Structural roof venting system for grain bin and associated method
AssigneeCTB IP, Inc.
InventorsRodney B. Grossman, Mark S. Dingeldein, Justin Holmes
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Abstract
A roof system for a grain storage structure. The roof system includes a plurality of enclosures defined between adjacent roof panel surfaces. Each enclosure includes opposed exterior and interior wall segments oriented at an angle relative to the panel surfaces. The exterior and interior wall segments have cooperating indents that are fastened to one another to secure adjacent roof panels against relative movement.
Claims20
A granular bin roof support system having a plurality of interconnected radial support members defining at least a portion of a roof, each support member comprising:
- a trapezoidal shaped monolithic sheet of structural metal formed having first and second spaced-apart rail members radially extending and integrally connected by a center panel member, each rail member comprising a plurality of indents formed therein, wherein rail members of adjacent support members cooperate to overlap with one another such that indents of neighboring support members are aligned to be fastened together to space the rail members from each other, forming a radially extending structural stiffener.
A radial roofing system comprising:
- a granular storage bin having an upper rim;
- a plurality of individual radial roof support members configured to rest adjacent the upper rim, each radial roof support member being formed from a folded, monolithic sheet of structural metal and having:
- a first rail member having a first plurality of indents;
- a second rail member having a second plurality of indents;
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- a center panel disposed between the first rail member and the second rail member,
- wherein adjacent roof support members are arranged in a 180 degree relationship to one another such that a plurality of the respective first and second pluralities of indents of neighboring rail members are fastened together to space the rail members from each other, forming a structural stiffener therebetween, the structural stiffeners radially extending a length of the roof support members.
A method of constructing a radial roofing system, the method comprising:
- providing a unitary flat sheet of structural steel;
- defining a plurality of apertures and indents within the sheet to form a blank;
- shaping and forming a plurality of blanks into a plurality of substantially identical roof support members having first and second spaced apart rail members integrally connected by a center panel member;
- overlapping adjacent roof support members in a 180 degree relationship to one another and aligning the rail members to form a plurality of enclosures defined between adjacent center panel members, each enclosure comprising opposed outer and inner wall portions oriented at an angle relative to the center panel, the outer and inner wall portions comprising the plurality of indents and apertures configured for providing fluid communication between an interior of a structure and the ambient environment;
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- aligning respective indents of adjacent rail members with one another and securing at least some of the plurality of indents of adjacent roof support members together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.