Patent ID: 8286394
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: E04B,E04H,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A structural support system for a bin structure having an eave, a foundation, and a plurality of exterior wall panels between the eave and the foundation, the structural support system comprising: at least two parallel and spaced apart exterior support columns extending from the foundation of the bin structure to the eave of the bin structure, each column having a plurality of inner column sections and outer column sections each comprising a substantially hat shaped cross section including a vertical back portion with opposing angled webs connected to extending side flanges that are parallel to the vertical back portion, the inner column sections coupled to adjacent exterior wall panels of the bin structure, the inner column sections being coupled to each other at a plurality of inner joints, the extending side flanges of the outer column sections coupled to the extending side flanges of the inner column sections and forming a closed shape exterior support column, the outer column sections being coupled to each other at a plurality of outer joints; wherein the plurality of inner joints are spaced apart in a vertical direction from the plurality of outer joints of the outer column sections, and wherein the at least two parallel and spaced apart support columns are coupled to an auxiliary structure constructed substantially above the eave of the bin structure and transfer loads from the auxiliary structure to the foundation of the bin structure; and a plurality of substantially C-shaped support brackets disposed at alternating joints within an interior space of the support columns and securing the vertical back portion of the inner column section to the vertical back portion of a corresponding outer column section.