Patents Assigned to Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
  • Self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel
    Patent number: 4114340
    Abstract: A self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel. The panel includes a male element on one lateral edge and a female element on the other lateral edge. The male element is wedged into a channel on the female element and is locked in place by a skirt on the female element. A hermaphroditic fastener element is interposed between the interlocked panels and is secured to a building element, such as a purlin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wallace Dean, Gary Eugene Cummings, Gary Lee Harvey
  • Self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel
    Patent number: 4106250
    Abstract: A self-interlocking standing seam for a building panel. The panel includes a male element on one lateral edge and a female element on the other lateral edge. The male element is wedged into a channel on the female element and is locked in place by a skirt on the female element. A fastener can be located on the panel lateral edge having either the male or female element thereon for securing the panel to a building element, such as a purlin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Dean Steel Buildings, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Eugene Cummings, Gary Lee Harvey, Charles Wallace Dean