US 2019/0194931 A1 · BEAM SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ERECTING A SUPPORTING ARCH

Abstract

A beam system and method of erecting a supporting arch enables large roofed structures to be erected quickly and economically. The method includes aligning a plurality of structural elements longitudinally; connecting upper corners of the structural elements to upper corners of adjacent structural elements, wherein adjacent lower corners of the structural elements remain unconnected; elevating first and second structural elements in a middle of the supporting arch; connecting lower corners of the first and second structural elements together; elevating third and fourth structural elements adjacent the first and second structural elements, respectively; and connecting lower corners of the third and fourth structural elements to lower corners of the first and second structural elements, respectively.

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Dependent claims

A beam system, comprising:

a first structural element;
and
a second structural element;
wherein each of the first and second structural elements comprises a first end and a second end, and each of the first end and the second end comprises an upper corner and a lower corner;
wherein each of the first and second structural elements comprises clevis components at each of the upper and lower corners, such that each of the first and second structural elements is attachable to four clevis joints;
and
wherein a clevis component at the upper corner of the second end of the first structural element is connected to a clevis component at the upper corner of the first end of the second structural element, and a clevis component at the lower corner of the second end of the first structural element is connected to a clevis component at the lower corner of the first end of the second structural element.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Beam system and method of erecting a supporting arch

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Beam system and method of erecting a supporting arch

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Abstract

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