Cornelius S - BOTTOM TRACKS AND PRESSURE PLATES

2) Refer to Illustration 4.2. Assemble the buttress post using
bolts 1/2" X 3" X #13 (12,7 mm X 76,2 mm) (U), nuts (UU) and
washers (V). Remember to insert a spacer (T) and two washers
(V) inside the butress post aligned to each bolt.
3) Refer to Illustration 4.3. Cover the bolt heads with bolt cap
covers (W) and insert the styrofoam block (X) at both ends of foot
beam.
STRAIGHT SECTION BUTTRESS ASSEMBLY (continued)
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1/2” BOLT CAP COVER
STYROFOAM CAP
FOOT BEAM
BUTTRESS POST
SPACER
BOLT 1/2” X 3”
NUT 1/2”
ER 1/2”
Illustration 4.3
Illustration 4.2
1) Position the buttress posts assembled in Step 4 on the patio
blocks in the trenches previously dug.
2) Refer to Illustration 5.1 : Once the buttress posts are placed
in the trenches, install the straight section bottom tracks so that the
tab from the buttress post notch, at the bottom of the buttresses,
straddles the track.
3) Refer to Illustration 5.2 : Fix the pressure plates between the
foot beams with four (4) standard screw ‘’Z’’.
BOTTOM TRACKS (straight section) AND PRESSURE PLATES
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BOTTOM TRACK
STRAIGHT SECTION
STANDARD
SCREW #14
PRESSURE PLATE
Illustration 5.2
Illustration 5.1