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US3710529A
US3710529A US00054249A US3710529DA US3710529A US 3710529 A US3710529 A US 3710529A US 00054249 A US00054249 A US 00054249A US 3710529D A US3710529D A US 3710529DA US 3710529 A US3710529 A US 3710529A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C2/00—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels
    • E04C2/30—Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure
    • E04C2/42—Gratings; Grid-like panels
    • E04C2/421—Gratings; Grid-like panels made of bar-like elements, e.g. bars discontinuous in one direction
    • E04C2/422—Gratings; Grid-like panels made of bar-like elements, e.g. bars discontinuous in one direction with continuous bars connecting at crossing points of the grid pattern
    • E04C2/423—Gratings; Grid-like panels made of bar-like elements, e.g. bars discontinuous in one direction with continuous bars connecting at crossing points of the grid pattern with notches

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  • a row of elongated parallel bars is provided each having spaced opposite ends. At their opposite ends the bars are connected by two elongated spacing and connecting strips extending along the row and consisting of elastically yieldable material. Each of these strips is provided on one side with longitudinally spaced recesses each accommodating a portion of one of the bars in mating relationship, and at the other side intermediate consecutive ones of the recesses the strips are provided with slots extending towards the one side to facilitate rolling up of the grate in the direction towards the one side.
  • the present invention relates generally to a grate, and more particularly to a grate which may be used advantageously but not exclusively for covering heating channels, storm or other drains or the like.
  • grates are of course already known and in themselves are not novel. However, they are still capable as well as in need of being improved.
  • One improvement which has already been made in grate constructions of this type is to connect the individual grate bars at their opposite ends with spacer and connector strips of an elastically yieldable material, such as natural or synthetic rubber or synthetic plastic resin material or the like. The purpose is to make the grate somewhat flexible so that it can follow variations in the contour of the open side of a channel or the like over which it is to be positioned, and also to maintain the grate bars in position without undue noise, it being evident that the material of the spacing and connecting strips will serve to cushion the grate bars which are usually of metallic material.
  • This construction is rather inexpensive to make and the grate bars are arranged in recesses of quadratic or rectangular cross-section which are provided in the spacer strips so that they can be withdrawn upwardly-that is transversely to the elongation of the spacer strips-as seen with reference to the upper side of the grate bar.
  • Such grate constructions can be rolled up when it is necessary to gain access to the channel over which they are positioned, for instance for cleaning or the like, and in so doing the elongated spacing strips are elastically deformed.
  • the spacing strips must be relatively thick they do not yield very readily and therefore rolling-up of such a grate can take place only on a rather large radius.
  • the invention aims to provide an improved grate construction which can be rolled up in a much tighter and smallerdiameter roll than is possible with the known prior-art grate constructions, and wherein the grate bars cannot be withdrawn from the spacer strips in any direction other than lengthwise of the respective grate bars.
  • a grate particularly for covering open channels and the like, which comprises a row of elongated at least substantially parallel bars each having spaced opposite ends, and at least two elongated spacing and connecting strips of elastically yieldable material each extending along this row and connecting the bars in the region of one of their ends.
  • the strips each have one side provided with longitudinally spaced recesses and accommodating a portion of one of the bars and an opposite side which is provided with elongated slits each located between two consecutive ones ofthese recesses and extending towards the one side.
  • the slits have a depth which is on the order of approximately percent of the thickness of the strips so that only approximately 20 percent of the thickness of the strips must undergo elastic deformation upon rolling up. Because the op posite surfaces bounding the respective slits will normally abut when the grate is positioned flat, that is when it is not rolled up, the grate bars are reliably maintained in their respective positions and cannot tilt with reference to one another.
  • the inner ends of the slits be provided with enlargements, that is that the cross-section of the slits be enlarged at the inner end, because this prevents tearing of the material of the strips in the region of the inner end when the grate is rolled up.
  • the invention also contemplates providing the grate bars-or at least the portions thereof which are accommodated in the recesses-as well as the recesses with an undercut complementary cross-sectional configuration.
  • the grate bars can be inserted and withdrawn only lengthwise of themselves, but cannot be removed in direction transversely of the elongation of the strips. This is important because it prevents intentional removal of the grate barsdue to vandalism, for instance-or accidental removal, which could result in accidents.
  • the grate bars are hollow and to have a cross-sectional configuration of trapezoidal shape, with the cross section being provided in the region of the narrower end of the trapezium with lateral projections, and of course with the recesses being of complementary cross-sectional configuration. Not only does this provide for the desired undercutting and thus reliable retention of the grate bars in their associated recesses, but also it assures a large surface area over which weight and forces acting upon the grate bars are transmitted to the spacing and connecting strips.
  • the width of the grate bars at the narrower end of the trapezium, plus the combined lateral width of the projections provided in this region advantageously equals the width of the grate bars at the wider end of the trapezium.
  • the upper and lower surfaces of the grate bars are of identical area despite the fact that the cross-sectional configuration of the grate bars themselves is trapezoidal or substantially trapezoidal.
  • FIG. I is a diagrammatic transverse sectional elevation illustrating a channel with a grate according to the present invention shown in position;
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary top-plan view of FIG. 1, on an enlarged scale;
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmentary section, on an enlarged scale, taken on line III-III of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmentary section, also on an enlarged scale, taken on line IVIV of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic end-elevational fragmentary view, showing the novel grate partly rolled up.
  • the novel grate according to the present invention comprises two parallel elongated spacing and connecting strips 4 of elastically yieldable material, such as rubber, whether of the natural or synthetic type, synthetic plastic resin material or the like. They are provided at longitudinally spaced locations and in one longitudinal side 4a-which hereafter will be designated as the upper side due to the position which it normally assumes when the grate overlies an open side of a channel such as illustrated in FIG. 1with recesses 5 (see FIG. 4) each of which accommodates a portion of an elongated grate bar 6.
  • FIG. 1 shows the novel grate overlying an upper open side of a channel 7 in which heat pipes containing heating pipes 10, and the strips 4 are supported on a frame 8 of angle irons or the like which is arranged at the upper edge of the channel 7.
  • the cross-sectional configuration of the strips 4 is shown in the drawing, particularly in FIG. 3, and is seen to be essentially quadratic. However, it can of course be of a different shape but what is essential is the fact that the strips 4 can be produced in a continuous manner in form ofa coil or the like from which sections of requisite length are simply severed when a grate such as the one shown in the drawing is to be produced.
  • the grate bars 6 are hollow but of course they could be solid. They are of metal but could be of other materials, for instance a synthetic plastic, and an illustrated embodiment of substantially trapezoidal cross-section.
  • the width of the grate bars 6 at the narrower end of the trapezium, including the projections 1] equals at least substantially the width at the wider end of the trapezium, although this is not a feature which is to be considered limiting.
  • FIG. 4 also shows that the cross-sectional configuration of the recesses 5 and the strips 4 is complementary to that of the grate bars 6, with cut-outs 12 being provided for the lateral projections 11.
  • the grate bars 6 can be insertedinto the recesses 5 only axially, that is lengthwise of their respective elongation and they can be withdrawn only in the same manner. This makes it impossible to withdraw them transversely of the elongation of the strips 4, that is upwardly as seen with respect to the positioning of the grate in FIG. I, avoiding the possibility that accidentally or due to calculated vandalism one or more of the grate bars could be readily removed with the resultant danger of accident to persons unaware of this fact.
  • the upper side of strip 4 in FIG. 4 is referred to as the first side
  • the lower side is referred to as the second side.
  • the height of the grate bars 6 is substantially greater than their width and it is their width which is oriented lengthwise of the strips 4.
  • narrow grate bars which, however, despite their narrow configuration are capable of supporting significant loads.
  • the spacing between consecutive ones of the recesses 5and therefore between consecutive grate bars 6 is advantageously double the width of the grate bars 6, themselves so that relatively large spaces are free between consecutive grate bars, a consideration which may for instance be of importance with respect to the flow of heat between the grate bars.
  • FIG. 3 particularly shows that the recesses 5 are open-ended, as will already have been inferred from the statement that the grate bars 6 are inserted endwise into the recesses.
  • the drawing also shows that the depth of the recesses 5 corresponds preferably to the height of the grate bars 6 so that the latter are flush with the upper sides 4a of the strips 4.
  • novel grate Because of its flexible or bendable characteristic the novel grate is capable of conforming itself to all unevenesses which may be present in the frame 8, or whatever other surface on which it is to be supported. This, in conjunction with the firm retention of the grate bars in the strips 4, prevents banging or other noise of the grate bars.
  • the grate is simply lifted off and rolled up about a line extending in parallelism with the grate bars 6, with the rolling-up of course being accomplished in upward direction away from the slits or incisions 13 which extend into the strips 4 from the side 4bnormally the downwards directed side-which is opposite the side 4a.
  • These incisions or slits advantageously have a length or depth corresponding to approximately percent of the thickness of the strips, that is the distance between the sides 4a and 4b. This assures that only a relatively small material thickness of the strips 4 need be flexed when the grate is to be rolled up (as in FIG.
  • the inner ends of the slits are provided with enlargements 14 which in the illustrated embodiment are of cylindrical cross-sectional configuration and extend transversely of the elongation of the strips 4, that is essentially in the same orientation as the axes of the grate bars 6.
  • the manner in which the slots or slits l3 facilitate rolling up of the grate is illustrated in FIG. 5 and it will be appreciated that when the grate is flat or nearly flat, the side faces 15 and 16 bounding the opposite sides of the slots 13 will abut against one another whereby tilting of the grate bars 6 is reliably precluded.
  • the cross-sectional configuration of the grate bars 6 and the strips 4 may be other than shown, the configuration of the slits or slots 13 may be different just as that of the enlargements 14 may be varied, different materials may be used, and the like.
  • a grate particularly for covering open channels and the like, comprising a row of elongated at least substantially parallel bars each having spaced opposite ends; and at least two elongated spacing and connecting strips of elastically yieldable material extending along said row and each connecting said bars in the re gion of one of said ends, said strips each having a first side and a second side opposite said first side and undercut recesses provided in said first side, each of said recesses accommodating a complementary portion of one of said bars, said undercut recesses and said complementary portions preventing withdrawal of said bars from said recesses in directions other than lengthwise of the respective bars said bars being flush with said first side of said strips, and said second side of each of said strips being provided with slits extending in synthetic rubbers, and synthetic resin materials.
  • a grate as defined in claim 1 said slits having inner ends closer to said first side and each slit having a widened inner end portion.
  • a grate as defined in claim 1 said bars having a predetermined maximum dimension in direction lengthwise of said strip, and consecutive ones of said recesses being spaced by a distance corresponding at least substantially to twice said maximum dimension.
  • a grate particularly for covering open channels and the like, comprising a row of elongated at least substantially parallel bars each having spaced opposite ends; and at least two elongated spacing and connecting strips of elastically yieldable material extending along said row and each connecting said bars in the region of one of said ends, said strips each having a first side and a second side opposite said first side and undercut recesses provided in said first side, each of said recesses accommodating a portion of one of said bars, and said recesses and at least said portions of said bars being of complementary cross-sectional configuration, said recesses and said undercut complementary portions preventing withdrawal of said bars from said recesses in directions other than lengthwise of the respective bars, and said second side of each of said strips being provided with slits extending in direction towards said first side, and wherein said cross-sectional configuration is substantially trapezoidal with the narrower end of the trapezium being closer to said second side, and wherein said bars are provided with lateral projections located at and wider than said narrower end of their respective cross-
  • a grate as defined in claim 10 wherein the transverse dimension of said bars at said narrower end of their cross-section plus said lateral projections at said narrower end at least substantially equals the transverse dimension of said bars at the wider end of their respective cross-section.

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US4289563A (en) * 1977-12-23 1981-09-15 Wiechowski Joseph W Grating construction and assembly method and apparatus
US4671028A (en) * 1984-08-07 1987-06-09 Figone Frank M Intrinsically hinged load member
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