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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1980
Filed:
May. 30, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence L Wickstrom, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Jock C Garden, Hutchinson, KS (US);
Assignee:
Farmland Industries, Inc., Kansas City, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52 82 ; 52225 ;
Abstract
A conically-shaped roof structure comprising a plurality of radially spaced tapered roof panels with the ribbed edges of each panel lying in overlapping relation. Anchored to the undersurface of the roof panel ribs are a plurality of stiffener members having a vertically extending web for vertical loads and a horizontally extending lower flange for lateral loading and cable suspension means attached to the opposite ends of the stiffener member joining at a center point for supporting vertical thermocouple cables.