Structural Assembly
OwnerAndrew Taylorinventor
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Abstract
A structural assembly includes at least one panel, the, or each, panel being hollow and of a fibre reinforced polymer (FRP). The panel includes a front wall, a rear wall, and upper and lower walls, wherein the rear wall is shaped to define at least one outwardly curved portion. The assembly includes at least two posts of FRP. Each post includes two opposed flanges and a web interposed between the flanges such that the flanges and the web define opposed channels, such that opposed sides of the, or each, panel can be received in facing channels of consecutive posts.
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1-19. (canceled)
A structural assembly which comprises:
- at least one panel, the, or each, panel being hollow and of a fibre reinforced polymer (FRP), and including:
- a front wall;
- a rear wall;
- and
- upper and lower walls, wherein the rear wall is shaped to define at least one outwardly curved portion;
- and
- at least two posts of FRP, each post including:
- two opposed flanges;
- and
- a web interposed between the flanges such that the flanges and the web define opposed channels, such that opposed sides of the, or each, panel can be received in facing channels of consecutive posts.
A panel for a structural assembly, the panel comprising:
- a front wall;
- a rear wall;
- and
- upper and lower walls, wherein the panel is hollow and of FRP, and the rear wall is shaped to define at least one outwardly curved portion.
A post for a structural assembly, the post comprising:
- two opposed flanges;
- and
- a web interposed between the flanges such that the flanges and the web define opposed channels, such that opposed sides of a panel can be received in facing channels of consecutive posts, wherein the post is of FRP.
A method of erecting a structural assembly, the method comprising the steps of:
- mounting at least two posts, in a spaced apart manner, in a substrate, each post comprising two opposed flanges and a web interposed between the flanges such that the flanges and the web define opposed channels, the posts being of FRP;
- and
- positioning at least one panel between the posts, with opposed sides of the, or each, panel being received in facing channels of the posts, the, or each, panel comprising a front wall, a rear wall, and upper and lower walls, wherein the rear wall is shaped to define at least one outwardly curved portion, and the, or each, panel being of FRP.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.