Structural steel decking system and method of securing
US9845599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04C2/322
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention included structural decking systems with at least a four-layered seam and methods for manufacturing and assembling structural decking systems with at least four-layered seams. The decking panels may be provided with an edge having an exposed “male lip” with two layers, and an opposite edge having a “female lip” with two layers. Individual panels may be coupled together by placing the female lip of a first panel over the male lip of an adjacent panel, thus creating an unjoined seam. In order to couple the panels together, the panels may be secured through various couplings configurations. The couplings may be formed by deforming, cutting, and/or welding the seam. Not only do the couplings help prevent vertical separation between adjacent panels, the couplings minimize lateral shifting along the seam, and ensure a desired level of shear strength in the seam and across the structural decking system.
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