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A plastic shed having side walls, end walls which slope up to a central ridge line and a roof all formed of interlocking panels, the roof panels are supported at their upper ends by a ridge beam assembly comprising a metal beam extending between and supported by the end walls and a plastic sleeve en

A plastic shed having side walls, end walls which slope up to a central ridge line and a roof all formed of interlocking panels, the roof panels are supported at their upper ends by a ridge beam assembly comprising a metal beam extending between and supported by the end walls and a plastic sleeve encasing the metal beam, the sleeve has on each side these of below the top of the beam, integral downwardly sloping shelves on which the upper ends of the roof panels rest, the shed side walls have caps provided with upwardly sloping support platforms on which the lower ends of the roof panels rest and the shed end walls have caps provided with interlocking formations with which the roof panels interlockingly engage.

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1. A rectangular plastic shed following the last recitations of “walls”, said shed having side walls, end walls with upper portions which slope upwardly from said side walls to a central ridge line, a roof support arrangement comprising an upper central roof support beam assembly comprising a metal

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A rectangular plastic shed following the last recitations of “walls”, said shed having side walls, end walls with upper portions which slope upwardly from said side walls to a central ridge line, a roof support arrangement comprising an upper central roof support beam assembly comprising a metal beam having a top and bottom, said end walls supporting ends of said beam which spans between said end walls and is aligned with said central ridge line, a plastic sleeve sleeved on and enclosing said metal beam between said end walls, said sleeve having a pair of spaced side walls, one of said sleeve side walls extending downwardly of the top from said metal beam on one side of said beam and central ridge line, the other of said sleeve side walls extending downwardly from the top of said beam on an opposite side of said beam and central ridge line, each of said sleeve side walls having a downwardly sloping roof support shelf located entirely below the top of said beam, said sleeve side walls and said roof support shelves forming a single unitary element, a cap mounted on the top of each repective one of said shed side walls, each of said side wall caps having an upwardly and inwardly sloping roof support platform in a respective one of alignment with the downwardly extending sleeve shelves respective one, a cap seated on each of said end wall portions and sloping upwardly from a respective one of said shed side walls to said central ridge line, each of said end wall caps having spaced projecting flanges terminating in inturned locking fingers, a roof assembly mounted on each side of said central ridge line, each said roof assembly being slidably interlocked with the locking fingers of the end wall caps at the side of said central ridge line on which the roof assembly is mounted and being supported at the upper and lower ends thereof, respectively by the roof support sleeve shelf sidewall and cap platform at the side of said central ridge line on which the roof assembly is mounted, said beam assembly including a cover connected to said sleeve and overlying said upper ends of said roof assemblies.2. A shed as claimed in claim 1 in which the lower ends of said shed side walls and end walls are seated in metal channels secured to a supporting base.3. A shed as claimed in claim 2 in which said shed side walls, end walls and roof assemblies are assembled by being slidably interlocked together.4. A rectangular shed comprising a support base, metal channels arranged into a rectangular formation secured to said base, said channels outlining a rectangular floor area to form a floor of said shed, a plurality of hollow interlocked upright wall components seated in said channels to form side walls, a rear wall, and a front wall of said shed, hollow corner posts at each corner of said rectangular formation said corner posts having interlocking elements interlocking said side wall components with said rear wall components and said front wall components, said front and said rear walls each having upper portions which slope upwardly from each side walls to a central ridge line, an upper central roof support beam assembly spanning between and supported at its respective ends by said front and rear walls, said beam assembly being in line with said central ridge line and comprising a metal beam having a plastic sleeve sleeved thereon, said sleeve having a top wall and a pair of spaced side walls depending from said sleeve top wall with one of said sleeve side walls extending downwardly on one side of said central ridge line and the other of said sleeve side walls extending downwardly on an opposite side of said central ridge line, each said sleeve side wall having spaced entirely below said sleeve top wall a downwardly and outwardly projecting roof support shelf having a slope corresponding to the slope of said upper portions of said front and rear walls at the side of said central ridge line on which said shelf extends said sleeve side walls and said roof support shelves forming a single unitary element, a cap mounted on the top of each respective one, of said shed side walls, each said shed side wall cap having an upwardly and inwardly sloping roof support platform having a slope corresponding to the slope of and aligned with a respective one of said roof support shelves, an end wall cap seated on each respective one of said upwardly sloping portions of said front and rear walls, each of said end wall caps having spaced projecting flanges terminating in inturned locking fingers, a roof assembly mounted on each side of said central ridge line, each said roof assembly being slideably interlocked with the locking fingers of the end wall caps at the side of said central ridge line on which the roof assembly is mounted and being supported at the upper and lower ends these of respectively by the roof sleeve support shelf and the side wall cap support platform at the side of said central ridge line on which the roof assembly is mounted, said beam assembly incorporating a cover connected to said sleeve overlying said upper ends of said roof assemblies.5. A rectangular shed as claimed in claim 4 in which said shed wall component comprise hollow panels having interlocking formations on each vertical end thereof, said panels of each wall being connected together by a connector member slideably interlocked with the interlocking formations of an adjoining pair of said panels in said wall.6. A rectangular shed as claimed in claim 4 or 5 in which each said side wall has depending flanges embracing said respective one of said shed side walls.7. A rectangular shed as claimed in claim 4 or 5 in which each of said end wall cap has depending flanges embracing said respective upwardly sloping portion of said front and rear walls.8. A rectangular shed as claimed in claim 4 in which each of said roof assemblies comprises hollow panels having interlocking formations said panels of each roof assembly being connected together by a connector member slideably interlocked with the interlocking formations of an adjoining pair of said panels in said roof assembly.9. A rectangular shed as claimed in claim 4 in which said front wall includes a doorway frame and a pair of doors hinged to said frame.