Construction means for use in the assembly of wall and/or roof structures
OwnerKurt Gasslerinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Construction means for wall and/or roof structures, e.g. for exhibitions etc. has a stanchion profile section (10) with protruding webs (11) forming mortise-shaped pockets (12) and wall and/or roof supports (13, 14) each provided with a turnbuckle (15) consisting of three fixing elements (16, 17, 18) insertable into three adjacent pockets (12) of the stanchion (10), the fixing elements being urged towards each other by transverse tensioning means such as a screw (24) to grip the intervening webs (11) and simultaneously to urge the outer pair of fixing elements (16, 17) against the inner wall (71) of a support box (72) housing the turnbuckle (15).
Claims19
Construction means for use in the assembly of walls and/or roof structures, comprising:
- a. a body having a receptacle and including inside surfaces and an aperture therethrough;
- b. stanchion gripping means, comprising:
- i. a central wedge-shaped positioning element having a positioning member on one end thereof;
- ii. a pair of gripping elements having opposed gripping ends on one end thereof pivotably mounted on either side of said central element;
- iii. said central element and said pair of gripping elements each having a cooperating aperture therethrough;
- and,
- iv. said gripping ends associated with said positioning member;
- c. said stanchion gripping means positioned in said receptacle whereby said cooperating apertures are co-axial with said body aperture;
- d. said gripping means engageable with a pair of cooperating shaped stanchions whereby said positioning member is positioned between said pair of stanchions and each of said gripping ends is associated with a stanchion outside surface adjacent each of said gripping ends;
- and,
- e. tensioning means insertable in each of said apertures to pivot said gripping elements and cause said gripping ends to securely grasp said stanchions and to pivot each of said gripping elements other end against said receptacle inside surfaces and to thereby secure said stanchion gripping means therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.