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AbstractA floor panel system for use in grain storage and drying bins is disclosed which uses modular perforated floor panels each of which is hemmed across the width of the panel at predetermined points along its length so that panels of various lengths can be provided readily by breaking standard panels along any appropriate selected hem. The hems also reinforce the panels. Each modular floor panel may have a complete hem at one end and a half hem or flange at the other end such that the panels can be readily aligned and interlocked end-to-end by inserting the half hem or flange of one panel into the full hem of a succeeding panel. A transverse clip may be used to hold together two abutted modular floor panels end-to-end and for reinforcing purposes where high floor loads are contemplated. Adjacent panels are abutted together along the sides and are held together by fitting the side lips into rails or support beams. These rails in turn are resiliently gripped in notches cut into the top edges of the side walls of V-shaped posts. The beam can be fit into these posts and resiliently held by the legs of the post, as when the post is squeezed and then released.Other References
| InventorsApplicationNo. 06/514161 filed on 07/15/1983US Classes:52/98, FRANGIBLE SECTION OR MEANS29/413, Breaking through weakened portion52/177, SPECIFIED WEAR OR FRICTION-TYPE TRAFFIC-CARRYING SURFACE52/263, On column (e.g., elevated floor)52/480With spacing sleeper or subflooringField of Search52/98, FRANGIBLE SECTION OR MEANS52/99, In dissimilar material member52/100, Removable corner or internal section52/192, FLUENT MATERIAL HOPPER OR STORAGE CONTAINER WITH MATERIAL PORT52/194, Elevated container, leg-supported52/222, TENSIONED OR FLEXED SHEET FACING52/245, CURVILINEAR BARRIER52/246, Supports transverse structure52/247, Anchored to disparate base52/248, Dissimilar material hoop tie52/263, On column (e.g., elevated floor)52/457, Edge-abutted panels52/478, Lapped multiplanar surfacing attached to substructure arrangement52/480, With spacing sleeper or subflooring52/145, Absorbing material behind foraminous facing sheet52/384, VENEER TILES HELD BY NONLOAD-BEARING GRID52/390, ADHERED COPLANAR VENEER TILE-TYPE FACER; E.G., PARQUET52/177SPECIFIED WEAR OR FRICTION-TYPE TRAFFIC-CARRYING SURFACEExaminersPrimary: Murtagh, John E.Assistant: Rudy, Andrew Joseph Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent ReferencesRe31368, 1728934, 1862227, 1863257, 1892885, 2083725, 2106084, 2439853, 2543122, 2565292, 2901960, 3008256, 3031044, 3067843, 3080022, 3206898, 3283459, 3336705, 3426445, 3513613, 3552003, 3724078, 3892902, 4073110Floor deck structureIssued on: 02/14/1978 Inventor: Kennedy International ClassesB65D 88/00 (20060101)B65D 88/72 (20060101) E04F 15/024 (20060101) |