U.S. patent number 3,750,987 [Application Number 05/169,789] was granted by the patent office on 1973-08-07 for bearing for supporting roof components above roof ceilings.
Invention is credited to Klaus Gobel.
United States Patent |
3,750,987 |
Gobel |
August 7, 1973 |
BEARING FOR SUPPORTING ROOF COMPONENTS ABOVE ROOF CEILINGS
Abstract
For supporting roof components, such as purlins or other roof
bearers, above a ceiling, the invention provides a bearing
comprising a base body which rests on the ceiling providing a
plurality of inclined support surfaces, as well as individual
support bodies each of wedge-like configuration providing a
respective bearing surface resting upon the corresponding support
surface, each support body being moveable upwardly on its support
surface of the base body but being prevented from moving downwards
in the opposite direction.
Inventors: |
Gobel; Klaus (55 Trier-Irsch,
DT) |
Family
ID: |
25759566 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/169,789 |
Filed: |
August 6, 1971 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Aug 10, 1970 [DT] |
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P 20 39 670.7 |
Aug 10, 1970 [DT] |
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P 20 39 669.4 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
248/694;
52/126.5 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04D
11/007 (20130101); E04F 15/02183 (20130101); E04F
15/02447 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
E04F
15/024 (20060101); E04D 11/00 (20060101); E04g
021/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;248/23,188.2,354R,188.3,1 ;254/104 ;52/126 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Foss; J. Franklin
Claims
I claim:
1. A bearing for supporting separately and individually a plurality
of upper components, comprising a base body having a plurality of
inclined stationary support surfaces thereon, a plurality of
individual wedge-shaped support bodies engaging said respective
support surfaces, each of said support bodies being selectively
positionable independently of the other support bodies along one
support surface of said base body for selecting the desired
elevation of the upper surface of such support body to support its
upper component, and means securing each support body independently
of the other support bodies against displacement downward along its
support surface relative to said base body.
2. The bearing defined in claim 1, the base body being of ridge
shape and including two downwardly divergent flanks constituting
the support surfaces of the base body.
3. The bearing defined in claim 1, and stationary wedge-shaped
ledges on the base body, the support surfaces of the base body
being formed as inclined upper surfaces of said ledges.
4. The bearing defined in claim 3, the securing means including
generally horizontal teeth on the inclined upper surfaces of a
ledge and teeth on the lower surface of a support body engageable
with said teeth on the inclined upper surface of a ledge.
5. The bearing defined in claim 3, the securing means including
upright grooves in opposite upright sides of a ledge, upright
grooves in opposite upright sides of a support body corresponding
to said upright grooves in the sides of a ledge, and a stirrup of
inverted-U shape engageable in side grooves of such support body
and in side grooves of such base body ledge.
6. The bearing defined in claim 3, the securing means including
upright teeth on at least one upright side of a ledge and upright
teeth on at least one upright side of a support body that can mesh
with said teeth in an upright side of a ledge.
7. The bearing defined in claim 3, the securing means including
upright teeth on an upright side of a ledge, upright teeth on an
upright side of a support body facing said toothed upright side of
a ledge, and an intermediate piece having upright teeth on both
sides, the teeth on one side of said intermediate piece being
capable of meshing with the teeth on said toothed ledge side while
teeth on the other side of the intermediate piece are meshed with
teeth on said toothed upright support body side.
8. The bearing defined in claim 1, the securing means including a
groove in an inclined stationary support surface extending at an
angle to a vertical plane perpendicular to a horizontal line in
such inclined support surface, a slot in the support surface
crossing said groove and a locking pin inserted through said slot
and penetrating into said groove.
9. The bearing defined in claim 1, the inclined stationary support
surfaces being arranged in a cluster such that vertical planes
perpendicular to horizontal lines in such respective inclined
surfaces intersect.
10. The bearing defined in claim 9, the plurality of inclined
stationary support surfaces sloping downward toward a common
point.
11. The bearing defined in claim 9, the inclined stationary support
surfaces being arranged so that the vertical planes perpendicular
to horizontal lines in the respective inclined surfaces intersect
at substantially right angles to each other.
12. The bearing defined in claim 9, and spacer means located
substantially midway between the inclined stationary support
surfaces and projecting upward from the base body to a location
above the upper surfaces of the support bodies.
13. The bearing defined in claim 1, two inclined stationary support
surfaces being disposed so that vertical planes perpendicular to
horizontal lines in such respective inclined support surfaces
intersect, and spacer means disposed substantially centrally
between such intersecting vertical planes and projecting upwardly
from the base body to a location above the upper surfaces of the
support bodies.
Description
This invention relates to a bearing for supporting or stanchioning
roof components, such as purlins or other roof bearers, at a
spacing over a roof ceiling.
Known bearings for supporting or stanchioning roof components have
the disadvantages either that they are not vertically adjustable at
all, or that any vertical adjustability which is available can only
be made use of with substantial difficulty and with the aid of
tools.
An object of the invention is to provide such a bearing, in which
vertical adjustability can be effected quickly and simply, without
special tools having to be used.
With this object in view, the present invention provides a bearing,
for supporting a roof component, such as a purlin, at a spacing
above a roof ceiling, comprising a base body for positioning on the
ceiling, as well as of support means resting on the base body,
characterised in that the support means comprises individual
support bodies, wedge-shaped in configuration, bearing surfaces of
which rest on a support surface, extending parallel to said bearing
surfaces, of the base body and inclined to the roof surface, and in
that the support bodies are mounted so as to be displaceable
upwardly relative to the base body, but are secured against
downward displacement, in the direction of inclination of their
bearing surfaces, relative to the base body.
The support surface of the base body may be formed by the upper
surfaces of wedge-shaped ledges or strips arranged on the base
body.
According to another design, the support surfaces of the base body
are formed by two flanks of the upper surface of the base body
which is then of a ridge-shaped configuration.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, the support body is
secured against downward displace-ment of the support body, by
toothing provided both on the bearing surface of the support body
and on the support surface of the base body.
In another embodiment, the support body is secured against downward
displacement of the support body, by the provision of a
perpendicular slotted aperture in the support body and a groove
arranged in the support surface of the base body, said groove
extending at an angle to the slotted aperture, a locking pin being
insertable through the slotted aperture and into the groove.
The invention will be described further, by way of example, with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :
FIG. 1 is a part-sectional side elevation of a first embodiment of
the bearing of the invention, this embodiment comprising outwardly
rising strips or ledges, the upper support surfaces of which are
toothed;
FIG. 2 shows a detached plan view of the support bodies of the
bearing of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the base body of the bearing of FIG.
1;
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but showing a second embodiment
of the bearing, having toothing in the side walls of the ledges
arranged on the base body;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one of the support bodies, and a
respective stirrup associated therewith, of the embodiment of FIG.
4;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the base body of the bearing of FIG.
4;
FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIGS. 1 and 4, but showing a third
embodiment of the bearing, having toothing in its side surfaces and
corresponding toothing of the support body;
FIG. 8 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is an end elevation illustrating a fourth embodiment which
has a base body of a ridge-shaped configuration;
FIG. 10 is an end elevation similar to FIG. 9 but showing another
embodiment of the bearing, wherein the base body is of ridge-shaped
configuration;
FIG. 11 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is a view similar to FIGS. 1, 4 and 7 but showing a sixth
embodiment of the bearing of the invention, wherein the support
bodies have slotted apertures;
FIG. 13 is a plan view of the support bodies of the bearing of FIG.
12;
FIG. 14 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 12;
FIG. 15 is an end elevation similar to FIGS. 9 and 10 but showing
yet a further embodiment wherein the base body is of ridge-shaped
configuration; and
FIG. 16 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 15.
The bearing illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 comprises a base body 14
whereon are radially extending wedge-shaped ledges 15, and support
bodies 20. In the centre of the base body 14 is a cruciform web 16
which supports arms 17 which meet with one another at right angles
and which represent the upper limits of dividing walls 18 which
serve as spacers projecting upward from as the base body 14.
The wedge-shaped ledges 15 each have a bevelled upper support
surface 19 which is formed with toothing. The support bodies 20
similarly have, on their lower bearing surfaces 21, toothing which
corresponds to the toothing of the support surfaces 19. The support
bodies 20 can be adjusted elevationally by relative upward
displacement on the support surface 19. On this score, each support
body 20 only has to be displaced somewhat upwards to its desired
elevational disposition, the complemental sets of serrations riding
relatively over one another after the manner of ratchets to permit
this. When the desired heights of the support bodies 20 have been
achieved, complementary engagement of the two sets of toothing
prevents downward displacement of the support bodies 20 relative to
the base body 14.
In the embodiment according to FIGS. 4 to 6, radially disposed
wedge-shaped ledges 23 arranged on the base body 14 have upright
toothings 24 (i.e., perpendicularly to the planar undersurface of
the base body 14), whilst the upper surfaces 25 of the ledges 23,
which upper surfaces 25 are support surfaces, are smooth. A support
body 27 has a bottom bearing surface 26 engaging each of these
support surfaces 25.
Each support body 27 has a groove 30 in its upper side and in its
side surfaces. An inverted-U shaped stirrup 29 can be slipped onto
each support body 27, with its free ends projecting downwards to
engage in the toothing 24 of the corresponding ledges 23 on the
base body 14, serving as a key to retain the support body in the
desired adjusted position.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 7 and 8, radial ledges 31 on the base
body 14 are provided with upright toothing 32 (i.e.,
perpendicularly to the planar undersurface of the base body 14) and
is arranged on at least one inner wall of the ledge 31 which is
U-shaped or channel-shaped. Each support body 34 likewise has, on
at least the matching one of its side surfaces, corresponding
toothing 33 which can be engaged with the toothing 32. This
arrangement, of course, provides for adjustment of the support
bodies 34 into selected positions along the ledges 31, whilst
ensuring that the support bodies are prevented from downward
displacement by application of a downward load on them after they
are fitted in their adjusted positions.
As has also been shown in FIG. 8, an intermediate piece 36,
provided on both sides with teeth, can alternatively be provided to
engage with corresponding teeth on support body 35 and on one side
of the ledge 31. If desired the teeth on one side of the
intermediate piece 36 can have double the spacing of the teeth on
the other side.
In the embodiments of FIG. 9 and FIGS. 10 and 11, base body 38 is
of inverted-V shaped configuration, having flanks 37 which give
rise to a ridge-shaped profiling. Upper support surfaces 41 of the
flanks 37 are provided with toothing. Resting on the support
surfaces 41 are respective support bodies 39 and 42, the bearing
surfaces 40, 43 of which are likewise toothed. FIGS. 9 and 10
differ particularly by the design of the support bodies 39 and 42
whilst the base bodies 38 with their flanks 37 profiled in
ridge-roof-shaped configuration are substantially the same in both
cases.
As shown more particularly in FIG. 11, it is advantageous to
arrange for the support bodies 42 to be staggered relative to one
another, so that the support bodies 42 of the one flank 37 do not
butt against the support bodies 42 of the other flanks 37 when a
comparatively large vertical height adjustment has to be
selected.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 12 to 14, ledges 22 having support
surfaces 53 which are inclined relative to the roof surface (i.e.,
relative to the under surface of the base body 14) are provided on
the base body 14. Superimposed on the support surfaces 53 are
support bodies 28 which have bearing surfaces 44 on their
undersides. These support bodies 28 each have a respective slotted
aperture 45 which extends perpendicularly through the body 28 and
is advantageously at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the
body 28 as can be seen in FIG. 14. Present in the support surfaces
53 of the ledges 22 are respective grooves 46 which each stand at
an angle to the length of the ledge 22 and to the respective
slotted aperture 45. A pin 47 can be inserted from above through
the slotted aperture 45 into the groove 46 and this holds the
support body 28 in the desired position securely on the ledge 22 of
the base body 14.
In the embodiment of FIGS. 15 and 16, base body 54 is again
profiled in ridge-shaped configuration and has flanks 48, so that
it is similar to the embodiments of FIG. 9 and FIGS. 10 and 11. In
a manner similar to the embodiment of FIGS. 12 to 14, each support
body 49, in this case, has a respective continuous slotted aperture
50. The flanks 48 each likewise have corresponding slotted
apertures 51 each of which, however, extends at an angle to the
corresponding slotted aperture 50. The corresponding support bodies
49 can, therefore, be retained in any desired position on the
respective flank 48 of the base body 54 by a respective locking pin
52 .
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