Floor structure system and method of use

Abstract

A floor structure system may have a hub. A beam connector may be connected to the hub. At least one pin may be located on the hub. The pin may be adapted to connect with a rod extending generally transverse the pin direction. The rod may have an aperture adapted to receive the at least one pin. The system may also have a beam attached to the beam connector.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A floor structure system, comprising:
 a hub;   a beam connector connected to said hub, wherein the beam connector comprises two parallel plates separated by a gap, wherein a beam is at least partially located between the plates in the gap,   at least one pin located on the hub, wherein the at least one pin is adapted to connect with at least one rod generally extending transverse an upward direction of the at least one pin; and   wherein the at least one rod has an aperture adapted to receive the at least one pin therein to secure the rod to the hub.   
     
     
         2 . The floor structure system of  claim 1 , wherein the plates separate a first pin adapted to connect with a first rod and a second pin adapted to connect with a second rod. 
     
     
         3 . The floor structure system of  claim 2 , wherein one of the first and second rods extends approximately 30-60 degrees from a beam direction. 
     
     
         4 . The floor structure system of  claim 1 , wherein fasteners extend through apertures in the parallel plates and the beam to connect them together. 
     
     
         5 . The floor structure system of  claim 1 , wherein the beam has an upper surface, an opposite lower surface and two parallel side surfaces, wherein the side surfaces are parallel one another and they are located within the parallel plates. 
     
     
         6 . The floor structure system of  claim 5 , wherein the beam comprises lips that extend transversely from the side surfaces of the beam, wherein the lips are located above the at least one pin and above the beam connector. 
     
     
         7 . The floor structure system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one rod has a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, wherein the end portions comprise flat plates wherein one of the apertures is located in each flat plate. 
     
     
         8 . The floor structure system of  claim 1 , further comprising a gable upright connector comprising a lower portion and an upper portion,
 wherein the lower portion defines at least one jaw and a stop plate, wherein the at least one jaw and the stop plate are adapted to at least partially receive the beam between them,
 wherein the upper portion has an eye bolt aperture and a upright pin aperture extending transverse the eye bolt aperture. 
   
     
     
         9 . A floor structure system, comprising:
 a first hub, a second hub, and a third hub, wherein the first and second hubs each have a beam connector, wherein each beam connector comprises two parallel plates separated by a gap, wherein a beam is located at least partially within the gap to connect the first and second hubs; and   a rod having a first aperture on a first rod end portion that extends over a hub pin on the first hub and a second aperture on a second rod end portion that extends over a hub pin on the third hub to connect the first and third hubs.   
     
     
         10 . The floor structure system of  claim 9 , wherein the rod extends approximately 30-60 degrees from the beam direction. 
     
     
         11 . The floor structure of  claim 9 , wherein the rod extends below the beam and is not coplanar with the beam. 
     
     
         12 . The floor structure of  claim 9 , wherein the rod connects with the first hub and the third hub on the respective pins laterally outboard from the beam so that the beam and rod do not vertically overlap.