Beam connector, connector member thereof, drill jig therefor, and beam assembly comprising the same

A beam connector comprising:

• first and second longitudinally-extending connector members each including a body having a thickness,
• wherein each said connector member includes a laterally-extending protrusion adjacent a first end portion of the body thereof, wherein for each said connector member the protrusion thereof is formed of first and second sub-portions having differing thicknesses, wherein for each said connector member the first and second sub-portions of the protrusion thereof have outwardly convex inner and outer curved surfaces, respectively, wherein for each said connector member the second sub-portion of the protrusion thereof extends beyond the first sub-portion of the protrusion thereof,
• wherein each said connector member includes a laterally-extending receptacle adjacent a second end portion of the body thereof, wherein for each said connector member the receptacle thereof includes a base portion with a thickness that is greater than the thickness of the body thereof, wherein for each said connector member the receptacle thereof defines a recessed portion between the body thereof and a lip thereof, wherein for each said connector member the recessed portion and the lip thereof have outwardly concave inner and outer curved surfaces, respectively,
• wherein the recessed portion of the first connector member is shaped to receive the second sub-portion of the protrusion of the second connector member and wherein the recessed portion of the second connector member is shaped to receive the second sub-portion of the protrusion of the first connector member such that the outer curved surface of the second sub-portion of the protrusion of the second connector member mates with the inner curved surface of the recessed portion of the first connector member, the inner curved surface of the first sub-portion of the protrusion of the second connector member mates with the outer curved surface of the lip of the first connector member, the outer curved surface of the second sub-portion of the protrusion of the first connector member mates with the inner curved surface of the recessed portion of the second connector member, and the inner curved surface of the first sub-portion of the protrusion of the first connector member mates with the outer curved surface of the lip of the second connector member.