Floor system for grain bin

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Among the several objects and features of this invention may be noted the provision of a floor system for a grain bin or the like, such as above described, in which free-standing support legs are used and in which these support legs positively engage the grain bin floor members so as to substantially prevent both lateral and vertical movement of the floor members relative to the support legs; the provision of such a floor system which is adapted to bear directly on a concrete foundation and which need not be secured to the foundation; the provision of such a floor system in which the free-standing support legs cannot be blown or otherwise knocked over after installation of the floor thereby insuring the structural integrity of the floor system; the provision of such a floor system which may be readily installed and which does not require the use of fasteners; the provision of such a floor system which is of light weight and yet which is sufficiently strong to withstand the weight of the grain filling the bin; and the provision of such a floor system which is economical to fabricate and to ship.
Briefly, a floor system for a grain bin or the like of this invention comprises a plurality of channel-shaped floor members adapted to be interlocked in side-by-side abutting relation to form a substantially continuous floor surface.
The floor surface further includes a plurality of support legs adapted to be secured to the underside of the floor members, to bear against a foundation and to support the floor members above the foundation.
Each of the floor members is a one-piece member formed of sheet metal or the like and has a substantially flat web constituting the above-mentioned floor surface of the floor system and a downwardly extending flange at each side of its web.
Each of these floor member flanges is approximately perpendicular to the floor member web, and one of the floor member flanges constituting an inside floor flange has an inside leg extending inwardly from its outer end beneath the floor web, this inside leg being substantially parallel to the floor web