Support structure for elevated floor assembly

Abstract

Support structure for elevated floor assembly including a plurality of pedestals and panel stringers coupled between adjacent pedestals, each pedestal having a column with a supporting head on an upper end of the column and a base plate on the lower end of the column, the supporting head having radially protruding supporting arms for connecting the panel stringers thereto, and each panel stringer having a generally inverted U-shaped cross-section with two generally parallel side portions and an interconnecting portion, wherein the interconnecting portion Wrests on the radially protruding supporting arm of the supporting head of the pedestal. At an end portion of the panel stringer, at least one of the side portions includes on its inner surface, a cavity proximate the interconnecting portion and a guide leading from an edge of the side portion remote from the interconnecting portion to the cavity, and the supporting arm has at least one lateral protrusion configured to be received in the cavity when the panel stringer is connected to the supporting arm of the pedestal.

1 . Support structure for elevated floor assembly comprising
 a plurality of pedestals and panel stringers coupled between adjacent pedestals,   each pedestal having a column with a supporting head on an upper end of said column and a plate on a lower end of said column,   said supporting head having radially protruding supporting arms for connecting said panel stringers thereto,   each panel stringer having a generally inverted U-shaped cross-section with two generally parallel side portions and an interconnecting portion,   wherein the interconnecting portion rests on the radially protruding supporting arm of the supporting head of the pedestal,   wherein at an end portion of said panel stringer, at least one of said side portions comprises a cavity proximate said interconnecting portion and a guide leading from an edge of the side portion remote from said interconnecting portion to said cavity, and   wherein said supporting arm comprises at least one lateral protrusion configured to be received in said cavity when said panel stringer is connected to said supporting arm of said pedestal; and   wherein said cavity and said guide are formed by an indentation on said inner surface, said guide extending from an edge of the side portion into said cavity.   
   
   
       2 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said cavities are dimensioned so as to securely receive said protrusions therein with play sufficient to permit adaptation of the support. 
   
   
       3 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said cavities and said protrusions are arranged with slight play therebetween. 
   
   
       4 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said guides have a cross-section narrowing in direction of said cavities. 
   
   
       5 . Support structure according to  claim 4 , wherein the cross-section of said guides, in proximity to said cavities, is slightly smaller than the cross-section of said protrusions. 
   
   
       6 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said protrusions are rounded. 
   
   
       7 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said supporting head of said pedestal has four supporting arms arranged at right angles to each other. 
   
   
       8 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said supporting head of said pedestal has four main supporting arms arranged at right angles to each other and four auxiliary supporting arms arranged at right angles to each other and at 45° with respect to said main supporting arms. 
   
   
       9 . Support structure according to  claim 8 , wherein said auxiliary supporting arms are longer than said main supporting arms. 
   
   
       10 . Support structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said supporting arms of said pedestals and said interconnecting portion of said panel stringers comprise holes, said holes being arranged so as to be in alignment when said panel stringer is coupled to said pedestal.