Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – With stadium or auditorium feature
Patent
1996-04-16
1998-09-08
Smith, Creighton
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
With stadium or auditorium feature
52 7, 52637, 526511, 5265101, 526532, 52654, 526551, 526569, E04H 310
Patent
active
058027726
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention relates to a releasable joint for joining two construction elements of a transportable construction. The invention also includes a construction element which is adapted for use in making a releasable joint in accordance with the invention, and a construction such, for example, as a portable building or stage assembly comprising a plurality of the construction elements which are joined releasably one to another by a releasable joint in accordance with the present invention.
Transportable stage assemblies are used in the entertainments industry for providing stages at venues which do not include permanent stages in situ. For example, in the music industry, transportable stage assemblies are commonly used for staging concerts in large capacity venues such, for example, as multi-purpose "exhibition" halls, sports stadia and outdoor locations in fields or on pasture land. A typical transportable stage assembly comprises an elevated stage area constituted by a plurality of floor panels supported by scaffolding, and a roof construction disposed above the stage area for carrying a weatherproof canopy for shielding performers and equipment on the stage area from the weather, stage lighting and other equipment for use during the concert. At the time of writing, such a roof construction is typically supported by scaffolding disposed in juxtaposition with the side margins of the stage area.
It will be understood by a person skilled in the art that it is desirable for a transportable stage assembly to be capable of assembly and disassembly in as short a time as possible. The cost of hiring a venue can be very expensive, and it is desirable therefore to reduce as far as possible the time required for setting up and dismantling the stage assembly.
Furthermore, in the case of transportable stage assemblies used by the entertainments industry for tours comprising performances at a plurality of successive venues typically one shortly after another, there is a general requirement to reduce the time taken to set up and dismantle the stage assembly to reduce the possibility of mistakes in assembly and disassembly of the stage which is typically carried out by local work forces at each venue, and to minimise the volume occupied by the stage assembly when packed in order to reduce the cost of transporting the stage assembly from one venue to the next. To this latter end, in particular, there is a general requirement to make each component of a transportable construction and the connections between such components as strong as possible so as to reduce the overall volume of components needed to make a construction of a given specification. Clearly the fewer components that are needed, the less the transport capacity that will have to be provided.
In order to meet some or all of the above mentioned requirements the inventors have developed the present invention which, in one aspect, provides a releasable joint for joining two construction elements of a transportable construction such, for example, as a stage assembly or building, said releasable joint comprising: of the one construction element and another end of which spigot member has a first aperture formed therein; to receive the other end of the spigot member and has a second aperture formed therein which can be aligned with the first aperture when the other end of the spigot member is received in the recess; and second aligned apertures; and member in the first and second aligned apertures; member can be entered into the recess such that the first and second apertures are aligned one with the other, whereafter the non-threaded spigot securing member can be entered into the first and second aligned recesses thereby to secure the other end of the spigot member in the recess, thereby to join releasably the one end of the one construction element to the other end of the other construction element, and the spigot securing member can itself be secured in place by the releasable securing means.
The present invention therefore provides a means for joining the co
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Burke Jeffrey Richard
Watts Oliver Charles
Edwards W. Glenn
Edwin Shirley Trucking, Ltd.
Smith Creighton
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