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Floor structure

US7418804B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2007
Grant dateSep 2, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01D2101/30
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A floor structure comprises a plurality of steel beams 4 arranged in parallel, each steel beam 4 including a web, an upper flange disposed at an upper end of the web, and a lower flange disposed at a lower end of the web, a floor surface being formed on the upper flange 2. The floor structure further includes displacement preventing spacers interposed between the upper flanges and/or lower flanges of the adjacent steel beams. Each displacement preventing spacer includes a load receiving part which is brought into engagement with the adjacent upper flanges and/or lower flanges to receive an active load incurred by the individual steel beams 4 so as to inhibit the steel beams 4 from displacing downward.

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