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US 10,513,849 B1Granted
Structural member assembly and support structures comprising same
AssigneeStorage Structures, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Bruce Pearson, Heath Jackson Mulkey
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Abstract
A structural member can comprise a first channel member and a second channel member that are disposed with respect to each other so that their respective channels cooperate to define an interior passage. An inner member can be disposed within the interior passage and couple to each of the first channel member and the second channel member. At least one of the inner member's longitudinal ends can be offset from the respective longitudinal ends of the first channel member and the second channel member.
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A structural member assembly extending in a longitudinal dimension, the structural member assembly comprising:
- a first channel member having a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the first channel member has a length in the longitudinal dimension and defines an inner channel extending along the length of the first channel member;
- a second channel member having a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the second channel member has a length in the longitudinal dimension and defines an inner channel extending along the length of the second channel member;
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- an inner member having a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the inner member has a length in the longitudinal dimension,
- wherein the first and second channel members are positioned with respect to each other so that the inner channels of the first and second channel members cooperate to define an interior passage extending in the longitudinal dimension,
- wherein the inner member extends through at least a portion of the interior passage and is attached to at least one of the first channel member and the second channel member,
- wherein at least one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the inner member is longitudinally spaced from a respective said longitudinal end of the first channel member and a respective said longitudinal end of the second channel member,
- wherein the length of the inner member is greater than half of the length of the first channel member and greater than half of the length of the second channel member,
- wherein the first longitudinal end of the inner member is spaced from the second longitudinal end of the first channel member by a first distance, wherein the second longitudinal end of the inner member is spaced from the second longitudinal end of the first channel member by a second distance, wherein the first distance is not equal to the second distance.
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A method of assembling a structural member assembly extending in a longitudinal dimension, the method comprising:
- coupling a first channel member to an inner member and a second channel member to the inner member;
- wherein the first channel member has a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the first channel member has a length in the longitudinal dimension and defines an inner channel extending along the length of the first channel member,
- wherein the second channel member has a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the second channel member has a length in the longitudinal dimension and defines an inner channel extending along the length of the second channel member,
- wherein the inner member has a first longitudinal end and an opposed second longitudinal end, wherein the inner member has a length in the longitudinal dimension,
- wherein the first and second channel members are positioned with respect to each other so that the inner channels of the first and second channel members cooperate to define an interior passage extending in the longitudinal dimension,
- wherein the inner member extends through at least a portion of the interior passage and is attached to at least one of the first channel member and the second channel member,
- wherein at least one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the inner member is longitudinally spaced from a respective said longitudinal end of the first channel member and a respective said longitudinal end of the second channel member,
- wherein the length of the inner member is greater than half of the length of the first channel member and greater than half of the length of the second channel member,
- wherein the first longitudinal end of the inner member is spaced from the second longitudinal end of the first channel member by a first distance, wherein the second longitudinal end of the inner member is spaced from the second longitudinal end of the first channel member by a second distance, wherein the first distance is not equal to the second distance.
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