System and compnent elements for rapidly deployable temporary modular structures

Abstract

A structure kerbing barrier including at least one kerbing assembly mounted to at least one outermost vertical structural element the structure and including a kerb bracket including a kerb mount extending downwards from the vertical structural element, a kerbing sill assembly including a kerb mounting element for attachment of the kerb mount to the vertical structural element, a sill bracket mounted to the kerb mount and supporting a horizontally oriented, vertically positionable, a horizontal sill beam mounted to the sill plate with a sealing element forming a seal between the sill beam and supporting surface, and a sealing membrane secured to the vertical structural element and the sill beam.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A movable temporary structure or enclosure with a perimeter kerbing barrier for forming a perimeter seal, between the kerbing barrier and a mating support surface, which prevents flow of a flowable material into and out of an interior space defined by the temporary structure or enclosure, the temporary structure or enclosure comprising a plurality of different modular structural components interconnected with one another to form the temporary structure or enclosure, and side and end wall structural components of the temporary structure or enclosure each supporting kerbing assemblies, and a first flexible sealing membrane for enclosing the temporary structure or enclosure, and each kerbing assembly comprising:
 kerb bracket being supported adjacent a base of some of the structural components;   a respective kerb mount engaging with the respective kerb bracket and coupling a respective sill plate to the respective kerb mount, and the respective kerb mount being vertically adjustable so as to facilitate vertical raising and lowering of the respective sill plate with respect to the respective kerb bracket and thereby with respect to the respective structural component;   at least one respective horizontally oriented sill beam being mounted to a bottom surface of the respective sill plate;   a respective resilient sill pad being supported by a bottom surface of the respective sill beam;   an elongate second sealing membrane for encasing a plurality of aligned horizontally oriented sill beams and the resilient sill pads; and   a perimeter double-sided adhesive being secured to either a bottom surface of the second sealing membrane or an adjacent upwardly facing surface of the support surface so that, when the sill beams are biased into engagement with the mating support surface, the perimeter double-sided adhesive, the resilient sill pad and a portion of the second sealing membrane are sandwich all therebetween and form a primary perimeter seal for the temporary structure or enclosure which prevents flow of a flowable material into and out of an interior space defined by the temporary structure or enclosure.   
     
     
         2 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the first flexible sealing membrane, which encloses the temporary structure or enclosure, overlaps a portion of the mating support surface and forms a secondary seal for the temporary structure or enclosure which also prevents flow of the flowable material into and out of the interior space of the temporary structure or enclosure. 
     
     
         3 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the resilient sill pad is fastened to the bottom surface of the respective sill beam and comprises a resilient strip which has a thickness of between ½ inch and 2.5 inches. 
     
     
         4 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the resilient sill pad comprises at least two overlapped layers which together form the resilient sill pad. 
     
     
         5 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the respective sill beams are at least about 4 inches wide, at least about 4 inches high and at least about 96 in length. 
     
     
         6 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and the second sealing membranes each have a thickness of between 4 mils and 50 mils. 
     
     
         7 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein the perimeter double-sided adhesive is secured to either the bottom surface of the second sealing membrane or to the adjacent upwardly facing surface of the support surface so that the perimeter double-sided adhesive facilitates forms a substantially continuous, uninterrupted perimeter double-sided adhesive barrier. 
     
     
         8 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 1 , wherein a first longitudinal edge of the second sealing membrane is secured to outwardly facing surfaces of end-to-end aligned sill beams while another longitudinal edge of the second sealing membrane is wrapped around bottom surfaces, inwardly facing surfaces, over top surfaces and overlaps the outwardly facing surfaces of the end-to-end aligned sill beams so as to substantially enclose and encase the end-to-end aligned sill beams along a section of the temporary structure or enclosure. 
     
     
         9 . In a system including a plurality of types of modular structural components for construction of a temporary structure or enclosure, each structural component including at least one of a plurality of structural elements, a kerbing barrier for preventing entry and escape of flowable materials into and out of the temporary structure or enclosure along a ground surface, the kerbing barrier comprising:
 at least one kerbing assembly mounted to at least one outermost vertical structural element of at least one of a side wall and a gable end wall of the structure and a surface on which the structure stands, each kerbing assembly including
 a kerb bracket which includes
 a kerb mount extending downwards from a base of the outermost vertical structural element to support a kerbing sill assembly, and 
 a kerb mounting element extending upwards from the kerb mount and along a lower section of the outermost vertical structural element for attachment of the kerb mount to the outermost vertical structural element, 
 a sill bracket mounted to a lower section of the kerb mount and adjustable supporting a horizontally oriented sill plate to allow the sill plate to be vertically raised and lowered with respect to the kerb mount and thereby with respect to a bottom part of the one of the side wall and the gable end wall, 
 a horizontally oriented sill beam mounted to a bottom part of the sill plate and having a sealing element mounted to a bottom side of the sill beam for forming a seal between the sill beam and the surface on which the structure stands, and 
 a sealing membrane extending downwards along outer sides of the outermost structural element and the kerbing assembly and secured to an outer surface of the outermost vertical structural element and to an outer surface of the horizontally oriented sill beam. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the kerbing barrier includes a plurality of kerbing assemblies ending side by side along at least one of a side wall and a gable end wall of the structure, wherein
 each of the plurality of kerbing assemblies is mounted to a corresponding one of the outermost vertical structural elements of the structure, 
 the sill beams of adjacent kerbing assemblies abut end to end, and 
 each sill plate located at the abutting ends of adjacent sill beams bearing upon the abutting ends of the adjacent sill beams. 
   
     
     
         11 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 10 , wherein:
 the abutting ends of sill beams of kerbing barriers mounted to adjoining end sections of a side wall and an adjacent gable end wall of a structure are secured to each other by a fastening element.   
     
     
         12 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 9 , wherein each structural component includes at least one of a plurality of structural elements, the structural elements comprising:
 chords, each chord including
 a generally elongated main body having generally square cross section defined by four main walls surrounding a central bore and having four interior main surfaces and four exterior main surfaces, and 
 a T-slot structure extending along and centered on each exterior main surface, each T-slot structure having an interior T-slot including a shaft slot extending inwards from an outer surface of the T-slot structure and connecting with a cross slot extending at a right angle to the shaft slot at an inner end of shaft slot and each T-slot structure defined by two parallel slot side walls extending outwardly in parallel from the exterior main surface of the chord and by two slot face walls extending inwardly from the outer edges of the slot side walls and parallel to the exterior main surface of the chord, and 
   forming strips, each forming strip including
 a single generally elongated strip plate formed into a plurality of strip segments, each strip segment being oriented at a right angle with respect to an adjacent strip segment and the strip segments being formed into regions including, in succession,
 a corner region forming a w-shaped cross section forming bearing surfaces mating with corresponding chord bearing surfaces formed by two adjacent main walls and an adjacent slot side wall of a T-slot structure, 
 a face region forming a bearing surface mating with chord bearing surfaces formed by outer face surfaces of the T-slot structure face walls, and 
 an attachment region extending outwards from an edge of the face region for stiffening of the forming strip. 
 
   
     
     
         13 . The movable temporary structure or enclosure with the perimeter kerbing barrier for forming the perimeter seal according to  claim 12 , wherein the structural components include at least one of:
 straight chords, wherein a straight chord is a generally vertically oriented single chord having a plurality of bolt holes extending through the chord near the ends of the chord to allow attachment of the straight chord to another structural component,   purlins, wherein a purlin is a generally horizontally oriented structural component including parallel structural elements interconnected by reinforcing elements and with a connection element located at each end of the purlin for attachment of the purlin to another structural component,   trusses, wherein a truss is a generally horizontally oriented structural reinforcement component including parallel structural elements interconnected by reinforcing elements and with a connection element located at each end of the truss for attachment of the truss to another structural component,   braces, wherein a brace is a structural reinforcement component that is generally oriented at an angle to the horizontal and that includes parallel structural elements interconnected by reinforcing elements and with a connection element located at each end of the brace for attachment of the brace to another structural component,   brackets, wherein a bracket is a reinforcing element for attachment at an angle between two structural components and having a connection element at each end of the reinforcement element for attachment of the bracket to another structural component, and   roofing components, wherein a roofing component is a structural component comprised of structural elements arranged to form standard sections of roof structures and having at least one connection element for attachment of the roofing component to another structural component.