Patent classifications
E04B5/14
MONORAIL SYSTEM AND RELATED SCAFFOLD STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE
A monorail assembly includes a first scaffold system comprising at least one framework member being an elongated structure having a bottom chord and a plurality of panel points along the bottom chord; at least one monorail beam; and at least one bracket structure configured to secure to the at least one framework member at or about at least two panel points and to the at least one monorail beam.
JOIST SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A flooring system has at least one girder, a first joist coupled to a first side of the girder, and a second joist coupled to a second side of the girder. The flooring system further comprises a joist tightening system that has a first end coupled to the first joist and a second end coupled to the second joist, the joist tightening system pulls the first joist and the second joist toward the girder thereby tightening the first joist and the second joist.
JOIST SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A flooring system has at least one girder, a first joist coupled to a first side of the girder, and a second joist coupled to a second side of the girder. The flooring system further comprises a joist tightening system that has a first end coupled to the first joist and a second end coupled to the second joist, the joist tightening system pulls the first joist and the second joist toward the girder thereby tightening the first joist and the second joist.
Fire rated glass flooring
A fire rated glass flooring system having blast and/or seismic loading resistance, comprising: (a) a plurality of glass flooring units (100a, 100b), each unit comprising a first layer (116) of glass and a second layer (118) of glass, the two layers being positioned one above the other and separated by one or more load transferring means (120a, 120b), wherein the first layer of glass is a structural glass and the second layer of glass is a fire rated glass, and having an upper surface and an edge comprising a load-transferring means of the one or more load transferring means; (b) one or more beams (112), arranged, in use, to support the units, wherein, at a boundary between two adjacent flooring units, the two flooring units are arranged, in use, to be secured to a beam of the one or more beams; and (c) one or more expansion joints (110), each arranged, in use, at the boundary between two adjacent flooring units. Each expansion joint comprises: (i) two clips (200a, 200b), each clip being arranged, in use, to be connected to the load-transferring means in one of the two flooring units; (ii) a resilient seal (202) arranged, in use, to sit between the two clips, the seal extending substantially to the upper surface of the two units; and (iii) a drainage means (204), the drainage means being located substantially below the seal and the two clips, and arranged, in use, to capture and drain away any liquid which passes the seal.
Interactive floor and amusement systems and methods employing same
An amusement system features an interactive floor with an array of panels laid out in one or more grids to collectively define an interactive floor surface, an illumination system operable to individually illuminate each panel, and a sensing system operable to detect presence of any participant atop any panel. A base frame of the interactive floor is composed of a plurality of base modules seated on a subfloor, and supporting a respective panel for one or more cells of the interactive floor. The base modules are not directly fastened together, and instead are only intercoupled by perimeter seals applied over peripheral regions of the panels of neighbouring modules. Separation of the modules is constrained by surrounding walls of a room fully occupied by the interactive floor. In gameplay, some panels are distinctively illuminated as hazards to be avoided by participants, subject to penalty.
Method of Material Framing Using Cross-Threaded Members
The invention relates to an advanced framing methodology that involves the assembly of framing members of virtually any size or material type in a repetitive manner of varying spacing whereby each layer of members is laid at an angle to the layers above and/or below and alternating layers are fastened in any way that resists shear transfer between members. The resulting assembly behaves as a two-way structural system that can resist forces resulting from a variety of loading conditions.
Method of Material Framing Using Cross-Threaded Members
The invention relates to an advanced framing methodology that involves the assembly of framing members of virtually any size or material type in a repetitive manner of varying spacing whereby each layer of members is laid at an angle to the layers above and/or below and alternating layers are fastened in any way that resists shear transfer between members. The resulting assembly behaves as a two-way structural system that can resist forces resulting from a variety of loading conditions.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
A perimeter frame used in a construction of floors or roofs of buildings, including three superior radial sub-frames, three inferior radial sub-frames, and six non-perpendicularly interconnecting top hat sub-frames, wherein each superior radial sub-frame is located between a pair of inferior radial sub-frames such that there is a 60° angle between the first and second longitudinal axes of any two adjacent radial sub-frames, and wherein the innermost blunt end portions of the superior radial sub-frames are interconnected to define a primary hexagon structure at a centre of the perimeter frame, and the innermost blunt end portions of the inferior radial sub-frames are connected to a converging region of adjoining surfaces of each adjacent pair of superior radial sub-frames to define a secondary hexagon structure around the primary hexagon structure, and wherein the overhang end portions and the outermost blunt end portions define six corners of a hexagonal perimeter frame.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
A perimeter frame used in a construction of floors or roofs of buildings, including three superior radial sub-frames, three inferior radial sub-frames, and six non-perpendicularly interconnecting top hat sub-frames, wherein each superior radial sub-frame is located between a pair of inferior radial sub-frames such that there is a 60° angle between the first and second longitudinal axes of any two adjacent radial sub-frames, and wherein the innermost blunt end portions of the superior radial sub-frames are interconnected to define a primary hexagon structure at a centre of the perimeter frame, and the innermost blunt end portions of the inferior radial sub-frames are connected to a converging region of adjoining surfaces of each adjacent pair of superior radial sub-frames to define a secondary hexagon structure around the primary hexagon structure, and wherein the overhang end portions and the outermost blunt end portions define six corners of a hexagonal perimeter frame.
Interactive Floor and Amusement Systems and Methods Employing Same
An amusement system features an interactive floor with an array of panels laid out in one or more grids to collectively define an interactive floor surface, an illumination system operable to individually illuminate each panel, and a sensing system operable to detect presence of any participant atop any panel. A base frame of the interactive floor is composed of a plurality of base modules seated on a subfloor, and supporting a respective panel for one or more cells of the interactive floor. The base modules are not directly fastened together, and instead are only intercoupled by perimeter seals applied over peripheral regions of the panels of neighbouring modules. Separation of the modules is constrained by surrounding walls of a room fully occupied by the interactive floor. In gameplay, some panels are distinctively illuminated as hazards to be avoided by participants, subject to penalty.