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US 5,483,782 AGranted
Load bearing beam having corrosion resistant cladding
OwnerDonald M. Hallinventor
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Abstract
Beam includes a V-shaped or T-shaped main load-bearing member, having an apex and a mouth spaced from the apex. A cladding member is disposed on the V-shaped main load-bearing member, covers the mouth thereof, and defines a support surface. In a preferred embodiment, the cladding member is stainless steel and the V-shaped main load-bearing member is galvanized steel.
Claims20
A beam comprising:
- a) a substantially V-shaped main load-bearing member;
- b) said substantially V-shaped main load-bearing member including a left and a right leg;
- c) a left flange disposed on said left leg and extending outwardly therefrom;
- d) a right flange disposed on said right leg and extending outwardly therefrom;
- e) an apex defined by said V-shaped main load-bearing member;
- f) said apex joining said left and said right;
- g) a mouth defined by said V-shaped load-bearing member, said mouth being spaced opposed from said apex;
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- h) a cladding member disposed on said V-shaped main load-bearing member, defining a support surface, and substantially covering said mouth.
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A beam comprising:
- a) a substantially T-shaped main load-bearing member;
- b) said T-shaped load-bearing member including a left leg and a right leg;
- c) a left flange disposed on said left leg and extending outwardly therefrom;
- d) a right flange disposed on said right leg and extending outwardly therefrom;
- e) a structural load-bearing member being separate from and disposed between said left leg and said right leg;
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- f) a cladding member disposed on said T-shaped main load-bearing member, defining a support surface, and substantially covering said left flange and said right flange.
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A beam comprising:
- a) a substantially V-shaped main load-bearing member;
- b) said substantially V-shaped main load-bearing member including a left and a right leg;
- c) a left flange disposed on said left leg and extending outwardly therefrom;
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- d) a right flange disposed on said right leg and extending outwardly therefrom;
- e) an apex defined by said V-shaped main load-bearing member;
- f) a mouth defined by said V-shaped load-bearing member, said mouth being spaced opposed from said apex;
- g) a cladding member disposed on said V-shaped main load-bearing member, defining a support surface, and substantially covering said mouth;
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- h) said cladding member extending over only a portion of said left and right flanges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.