US 11,725,383 B2
Method of mounting a roof structure
Nicolas Fabry, Antony (FR); Laurent Hujeux, Paris (FR); Michal Ambor, Paris (FR); and Armando Marques Ribeiro Da Cruz, Buc (FR)
Assigned to SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET, Rueil Malmaison (FR)
Appl. No. 17/604,637
Filed by SOLETANCHE FREYSSINET, Rueil Malmaison (FR)
PCT Filed Apr. 19, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/000421
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 18, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/212718, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220735 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. E04B 7/14 (2006.01); E04H 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC E04B 7/14 (2013.01) [E04H 3/14 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of mounting a roof structure for an enclosure,
the enclosure including a ground area, a spectator area around the ground area and a plurality of bearing points around and above the spectator area,
the method comprising:
assembling a tension ring at the level of the ground area, the tension ring comprising at least one first cable extending along the tension ring and a plurality of connectors spaced along the tension ring;
attaching a plurality of second cables to the plurality of connectors, each second cable having a first end connected to a respective one of the connectors and extending radially and outwardly from the tension ring, each second cable being associated with a respective one of the bearing points; and
lifting the tension ring by pulling the connectors by the second cables.