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Rectagrid & Gripweld – Glossary of Terms |
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Bearer Bar |
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Curbment |
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| The load-carrying member of uniform section running between supports. |
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| A profiled punched steel section that can be used as a kickplate. It can be bolted to the handrail stanchion with U-Clamps, or to the grating with special cleats. |
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Cut Out |
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Fixing Clips, Saddle Clamps |
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| An area of flooring removed to permit pipes, plant and structural columns etc, to pass through, or to clear obstructions. |
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& Locking Plates |
| Devices by which flooring is attached to the supporting structure or to another panel |
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Gross Area |
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Kickplate |
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| The total area of flooring in rectangular panels from which the completed floor will be fabricated. This is the area that would be invoiced. |
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| A flat bar of greater depth than the bearer bar, welded or bolted to the end, sides or around cut-outs of a floor panel. The kickplate projects above the top of the bearer bar. |
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Unbanded |
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Nosing |
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| This only applies to GRIPWELD where the panel is open at both ends of the bearer bars, and the transverse bars are trimmed flush on both sides |
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| A non-slip sighting edge welded to the front of a stairtread. |
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O.E.S (Open Ended System) |
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Pitch |
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| This applies to RECTAGRID grating only where panels are not banded in their length or width. |
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The distance centre-to-centre of the bearer bars, or centre-to-centre of the transverse bars.
Note: Pitch is not the size of the opening |
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Side Plate |
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Transverse Bar |
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| A plate welded to a stairtread for fixing to a stringer. |
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| A member fixed at right angles to the bearer bar to provide lateral restraint |
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Length/Span |
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Width |
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The overall dimension of the flooring panel measured parellel to the bearer bars.
Note: This dimension is always referred to as the span even if it is shorter than the width |
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The overall dimension of the flooring panel measured at right angles to the bearer bars.
Note: This dimension is always referred to as the width, even if it exceeds the length. |
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