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US 11,920,357 B2Granted
Platform stringer and deck support frame
AssigneeRWS Design and Controls, Inc.
InventorDavid Smith
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Abstract
A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer including a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side. The structural body also includes a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side. A plurality of apertures extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side.
Claims20
A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- and
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs;
- wherein a member width is defined between the front and back side and a mounting tab width of each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is the same as the member width.
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A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- and
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs;
- wherein each one of the plurality of apertures is square.
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A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- and
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs;
- wherein each one of the plurality of apertures is round.
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A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- and
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs;
- wherein each one of the plurality of apertures is a square turned at 45 degree angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the structural body.
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A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is a different height than every other one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs.
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A decking support frame, the decking support frame comprising:
- at least two stringers, each stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- at least two cross members;
- wherein each one of the at least two cross members passes through at least one of the plurality of apertures of each one of the at least two stringers to form the decking support frame;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- and
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs.
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A method for constructing a decking support frame, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least two stringers, each stringer comprising:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs;
- inserting a first cross member through a first one of the plurality of apertures of each one of the at least two stringers;
- and
- inserting a second cross member through a second one of the plurality of apertures of each one of the at least two stringers to form the decking support frame.
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A stringer for a decking support frame, the stringer consisting essentially of:
- a structural body having a front side, a back side, a top side, and a bottom side;
- a plurality of weld free mounting tabs integral with the structural body extending from the top side and away from the bottom side;
- and
- wherein a plurality of apertures are a complete circle or triangular or rectangular and extend evenly spaced along a longitudinal length of the structural body and each aperture extends completely through the front side to the back side, and each aperture is completely surrounded by the structural body;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs is generally rectangular and defines a planar top surface with all sides of the mounting tab extending normal from the planar top surface, the planar top surface configured to receive steel deck decking;
- wherein each one of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs has a length extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal length of the structural body;
- and
- wherein a distance extending between two adjacent ones of the plurality of weld free mounting tabs along the longitudinal length is greater than the length of each one of mounting tabs.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.