Fabric covered structure and method of assembly of such structure
OwnerWilliam H. Porterinventor
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Abstract
A fabric covered structure such as for use as a gazebo or pavilion includes plural generally vertical support columns connected to roof beams which support a fabric roof. Opposed ends of the beams are each connected to one of the support columns and are each provided with a hook element for attachment to a cable or rope attached to the periphery of the fabric roof such as by being disposed in a peripheral hem of the fabric roof. Each roof beam is further provided with telescoping end portions to each of which is attached one of the hook elements for extending the end of the beam and maintaining the cable under tension and the fabric roof in a stretched condition.
Claims24
A building structure comprising:
- one or more support columns;
- a roof support structure including at least one roof beam attached to an upper portion of said one or more support columns;
- a roof comprised of fabric disposed on said roof support structure, wherein peripheral portions of said fabric roof are attached to opposed ends of said at least one roof beam;
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- wherein said at least one roof beam includes at least one telescoping member associated with and coupled to said at least one roof beam and further includes a forced extension device adapted to telescopingly extend said at least one telescoping member and hold a length of said at least one roof beam so as to displace the peripheral portions of said fabric roof away from inner portions of the fabric roof to thus tension and then maintain said fabric roof in a stretched condition under tension on said roof support structure.
A building structure comprising:
- one or more support columns;
- a roof support structure including at least one roof beam attached to an upper portion of said one or more support columns;
- a roof comprised of fabric disposed on said roof support structure, wherein peripheral portions of said fabric roof are attached to opposed ends of said at least one roof beam;
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- at least one telescoping member coupled to or disposed in said at least one roof beam and further coupled to a peripheral portion of said fabric roof for adjusting the length of said at least one roof beam and maintaining said fabric roof in a stretched condition under tension on said roof support structure;
- said telescoping members being disposed on opposed ends of each of said roof beams;
- wherein said roof support structure includes plural roof beams each having first and second opposed ends, with one of said telescoping members being disposed on each of said first and second ends of each of said plural roof beams, wherein at least one of said telescoping member includes first and second axially aligned concentric members and a tension screw coupled to said axially aligned concentric members for displacing said axially aligned members in a telescoping manner relative to one another, an outer one of said concentric members defining a linear cavity with an open end and the screw shaft extending within the linear cavity and through the open end.
A method for installing a fabric roof having an inner portion and an outer peripheral portion on a building structure including one or more roof beams, said method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the fabric roof on said one or more roof beams, the fabric including a perimeter;
- attaching the perimeter of the fabric roof to opposed ends of said one or more roof beams;
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- rotating a threaded shaft to telescopically extend and hold said one or more roof beams so as to displace the perimeter of said fabric roof away from an inner portion thereof and to maintain said fabric roof in a stretched condition on said one or more roof beams.
A building structure comprising:
- at least one support column;
- a roof support structure including a plurality of roof beams supported by said at least one support column;
- a fabric roof supported on the roof support structure and having a perimeter attached to ends of the roof beams;
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- at least one of the roof beams being telescopingly extendable and having at least one forced extension device operably connected thereto and configured to forcibly extend a length of the at least one roof beam to an adjusted length dimension to both tension the fabric roof, and to fixedly hold a selected length dimension until again adjusted regardless of increased or decreased tension on the fabric roof due to wind and weather.
A method of constructing a building structure comprising steps of:
- providing at least one support column;
- providing a roof support structure including a plurality of roof beams supported by said at least one support column, at least one of the roof beams being telescopingly extendable;
- providing a fabric roof supported on the roof support structure and having a perimeter attached to ends of the roof beams;
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- providing a forced extension device for forcibly extending a length of the at least one roof beam to a set adjusted position to tension the fabric roof;
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- forcibly telescopingly extending the at least one roof beam to a selected length causing the at least one roof beam to pull on the perimeter of the fabric roof and tension the fabric roof and then holding the selected adjusted length until again adjusted regardless of increased or decreased tension on the fabric roof due to wind and weather.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.