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US 6,450,291 B1Granted
Frames and structures assembled by same
AssigneeNisso Sangyo Co., Ltd.
InventorTatsuo Ono
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Abstract
A fram with a support post, a first connector support member mounted at an intermediate position of the post and a second connector support member or members mounted at an upper or lower position, or both the upper and the lower positions, of the support post. A lateral member is secured to a side portion of the support post in a fixed, removable or rotatable state. A connector is mounted at an outer end of the lateral member at a vertical position corresponding to the first or the second connector support member.
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A scaffold arrangement comprising:
- a support post having an axial direction and a radial direction, said support post including first and second ends;
- a first support post connector arranged at said first end of said support post, said first support post connector including a flange welded to said support post;
- a second support post connector arranged at a substantially axial middle of said support post, said second support post connector including a flange welded to said support post;
- an end radial member extending radially from said support post, said end radial member having first and second ends, said first end of said end radial member being connected to said first support post connector;
- a first lateral connector ranged on said second end of said end radial member, said first lateral connector and said first support post connector being arranged at a some axial distance from one of the ends of said support post;
- a diagonal member having a first and second end, said first end of said diagonal member extending from said second end of said support post in both said radial and axial directions of said support post;
- a second lateral connector arranged on said second end of said diagonal member, said second lateral connector and said second end of said diagonal member being arranged at a substantially same axial distance from one of the ends of said support post as said second support post connector.
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A unitary frame body arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of frame bodies connected together, each frame body including:
- a support post with first and second ends, said first end of said support post including a spigot portion connectable to a second end of an axially adjacent one of said plurality of frame bodies;
- a first support connector comprising a flange welded to a middle of the support post;
- a second support connector comprising a flange welded to an upper portion of the support post;
- a lateral member comprising a frame secured to a side portion of the support post, and connectors comprising metallic pieces mounted at an outer end of the frame at vertical positions corresponding to the flanges respectively, said frame being composed of a horizontal member whose base end is connected to said flange at said upper portion, a vertical member which is integrally connected to an end portion of the horizontal member, and a diagonal member integrally connected to a lower end of the vertical member and to a lower portion of the support post, whereby a trapezoidal frame in front view is formed by said support post and said frame, said connectors of said lateral members being connected to said flanges of a radially adjacent one of said plurality of frame bodies;
- a walkway connected to said plurality of frame bodies, said frame bodies forming a balustrade for said walkway.
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A unitary frame body arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of frame bodies connected together, each frame body including:
- a support post with first and second ends, said first end of said support post including a spigot portion connectable to a second end of an axially adjacent one of said plurality of frame bodies;
- a first support connector, a second support connector and a third support connector each comprising flanges welded to a middle of the support post, an upper portion thereof and a lower portion thereof, respectively;
- a lateral member comprising a V-shaped frame whose base end is secured to a side portion of the support post through the upper flange and the lower flange;
- lateral connectors comprising metallic pieces mounted at, an outer end of the frame at vertical positions corresponding to the flanges respectively, said lateral connectors being connected to said flanges of a radially adjacent one of said plurality of frame bodies;
- a reinforcing member comprising a horizontal frame laid between a middle portion of the frame and the middle flange of the support post;
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- diagonal members comprising a pair of upper and lower frames laid between the middle portion of the V-shaped frame and the upper and lower flanges;
- a walkway connected to said plurality of frame bodies, said frame bodies forming a balustrade for said walkway.
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A unitary frame body arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of frame bodies connected together, each frame body including:
- a support post with first and second ends, said first end of said support post including a spigot portion connectable to a second end of an axially adjacent one of said plurality of frame bodies;
- a first support connector comprising a middle flange welded to a middle of the support post;
- a second support connector comprising an upper flange welded to an upper portion of the support post;
- a first lateral member comprising a horizontal member whose base end is secured to the upper flange;
- a second lateral member comprising a horizontal member whose base end is secured to the middle;
- lateral connectors comprising metallic pieces mounted at outer ends of the horizontal members at vertical positions corresponding to the upper flange and the middle flange, respectively, said lateral connectors being connected to said flanges of a radially adjacent one of said plurality of frame bodies;
- braces comprising diagonal members laid in a diagonal direction between each of the horizontal members and a side portion of the support post;
- a walkway connected to said plurality of frame bodies, said frame bodies forming a balustrade for said walkway.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.