Method of assembling flotation units
OwnerThomas L. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A method of assembling a floatation unit wherein the unit is formed of a monolithic cell including a plurality of support rods passing therethrough to support the framework of a floating structure. The supporting rods are installed after the sealed unit is formed, by threading the elongated rods from one side to the other of the cell walls. This is accomplished by use of a guide rod, a threaded support rod which is threaded between oppositely disposed, bushing members adapted to receive the support rod. The guide rod is first passed through opposing bushings engaging the support rod as it is fed back through the bushing members, the guide rod providing a means by which the support rod can freely enter the oppositely disposed, bushing member positioned within the sealed wall of the cell.
Claims9
A method of assembing a monolithic, hollow structure comprising the steps of:
- forming a monolithic unit having a sealed chamber defined thereby;
- arranging a plurality of threaded bushing inserts in at least two oppositely disposed walls of said unit, wherein a pair of oppositedy disposed bushing inserts are axially aligned with each other;
- passing a guide rod through said bushings from one side of said unit to the other, whereby said guide rod extends outwardly from one side wall thereof;
- engaging a continuously threaded, support bar to said extended end of said guide rod;
- rotating said threaded, support bar so as to cause it to be threaded through said oppositely disposed, bushing inserts during continuous engagement with said guide rod;
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- adjusting said support rod to provide outwardly projecting ends, said ends being adjusted equidistant from said side walls thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.