GB2414027A - Floor pedestal - Google Patents
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Abstract
A building component, for example a floor pedestal, comprises a support means <B>118</B> and a head cap <B>116</B> mountable on the support means. The support means comprises a plurality of stack members <B>118a-d</B>. Each stack member <B>118a-d</B> has an external surface <B>122a-d</B> when stacked and adjacent portions of the external surfaces of adjacent stack members are fixed relative to one another by fixing means <B>120.</B> The fixing means may be a bridging member which may be provided by a nail plate and may be fixed to each stack member. The head cap <B>116</B> may comprise a plate member with formations to receive battens or floor panels <B>114</B>. Also provided is a building component, which may be a floor pedestal, comprising a support means <B>118</B>, a head cap <B>116</B> and means for connecting the component to a planar building component such as a floor. The connecting means is provided by a female connector, for example a nut <B>150</B>, provided in the support means and a male connector, for example a bolt <B>152</B>.
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IMPROVED BUILDING COMPONENT
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention is concerned with improvements in or relating to building components such as flooring components, and in particular, though not exclusively, to a building (flooring) system, and to a pedestal or cradle for use in such.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
In situations in which it is required to lay upon an uneven substrate a floor arrangement having a level upper surface, it is known to provide flooring devices which extend height-wise within a gap formed between the substrate and flooring supports therefor, the height of the flooring devices being selectable or adjustable according to the height of the gap at the various appropriate locations.
Flooring members are thus arranged to provide said required level surface and may comprise floor-boards, panels or the like which may be supported by battens or other support means laid in a regular pattern across the floor area.
In traditional constructions it is common for subfloors such as concrete subfloors to be uneven and outwith relevant tolerances. There may be generally a degree of stepping between adjacent units and a measure of longitudinal camber.
United Kingdom Patent GB 2 272 232 B (DURABELLA LIMITED) describes a raised flooring system wherein floor panels can be mounted directly onto pedestals made up of a number of incremental base portions. The content of that document is incorporated herein by reference. The raised flooring system described in that document has a number of drawbacks: Firstly, to fix a floor panel to the pedestal, a flanged post with an internal threaded bore is provided to allow the floor panels to be bolted down. The manufacture and assembly of the pedestal incorporating the threaded post is a multi-stage process requiring fixing the threaded post between incremental base portions. The provision of the threaded bore therefore takes time and adds cost to the manufacturing and assembly process.
A second disadvantage of the disclosed raised flooring system is that the pedestals are only suitable for flooring systems in which the floor panels are mounted directly onto the pedestal; this requires the floor panels to be prepared so that they can be securely engaged with the pedestal. The pedestals are not suitable for use with battens, which can in turn receive regular floor panels, which do not require any pre preparation.
GB 2 321 070 A (DANSKIN FLOORING) discloses an improved flooring component.
GB 2 348 218 A (DANSKIN FLOORING) discloses an improved building system.
GB 2 374 616 A (DANSKIN FLOORING) also discloses an improved building system.
The content of these documents are incorporated herein by reference.
It is an object of at least one embodiment of at least one aspect of the present invention to obviate or mitigate one or more of the disadvantages in the prior art mentioned hereinbefore.
It is a further object of at least one embodiment of at least one aspect of the present invention to provide a system for quick and easy levelling of poor subfloors.
It is a further object of at least one embodiment of : least one aspect of the present invention to provide a flooring system enabling a timber floating floor to be installed economically directly over uneven subfloors, such as concrete subfloors, without the need for levelling screeds or awkward packing procedures. Such a system can be used as a support structure for ground floors and advantageously with the inclusion of acoustic ) flanking strips or acoustic quilt as an acoustic flooring system for party floors.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
One or more of the above objects is conveniently achieved by the general solution of providing a building component having a support means comprising a plurality of stacked members, outer surfaces of which are connected together by fixing means or a bridging member.
The building component may comprise a pedestal or a cradle, e.g. an elevated acoustic cradle or a pedestal for access flooring.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a building component comprising: a head cap and a support means, the head cap being mountable on the support means, the support means comprising a plurality of stack members, each stack member having an external surface when stacked, adjacent portions of external surfaces of adjacent stack members being fixed relative to one another by fixing means.
The fixing means may comprise at least one bridging member.
The building component may comprise a cradle or pedestal, e.g. a flooring cradle or pedestal, e.g. a raised or elevated flooring cradle or an access flooring pedestal. ) 5
Herein the terms "cradle" and "pedestal" and the terms "head cap" and "saddle member" are used interchangeably.
The fixing means may fix the stack members relative to one another so as to prevent relative movement thereof.
Preferably the at least one bridging member is substantially rigid.
Preferably a portion of the at least one bridging member is fixed to adjacent portions of external surfaces of each adjacent stack member of the support means.
The stack members may be substantially rectilinear in cross-section, e.g. square.
Each stack member may comprise first and second substantially opposing external surfaces.
In such case there may be provided first and second bridging members for fixing the first and second substantially opposing external surfaces of the stack members one to the other, respectively.
The/each bridging member may comprise a nail plate or nailing plate, e.g. a substantially planar plate means having a plurality of apertures capable of receiving a nail or nails, and/or a plurality of spiked members protruding from one side of the plate means.
The fixing means may also comprise a plurality of nails, at least one nail fixing the bridging member to a respective stack member.
Facing surfaces of adjacent stack members may also be fixed relative to one another by further fixing means such as adhesive.
The head cap may advantageously be fixed to the support means, e.g. an upper surface thereof, e.g. by adhesive. Alternatively the head cap may be releasably connected to the support means, i.e. loose laid thereupon.
In a first embodiment the building component comprises a raised or batten receiving cradle.
In a second embodiment the building component comprises an access pedestal, e.g. allowing lifting of a flooring panel(s), in use, so as to access services such as piping and/or ducting for electricity, gas, water or the like, e.g. computer cabling.
In the first embodiment where the building component comprises a raised cradle, the head cap comprises a plate member, said plate member being provided with flange means extending substantially perpendicularly from marginal portions of a first surface of the plate member and adapted to engage said support means in use, and four L-shaped brackets extending outwardly of a second, opposite, surface of said plate member from positions extending inwardly of marginal portions of the plate member, each L-shaped member having a right-angled corner portion and being arranged so that said corners face each other in a spaced apart manner so as to define a cruciform channel therebetween.
Conveniently, packing pieces may be provided which are received in at least a portion of the cruciform channel so as to determine the depth to which elongate supports such as battens may be placed within the channel, thus varying the effective height of the support means positioned between a substrate and building/ flooring member(s).
In the second embodiment the head cap may have a generally planar upper surface, which is provided with four upstanding radially-directed walls which divide the surface into four quadrants, the walls serving to locate corners of four building/flooring panels, such that each corner of each building panel is partially supported by the cradle.
Further, in the second embodiment when the building component is an access cradle the support means may further include releasable securing means for allowing at least one floor panel to be secured to the building component, in use. o To
Preferably, at least part of the releasably securing means is adapted to be fitted to a surface of a stack member adjacent the head cap.
Preferably the securing means comprises a nut having a substantially cylinder part having an internal thread, an enlarged head at one end of the cylinder part and gripping or tooth means depending from the enlarged head.
Preferably, the securing means comprises a T-nut.
The head cap may be made from a stiffly/resiliently flexible plastics material, e.g. ABS or polypropylene.
The stack members may be made from a timber or wood based material, e.g. chipboard.
The bridging member(s) may be made from a metallic based material.
According to a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a building component according to the first aspect of the present invention, the method comprising: stacking the stack members; fixing the stack members to one another by the fixing means.
According to a third aspect of the present invention there is provided a building component comprising: a head cap, a support means, and means for releasably securing the building component to a substantially planar building member, in use, wherein the releasable securing means i comprises a male or bolt means and a female or nut means, the female means being provided in a surface of the support means adjacent the head cap.
The support means may comprise at least one stack member.
The support means may comprise a plurality of stack members.
The female means may comprise a nut means and may be inserted into the at least one stack member from a surface of the at least one stack member intended to be adjacent the head cap.
The building component may comprise a cradle or a pedestal, e.g. a flooring cradle, e.g. an access cradle.
The at least one stack member may provide a hole extending from the surface thereof, e.g. a blind hole.
The nut means may comprise a ferrule or barrel receivable in the hole.
The nut means may further comprise means for engaging the nut means in the at least one stack member.
The engaging means may comprise a plurality of toothed members, e.g. circumferentially provided around the barrel.
The nut means may comprise a T-nut.
Preferably the head cap provides a hole which is aligned with the nut means such that the bolt means can be inserted into the nut means through the hole in the head cap.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a building component according to the third aspect of the present invention, the method comprising: providing the support means comprising at least one stack member, inserting the female or nut means into the surface of the at least one stack member.
Preferably prior to inserting the nut means a hole is formed in the at least one stack member extending from the surface to receive the nut means.
Preferably the nut means is driven, e.g. hammered, into the surface of the at least one stack member.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention there is provided a building system comprising: at least one building component or cradle according to either of the first or third aspects of the present invention; and at least one substantially planar building member.
In a first embodiment where the building component comprises a raised cradle, the building system may also comprise at least one batten capable of being received by the at least one building component.
Further, in the first embodiment when the building component is a raised cradle, the building system further includes at least one packing piece, the/each head cap including a channel capable of receiving the at least one packing piece, wherein surfaces of the head cap and packing piece which oppose one another, in use, are provided with interengaging means such that, in use, the interengaging means co-operate so as to locate the packing piece at a predetermined position relative to the head cap.
The interengaging means may comprise at least one recess or hole formed in the head cap and at least one corresponding nipple or other suitably shaped protrusion carried on the packing piece.
Advantageously the at least one recess or hole, and the at least one nipple or other suitably shaped protrusion are arranged substantially symmetrically upon the saddle and the packing piece respectively.
Advantageously each packing piece may be formed from a substantially rigid material, e.g. a plastics material such as ABS or polypropylene.
In a second embodiment where the building component comprises an access cradle, each flooring panel may be supported on one or more cradles, each cradle being provided to support or partially support one building member (flooring panel). Alternatively, the cradles may be arranged to support the members (panels) at their sides or corners such that two or more members (panels) are partially supported on one pedestal. In one arrangement each cradle may be arranged partially to support four generally rectangular flooring panels, the flooring panels being placed over an array of cradles such that each cradle supports a corner of four neighbouring panels.
The cradle of the present invention may further include securing means or clamp means to provide a positive engagement of the building member(s) (floor panels) to the building components.
The building system may further be provided with a resilient sound absorbing means intended, in use, to be provided between the at least one substantially planar building member and the supporting structure upon or against which the building system is to be provided.
Advantageously the/each at least one batten comprises a first batten member and a second batten member, the resilient sound absorbing means being provided between the first and second batten members.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention there is provided a floor, wall or ceiling construction including a building component according to either of the first or third aspects of the present invention, or a building system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention.
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention there is provided a building structure including a building component according to either the first or third aspects of the present invention, a building system according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, or a floor, wall or ceiling construction according to the sixth aspect of the present invention.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of constructing a floor, wall or ceiling comprising the steps of: providing a building system according to the first or third aspects of the present invention; positioning the plurality of cradle members in a plurality of spaced rows over a surface of a building structure; spacing cradle members within each of the rows and aligning the cradle members of each row; securing the substantially planar building member(s) relative to the cradle members so as to form the floor, wall or ceiling.
Where the cradle members comprise raised or batten cradles spacing the cradle members within said rows and aligning the cradle members of each row defines a longitudinal batten path, and prior to securing the substantially planar building member(s) the method further comprises the step of: inserting the batten(s) along the batten paths, and further securing the substantially planar building member(s) comprises: securing the substantially planar building member(s) to the batten(s).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are: Figure 1 a side view of an elevated cradle for a floating floor system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 an exploded perspective view of an access cradle for a floating floor system according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 a sectional side view of the access cradle of Figure 2 assembled and in use; Figure 4 a perspective view of a sheet of nail plate used in the cradles of Figures 1 and 2; and Figure 5 a perspective view of a T-nut used in the access cradle of Figure 2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
Referring initially to Figure 1, there is shown a side view of an elevated cradle, generally indicated by reference numeral 10, for a floating floor system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The elevated cradle 10 is shown resting on a sub-floor 12 and supporting an elevated floor 14. The elevated cradle 10 comprises a head cap 16 mounted on a support means 18. The support means 18 comprises stack members 18a, lab, 18c and led. Each stack member 18a - 18d is fixed relative to each adjacent stack member by means of a sheet of nail plate 20 fixed to the external surfaces 22a to 22d of respective stack members 18a - led.
The head cap 16 is adapted to receive a batten 24 to which the elevated floor 14 is secured using a nail(s) 26 or screws. The cradle 10 also includes spacers 28a and :.
28b, provided to lift the floor 14 to the desired height.
Greater adjustment of height can be obtained by adding or reducing the number of stack members 18a - 18d which comprise the support means 18.
It will therefore be appreciated that selection of the number of stack members 18a - 18d provides course height "tuning", while selection of the number of spacers 28a,28b provides fine height tuning.
The elevated cradle 10 further includes a sheet of soundproofing material or an acoustic resilient layer 30, sandwiched between the support means 18 and the subfloor 12. The elevated cradle is placed ("loose laid") on the sub-floor 12.
A perspective view of the sheet of nail plate 20 can be seen in Figure 4. Nail plate 20 is known in the art for a different use and is generally available.
The elevated cradle 14 of Figure 1 is manufactured by firstly stacking the stack members 18a-d, fixing the stack members 18a-d to one another using the nail plate 20 and optionally but beneficially fixing the head cap 16 to the support means 18 using a layer of adhesive (not shown).
Referring now to Figure 2, there is shown an exploded perspective view of an access cradle, 110 for a floating floor system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The access cradle 110 comprises a head cap 116, a support means 118 and a securing means or T-nut 150, adapted to receive a bolt 152, which in turn secures the floor board 114 to the access cradle 110. The support means 118 comprises four stacked members 118a - 118d secured together by means of a sheet of nail plate 120 attached to the respective external surfaces 122a - 122d of stack members 118a - 118d.
The access cradle 110 further includes spacer 128 to provide incremental height adjustment and lift the head cap 116 to the desired height.
Referring now to Figure 3, there is shown a sectional side view of the access cradle 110 of Figure 2 assembled and in use.
Floor boards 114a and 114b have been mounted on the head cap 116 and are secured to the access cradle 118 by means of the bolt 152 and a washer 154. Threads 156 on the bolt 152 engage with complimentary threads 158 on the internal surface 160 of the T-nut 150.
In a modification the bolt 152 has an enlarged head, which removes the need for washer 154.
The T-nut 150 is secured to the upper stack member 118a by means of teeth 162. The teeth 162 can be more clearly seen on Figure 5, comprising a perspective view of a T-nut 150 used in the access cradle 110 of Figure 2, with bolt 152.
Figure 3 also shows the teeth 164 of the nail plate engaging the external surfaces 122a - 122d of the stack members 118a - 118d. The access cradle 118 is secured to the sub-floor 112 by means of adhesive 166.
The access cradle 110 is manufactured by drilling a hole 168 in the first stack member 118a, stacking the stack members 118a - 118d, and fixing the stack members 118a - 118d to one another using the nail plate 120. The T-nut 150 is inserted into the drilled hole 180, either before or after stacking the stack members 118a - 118d, and the teeth 162 are driven into the first stack member 118a using a press (not shown). The spacer 128 is laid, e.g. loose laid, on the support means 118 and the head cap 116 is laid, e.g. loose laid, on the spacer 128.
It will be understood that the foregoing embodiments of the present invention are given for illustrative purposes only, and that various modifications and improvements may be made to the products described herein without departing from the scope of the invention. Any of the embodiments may include any of the features described herein, including in the claims.
It will be appreciated that the present invention provides a product which can be used to create a floating floor of floor panels mounted directly to the elevated cradle or to battens which are supported in turn by the elevated cradle.
It will further be appreciated that when the floor panels are to be mounted directly on the pedestal a securing means can be retrofitted to the pedestal post assembly reducing the time and cost of manufacture of a pedestal suitable for this application.
It will further be appreciated that individual pedestals can be increased or reduced in height easily and "on site" reducing the number of pedestals a floor fitter would need to have at his disposal compared to the
pedestals of the prior art.
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1. A building component comprising a head cap and a support means, the head cap being mountable on the support means, the support means comprising a plurality of stack members, each stack member having an external surface when stacked, adjacent portions of external surfaces of adjacent stack members being fixed relative to one another by fixing means.
2. A building component as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing means comprises at least one bridging member.
3. A building component as claimed in either of claims 1 or 2, wherein the building component comprises a cradle or pedestal, a flooring cradle or flooring pedestal, a raised or elevated flooring cradle or an access flooring pedestal.
4. A building component as claimed in as claimed in any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixing means fixes the stack members relative to one another so as to prevent relative movement thereof.
5. A building component as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one bridging member is substantially rigid.
6. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a portion of the at least one bridging member is fixed to adjacent portions of external surfaces of each adjacent stack member of the support means.
7. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the stack members are substantially rectilinear or square in cross-section.
8. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, where each stack member comprises first and second substantially opposed external surfaces.
9. A building component as claimed in claim 8 when dependent upon claim 2, wherein there are provided first and second bridging members for fixing the first and second substantially opposed external surfaces of the stack members one to the other, respectively.
10. A building component as claimed in either of claims 2 or 9, wherein the/each bridging member comprises a nail plate, a nailing plate, or a substantially planar plate means having a plurality of apertures capable of receiving a nail or nails and/or a plurality of spiked members protruding from one side of the plate means.
11. A building component as claimed in claim 2 or any of claims 3 to 10 when dependent upon claim 2, wherein the fixing means comprises a plurality of nails, at least one nail fixing the at least one bridging member to a respective stack member.
12. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein facing surfaces of adjacent stack members are fixed relative to one another by further fixing means such as adhesive.
13. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the head cap is fixed to the support means or the head cap is releasably connected to the support means.
14. A building component as claimed in any of claims 1 to 13, wherein the building component comprises a raised or batten receiving cradle.
15. A building component as claimed in any of claims 1 to 13, wherein the building component comprises an access pedestal.
16. A building component as claimed in claim 14, wherein the head cap comprises a plate member, said plate member being provided with flange means extending substantially perpendicularly from marginal portions of a first surface of the plate member and adapted to engage said support means in use, and four L-shaped brackets extending outwardly of a second, opposite, surface of said plate member from positions extending inwardly of marginal portions of the plate member, each L-shaped member having a right-angled corner portion and being arranged so that said corners face each other in a spaced apart manner so as to define a cruciform channel therebetween.
17. A building component as claimed in claim 16, wherein packing pieces are provided which are received in at least a portion of the cruciform channel so as to determine the depth to which elongate supports such as battens are placed within the channel, thus varying the effective height of the support means positioned between a substrate and building/ flooring member(s).
18. A building component as claimed in claim 15, wherein the head cap has a generally planar upper surface, which is provided with four upstanding radially-directed walls which divide the surface into four quadrants, the walls serving to locate corners of four building/flooring panels, such that each corner of each building panel is partially supported by the cradle.
19. A building component as claimed in either of claims or 18, wherein the support means further include releasable securing means for allowing at least one floor panel to be secured to the building component, in use.
20. A building component as claimed in claim 19, wherein at least part of the releasably securing means is adapted to be fitted to a surface of a stack member adjacent the head cap.
21. A building component as claimed in either of claims 19 or 20, wherein the securing means comprises a nut having a substantially cylinder part having an internal thread, an enlarged head at one end of the cylinder part and gripping or tooth means depending from the enlarged head.
22. A building component as claimed in any of claims 19 to 21, wherein the securing means comprises a T-nut.
23. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the head cap is made from a stiffly/resiliently flexible plastics material, such as ABS or polypropylene.
24. A building component as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the stack members are made from a timber or wood based material such as Shipboard.
25. A building component as claimed in claim 2 or any of claims 3 to 24 when dependent upon claim 2, wherein the bridging member(s) are made from a metallic based material.
26. A method of manufacturing a building component according any of claims 1 to 25, the method comprising: stacking the stack members; fixing the stack members to one another by the flxlng means.
27. A building component comprising a head cap, a support means, and means for releasably securing the building component to a substantially planar building member, in use, wherein the releasable securing means comprises a male or bolt means and a female or nut means, the female means being provided in a surface of the support means adjacent the head cap.
28. A building component as claimed in claim 27, wherein the support means comprises at least one stack member.
29. A building component as claimed in either of claims 27 or 28, wherein the support means comprises a plurality of stack members.
30. A building component as claimed in claim 27, wherein the female means comprises a nut means inserted into the at least one stack member from a surface of the at least one stack member intended to be adjacent the head cap.
31. A building component as claimed in any of claims 27 to 30, wherein the building component comprises a cradle or a pedestal, a flooring cradle, or an access cradle.
32. A building component as claimed in either of claims 28 or 29, wherein the at least one stack member provides a hole extending from the surface thereof.
33. A building component as claimed in claim 32, wherein the nut means comprises a ferrule or barrel receivable in the hole.
34. A building component as claimed in claim 33, wherein the nut means further comprises means for engaging the nut means in the at least one stack member.
35. A building component as claimed in claim 34, wherein the engaging means comprises a plurality of toothed members.
36. A building component as claimed in any of claims 27 to 35, wherein the nut means comprises a T-nut.
37. A building component as claimed in any of claims 27 to 36, wherein the head cap provides a hole which is aligned with the nut means such that, in use, the bolt means can be inserted into the nut means through the hole in the head cap.
38. A method of manufacturing a building component according to any of claims 27 to 37, wherein the method comprises: providing the support means comprising at least one stack member, inserting the female or nut means into the surface of the at least one stack member.
39. A method of manufacturing a building component as claimed in claim 38, wherein prior to inserting the nut means a hole is formed in the at least one stack member extending from the surface to receive the nut means.
40. A method of manufacturing a building component as claimed in either of claims 38 or 39, wherein the nut means is driven into the surface of the at least one stack member.
41. A building system comprising: at least one building component or cradle according to claims 1 to 25 or claims 27 to 37; and at least one substantially planar building member.
42. A building system as claimed in claim 41, wherein the building component comprises a raised cradle, the building system also comprises at least one batten capable of being received by the at least one building component.
43. A building system as claimed in claim 42, wherein the building component is a raised cradle, the building system further includes at least one packing piece, the/each head cap including a channel capable of receiving the at least one packing piece, wherein surfaces of the head cap and packing piece which oppose one another, in use, are provided with interengaging means such that, in use, the interengaging means co operate so as to locate the packing piece at a predetermined position relative to the head cap.
44. A building system as claimed in claim 41, wherein where the building component comprises an access cradle, each flooring panel is supported on one or more cradles, each cradle being provided to support or partially support one building member or floor panel.
45. A building system as claimed in claim 41, wherein the cradle is arranged to support the members or panels at their sides or corners such that two or more members or panels are partially supported on one pedestal.
46. A building system as claimed in claim 41, wherein each cradle is arranged to partially support four generally rectangular flooring panels, the flooring panels being placed over an array of cradles such that each cradle supports a corner of four neighbouring panels.
47. A building system as claimed in any of claims 41 to 46, wherein the cradle further includes securing means or clamp means to provide a positive engagement of the building member(s) or floor panel(s) to the building components.
48. A building system as claimed in any of claims 41 to 47, wherein the building system is further provided with a resilient sound absorbing means intended, in use, to be provided between the at least one substantially planar building member and the supporting structure upon or against which the building system is to be provided.
49. A building system as claimed in claim 42, wherein the/each at least one batten comprises a first batten member and a second batten member, resilient sound absorbing means being provided between the first and second batten members.
50. A floor, wall or ceiling construction including a building component according to claims 1 to 25 or claims 27 to 37, or a building system according to claims 41 to 49.
51. A building structure including a building component according to claims 1 to 25 or claims 27 to 37, a building system according to claims 41 to 49, or a floor, wall or ceiling construction according to claim 50.
52. A method of constructing a floor, wall or ceiling comprising the steps of: providing a building system according to claims 1 to 25 or claims 27 to 37; positioning the plurality of building components in a plurality of spaced rows over a surface of a building structure; spacing building components within each of the rows and aligning the building components of each row; securing the substantially planar building member(s) relative to the building components so as to form the floor, wall or ceiling.
53. A method of constructing a floor, wall or ceiling as claimed in claim 52, wherein where the building components comprise raised or batten cradles spacing the building components within said rows and aligning the building components of each row defines a longitudinal batten path, and prior to securing the substantially planar building member(s) the method further comprises the step of: inserting the batten(s) along the batten paths, and further securing the substantially planar building member(s) comprises: securing the substantially planar building member(s) to the batten(s).
54. A building component comprising a support means, the support means comprising a plurality of stack members, outer surfaces of which are connected together by fixing means or a bridging member.
55. A building component as claimed in claim 54, wherein the building component comprises a pedestal, a cradle, an elevated acoustic cradle for flooring, or a pedestal for access flooring.
56. A building component as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
57. A method of manufacturing a building component as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
58. A building system as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
59. A floor, wall or ceiling construction, including a building component, as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
60. A building structure, including a building component, as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
61. A method of constructing a floor, wall or ceiling as herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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| GB0410782A GB0410782D0 (en) | 2004-05-14 | 2004-05-14 | Improved building component |
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