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US 5,314,156 AGranted
Channel support system
AssigneeUnistrut International Corp.
InventorJames A. Moses
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Abstract
A load supporting structure includes a support beam and a lateral brace. The support beam extends along a longitudinal axis and has two outwardly facing side channels. Each side channel is defined by two flanks and a web. Apertures in the web permit the braces to be secured to the support beam. The structure of the support beam and side channels provide a versatile and secure system that may be supported from a vertical upper location.
Claims15
A channel support system comprising:
- a support beam extending along a longitudinal axis and having two outwardly facing side channels, each of said side channels being defined by two flanks separated by opposed faces of a common web, each of said flanks extending laterally outwardly from opposite ends of said web, an aperture passing through said web;
- a brace secured to said support beam with said brace having a first face contacting said web and;
- a first mechanical fastener extending through said aperture and said brace to secure said brace to said support beam.
A channel support system comprising:
- a support beam extending along a longitudinal axis and having two outwardly facing side channels, each of said side channels being defined by two flanks separated by opposed faces of a common web, each of said flanks extending laterally outwardly from opposite ends of said web, an aperture passing through said web;
- a brace secured to said support beam;
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- a first mechanical fastener extending through said aperture to secure said brace to said support beam, wherein said first mechanical fastener secures at least two braces to said aperture, one of said braces being located in one of said side channels and the other of said braces being located in the other of said side channels.
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A channel support system comprising:
- a support beam extending along a longitudinal axis and having two outwardly facing side channels, each of said side channels being defined by two flanks separated by opposed faces of a common web, each of said flanks extending laterally outwardly from opposite ends of said web, an aperture passing through said web;
- a brace secured to said support beam, said brace including a brace aperture;
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- a first mechanical fastener to secure said brace to said support beam, said first mechanical fastener being a bolt passing through said brace aperture of said brace on a first side of said web, passing through said aperture of said web, and threadingly engaging a nut on a second side of said web.
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A channel support system comprising:
- a support beam extending along a longitudinal axis and having two outwardly facing side channels, each of said side channels being defined by two flanks separated by opposed faces of a common web, each of said flanks extending laterally outwardly from opposite ends of said web, an aperture passing through said web, wherein said support beam further includes two outwardly facing framing channels separated by said web, each of said framing channels being formed of two laterally-spaced flanges extending outwardly from a base, said base of each of said framing channels being defined by said flanks extending laterally outwardly from a common end of said web;
- a brace secured to said support beam with said brace being in facial contact with at least one of said flanges;
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- a first mechanical fastener extending through said aperture to secure said brace to said support beam.
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A channel support system comprising:
- a support beam extending along a longitudinal axis and having two outwardly facing side channels, each of said side channels being defined by two flanks separated by opposed faces of a common web, each of said flanks extending laterally outwardly from opposite ends of said web, an aperture passing through said web;
- a brace secured to said support beam with said brace having a first face contacting said web and at least one of said flanks of one of said side channels;
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- a first mechanical fastener extending through said aperture to secure said brace to said support beam, said first mechanical fastener including at least one securement member positioned on a second face of said brace, said securement member shaped to generally correspond to a mating shape of said second face.
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A channel support system comprising:
- a support beam extending along a longitudinal axis and having two outwardly facing side channels, each of said side channels being defined by two flanks separated by opposed faces of a common web, each of said flanks extending laterally outwardly from opposite ends of said web, an aperture passing through said web;
- a brace secured to said support beam, said brace being received in one of said side channels with an end of said brace having three integral legs, each of said legs having an inner and outer face, said inner face of a first of said integral legs being in facial contact with one of said flanks of said one of said side channels, said inner face of a second one of said integral legs being in facial contact with said web of said one of said side channels, and said inner face of a third of said integral legs being in facial contact with the other of said flanks of said one of said side channels;
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- a first mechanical fastener extending through said aperture to secure said brace to said support beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.