Hexagonal building structures
AssigneeW. H. Porter, Inc.
InventorWilliam H. Porter
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Abstract
A structure for a hexagonal building has a novel steel frame including a connection which joins tension ring members, columns and roof trusses together with threaded fasteners. The upper ends of the rafters are joined by a tension ring. The bottom of each column is secured to a base by means of an adjustable base plate. Rafters spanning between the tension ring and compression ring are located between adjacent trusses. The frame is adapted to receive prefabricated sandwich-type panels for both roof and walls.
Claims8
A metal frame for a building structure of six or eight sides and adapted to have no interior roof-supporting columns comprising a plurality of upright tubular metal support columns;
- means for securing the bottom of each column to a base;
- a tubular metal truss extending upwardly from each column toward the center of said structure;
- a rigid, integral compression ring connecting the inner ends of all of said trusses;
- a tension ring connecting the outer ends of all of said trusses and including a plurality of individual tension ring members extending between adjacent columns;
- each of said tension ring members comprising a tubular beam formed from C-shaped channel members in facing relation welded together and including an end plate at each end, and a transition channel secured to the top thereof and defining a portion inclined at the same angle as the slope of the roof of said structure and cut away at the center portion thereof;
- a plurality of roof rafters extending between said tension ring members adjacent the cut-away portion thereof and said compression ring;
- first fastener means for connecting each column to the end plates of adjacent tension ring members, each truss comprising a tubular beam formed from C-shaped channel members in facing relation and welded together and including an end connecting member rigidly attached thereto;
- and second fastener means for connecting said end plate of each truss to an associated column.
A metal frame for a building structure of six or eight sides and adapted to have no interior roof-supporting columns comprising a plurality of upright tubular metal support columns;
- means for securing the bottom of each column to a base;
- a tubular metal truss extending upwardly from each column toward the center of said structure and including a connecting plate at the outboard end thereof, and including nuts welded to the inboard surface in register with bolt-receiving apertures;
- a rigid, integral compression ring connecting the inner ends of all of said trusses;
- a tension ring connecting the outer ends of all of said trusses and including a plurality of individual tension ring members extending between adjacent columns;
- said tension ring members comprising a tubular metal beam including an end plate at each end;
- first bolt fastener means extending through each column for securing the end plates of adjacent tension ring members against the respective sides of the associated column;
- and second bolt fastener means for securing said connecting plate of each truss in abutment with the upper portion of the inner wall of an associated column, access to said second bolt fastener means being gained through the open upper end of an associated tubular column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.