Composite beams
OwnerBrian Logan, Richard Nankin +1inventors
InventorsBrian Logan, Richard Nankin, William Chivers
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Abstract
A metal connector for use in the fabrication of structural I-beams having upper and lower flanges in which each flange includes a pair of timber members, the connector having two spatially separated attachment sections that can be located between the timber members of each flange, wherein at least one of the attachment sections has a plurality of spikes projecting outwardly from opposite sides that are capable of piercing and fastening one pair of timber members to the connector to form one of the flanges of the beam.
Claims19
A metal connector for use in the fabrication of structural I-beams comprising upper and lower flanges in which each flange includes a pair of timber members, the connector having two spatially separated attachment sections that can be located between the timber members of each flange, wherein at least one of the attachment sections has a plurality of spikes projecting outwardly from opposite sides that are capable of piercing and fastening one pair of timber members to the connector to form one of the flanges of the beam.
An I-beam comprising:
- a) upper and lower flanges that each include a pair of timber members;
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- b) the metal connector according to any one of the preceding claims,
- wherein one pair of timber members is located on each attachment section(s) of the metal connector to form the flanges of the I-beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.