Rooftop walkway
OwnerWilliam J. Green, Ralph P. Semmerlinginventors
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Abstract
A walkway on a rooftop comprises expanded metal planks supported by U-shaped support stands disposed transversely with respect to the length of the planks. The planks have alternating rows of ridges and valleys, both of which have transverse slits. The planks are connected to the support stands by T-shaped bolts whose crossbars are rounded. The shanks of the T-bolts pass through the slits in the valleys and the crossbars nestle within the valleys in rotatably slidable engagement with the metal.
Claims5
A walkway comprising a reticulated plank;
- a generally U-shaped support stand to which the plank is fastened transversely, said stand having a horizontal flange underlying the plank;
- and a plurality of T-shaped bolts connecting the plank and the flange, the crossbars of the bolts having a rounded surface in slidable engagement with the plank.
A walkway comprising an expanded metal plank having alternating rows of ridges and valleys, said ridges and valleys having lateral slits therein;
- a generally U-shaped support stand to which the plank is fastened transversely, said stand having a horizontal flange underlying the plank;
- and a plurality of T-shaped bolts which fasten the plank to the flange, said bolts having threaded shanks which pass through slits in the valleys and crossbars which span the slits, each of the crossbars having a rounded surface which is rotatably slidable engagement with the metal in a valley when the plank and the stand are fastened together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.