Temporary rail structure for a floor
US5314167A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 24, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S256/06
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to a temporary rail structure that includes a series of vertical posts that are interconnected by horizontally extending side rails. Each post is designed to clamp around the top portion of a band that extends around floor joist that support a sub-floor thereabove. Around the entire floor structure is formed a series of spaced apart openings, each opening cut in the sub-floor adjacent the inside of the band. Each temporary post includes a U-shaped yoke that includes one leg that is inserted downwardly through the opening formed in the sub-floor such that this leg extends adjacent the inside of the band. A screw-type tightener is secured to another leg of the yoke and is screwed from the outside so as to tighten down on the band.
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