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US 4,038,799 AGranted
Joiner bulkhead method and apparatus
AssigneeFrigitemp Corporation
InventorGerald R. Shanks
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Abstract
This invention is a new and unique method, and apparatus for performing said method, for the installation of bulkheads, together with ceilings, in ships or other locations and is distinguished by the utilization of a special system of preformed panels which are held in position by specially formed friction clamps erected between a friction holding header of special construction and footing fastened to the deck or floor, and is further characterized by heat transfer blocking fasteners.
Claims1
The method for installing sub enclosures within a primary enclosure including:
- 1. Forming a plurality of insulated rigid panels, each having a clip element upon each of two opposed edges;
- 2. Forming a multiplicity of double elongated post elements, each including clip accommodation means on their opposed elongated edges;
- 3. Placing heat arresting blocks between said double post elements, each of which blocks is thermally and electrically insulative;
- 4. Fastening a footing to the floor element of the primary enclosure;
- 5. Fastening a header element to the overhead structure of the primary enclosure;
- 6. Fastening a plurality of said posts at spaced distances from one another extending between said footing and header elements;
- 7. Inserting a plurality of said panels with their clip edges within the clip accommodation means of said posts;
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- 8. Placing a plurality of ceiling panels in cooperative relationship above said wall panels.
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