Abstract: A method of constructing a wall is shown in which vertical structural columns are erected by mounting vertical, precast concrete panels to a vertical structural member located at each column foundation. The distance between two completed structural columns is spanned by sliding a precast, horizontal structural panel within a pair of column vertical recesses. The height of the horizontal panel is less than the total height of the structural columns and the remaining space is filled with a filler material which can assume a variety of shapes and configurations.
Abstract: A floor section assembly having a post anchor built into one of the floor panels for use with portable sectionalized flooring suitable for a volleyball court or the like is disclosed. The post anchor includes a base assembly attached to the undersurface of one of the panels and is coupled to a plurality of adjacent panels by tubes attached to the undersurface of the panels and coupled together by a rigid member extending through aligned tubes. This structure provides a broad base of support for the post carrying a volleyball net which can absorb moments placed on the post without the need for connecting the post to the base on which the flooring is assembled.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 5, 1988
Date of Patent:
June 4, 1991
Assignee:
Portage Holding, Inc.
Inventors:
Douglas J. Hamar, Gopal Jayaraman, Richard Granroth, Robert L. Whipple, Harold A. Evensen