, a plurality of wall panels, the wall panels having projections from their surface adjacent their ends, for fitting into slots provided in the support members, and a plurality of pins for inserting through holes formed in the edges of the support members and through apertures in the projections from the panels in order to hold the panels in position to the support members.

2) A construction assembly as claimed in claim 1, in which each upright support member is formed with a series of said slots adjacent its opposite longitudinal edges and with a series of said holes in each of its opposite longitudinal edges.

3) A construction assembly as claimed in claim 2, in which each upright support member is generally of T. shape in cross-section, with said opposite longitudinal edges of the member being formed by the opposite edges of the cross piece of the T. section.

4) A construction assembly as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a second plurality of wall panels for fitting against the inner surfaces of the cross piece of the T-section of each support member, and a second plurality of pins for inserting through holes formed through the stem of the T-section of each support member for holding the panels of the second plurality in position.

5) A construction formed from an assembly as claimed in any preceding claim.

6) A method of building a construction using an assembly as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising the steps of erecting the upright support members, then positioning the wall panels one-by-one against the upright support members with their projections pushed into the slots in the upright support members, and inserting the pins through the holes in the edges of the support members and into the apertures in the projections of the wall panels.