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US 11,692,340 B2Granted
Slide clip
AssigneeClarkwestern Dietrich Building Systems LLC
InventorsGregg Allan Stahl, Brett Daniel Hironimus
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Abstract
A slide clip includes a first plate and a second plate coupled at a juncture. The first plate and the second plate form an angle at the juncture. The second plate has a first elongated slot, a second elongated slot, and a third elongated slot, each extending parallel with the juncture. The first elongated slot and the second elongated slot are each offset from the juncture a first distance. The third elongated slot is offset from the juncture a second distance that is greater than the first distance.
Claims16
A slide clip comprising:
- (a) a first plate;
- and
- (b) a second plate comprising an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the second plate is connected to the first plate at a juncture, wherein the second plate extends from the juncture to define an angle with the first plate;
- wherein the first plate further comprises at least one elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis thereof that is perpendicular to the juncture,
- wherein the second plate further comprises:
- (i) a first elongated slot comprising a first midpoint and extending along a first longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the first elongated slot is offset from the juncture a first distance,
- (ii) a second elongated slot comprising a second midpoint and extending along a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the second elongated slot is offset from the juncture the first distance such that the second longitudinal axis and the first longitudinal axis are aligned with each other, and
- (iii) a third elongated slot comprising a third midpoint and extending along a third longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the third elongated slot is offset from the juncture at a second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance,
- wherein the first midpoint of the first slot is closer to the upper edge of the second plate than the third midpoint of the third slot, and wherein the second midpoint of the second slot is closer to the lower edge of the second plate than the third midpoint of the third slot, wherein the third elongated slot is longer than the first elongated slot.
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A slide clip comprising:
- (a) a first plate;
- and
- (b) a second plate connected to the first plate at a juncture, wherein the second plate extends from the juncture to define an angle with the first plate;
- wherein the first plate further comprises at least one elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis thereof that is perpendicular to the juncture,
- wherein the second plate further comprises:
- (i) a first elongated slot comprising a first length and extending along a first longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the first elongated slot is offset from the juncture a first distance,
- (ii) a second elongated slot comprising a second length and extending along a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the second elongated slot is offset from the juncture the first distance such that the second longitudinal axis and the first longitudinal axis are aligned with each other, and
- (iii) a third elongated slot comprising a third length and extending along a third longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the third elongated slot is offset from the juncture at a second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance,
- wherein the first length is substantially equal to the second length, and the third length is greater than the first length and the second length.
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A building structure comprising:
- (a) a first building component;
- (b) a second building component;
- (c) a slide clip connecting the first building component to the second building component, wherein the slide clip comprises
- (i) a first plate, and
- (ii) a second plate comprising an upper edge and a lower edge, wherein the second plate is connected to the first plate at a juncture, wherein the second plate extends from the juncture to define an angle with the first plate,
- wherein the first plate further comprises at least one elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis thereof that is perpendicular to the juncture,
- wherein the second plate further comprises:
- 1) a first elongated slot comprising a first midpoint and extending along a first longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the first elongated slot is offset from the juncture a first distance,
- 2) a second elongated slot comprising a second midpoint and extending along a second longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the second elongated slot is offset from the juncture the first distance such that the second longitudinal axis and the first longitudinal axis are aligned with each other, and
- 3) a third elongated slot comprising a third midpoint and extending along a third longitudinal axis substantially parallel with the juncture, wherein the third elongated slot is offset from the juncture at a second distance, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance, wherein the first midpoint of the first slot is closer to the upper edge of the second plate than the third midpoint of the third slot, and wherein the second midpoint of the second slot is closer to the lower edge of the second plate than the third midpoint of the third slot, wherein the third elongated slot is longer than the first elongated slot,
- (d) a first fastener installed in the first elongated slot that slidably connects the second plate to the second building component;
- and
- (e) a second fastener installed in the second elongated slot that slidably connects the second plate to the second building component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.