Patent ID: 6550207
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
A connection element for removably connecting modular elements which are able to define a floor structure for intermediate stories, roofing, floating floors, ventilated roofs or upset roofs or a craw space used in self-supporting structures for insulating the floors from the underlying ground, wherein each one of said modular elements comprises an upper surface and supporting legs defining at least a lateral arch, said connection element being characterized in that it is shaped to define an arch element and a cradle element with lateral edges able to be connected to the corresponding lateral arches of the modular elements to be connected, to achieve a substantially continuous structure, said arch element being shaped so as to define downwardly a continuity of opening together with said modular elements connected thereto, for lodging conduits, pipes or similar elements, and said cradle element defining a seating for lodging at least one structural reinforcement element, such as a beam, a joist or a lattice able to fulfill a static bearing function.