METAL FRAME OF SUPPORT OF LOW-PROFILE LIFTED PANEL FLOORING Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: construction industry, arrangement of floors. SUBSTANCE: invention deals with system of lifted flooring and process of formation of components of such system. Thin sheet metal, usually zinc-plated steel, is used to form first strip having several posts placed at some distance one after another on strip and coupled by means of attached wings going out of first strip towards wings going out of second strip forming by that lattice pattern of posts. These posts are intended to support floor panels above network of passages that can includes cable passages, housings, tubes and other structures. Posts are perforated and formed from strips of sheet metal and have common shape in the form towers supported by two blades that can have rounded edges to raise bearing capacity. Wings designed for fastening with corresponding wings of another strip can also be formed from strips carrying posts. EFFECT: formation of low-profile system of panel flooring using components compatible with stringent requirements of fire safety and capable of high bearing capacity. 14 cl, 12 dwg