Abstract

A cribwall comprising(A) a skeletal wall structure made up of components such that there is(i) a plurality of tiers of headers each substantially normal to the general plane of the wall, each header having front and rear end rebates top and bottom, and with each header of one tier being above and/or below a header of an adjacent header,(ii) wall wise extending stretchers each of which spans at least two headers of a tier and the corresponding at least two headers of an adjacent tier and is located between the tiers by the said front end top and bottom rebates of the proximate headers,(iii) rear end header spacing means selected from wall-wise extending stretchers or keyblocks which are interposed between each pair of adjacent tiered headers and are located by said rear top and bottom rebates thereof, and(iv) header support blocks interposed between at least some of the tiered headers between a stretcher and the rear end header spacing means so as to enhance the load carrying capability of the resultant structure, and(B) fill material at least substantially filling said skeletal wall structure. The formed in wood of substantially rectangular cross-section and having top and bottom (i) a lengthwise extending groove and (ii) rebates adjacent each end that extend fully across the transverse section.

Other References

• European Search Report EP 84 30 6105, May 30, 1985, the Hague, Netherlands (with Annex)