Connection system and method of using same
OwnerFred A. Wagner, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A method for erecting or assembling a frame includes the steps of: forming a joint with at least two frame members placed at an angle to one another, each frame members is a metal tube, no coping nor fittings are used to form the joint; wrapping the joint with a saddle, the saddle is a bent flat metal member with at least one hole overlaying each frame member; and plug welding the saddle to each frame member by filling each hole with weld metal. A frame includes: a joint formed by at least two frame members set at an angle to one another, each frame member is a metal tube; a saddle is wrapped over the joint, the saddle is a flat metal member with at least one hole overlaying each frame member; and a plug weld joining the saddle to each frame member, via weld metal filling the hole.
Claims17
A method for erecting or assembling a frame comprises the steps of:
- forming a joint with at least two frame members placed at an angle to one another, each frame members is a metal tube, no coping nor fittings are used to form the joint;
- wrapping the joint with a saddle, the saddle is a bent flat metal member with at least one hole overlaying each frame member;
- and
- plug welding the saddle to each frame member by filling each hole with weld metal.
A frame comprises:
- a joint formed by at least two frame members set at an angle to one another, each frame member is a metal tube, no coping nor fittings are used to form the joint;
- a saddle is wrapped over the joint, the saddle is a flat metal member with at least one hole overlaying each frame member;
- and
- a plug weld joining the saddle to each frame member, via weld metal filling the hole.
A method for erecting or assembling a frame comprises the steps of:
- forming a joint with at least two frame members placed at an angle to one another, the frame members are tubes, no coping nor fittings are used to form the joint;
- wrapping the joint with a saddle, the saddle is a bent flat metal member with at least one hole overlaying each frame member;
- and
- plug welding the saddle to each frame member by filling each hole with weld metal.
A frame comprises:
- a joint formed by at least two frame members set at an angle to one another, each frame member are tubes, no coping nor fittings are used to form the joint;
- a saddle is wrapped over the joint, the saddle is a bent flat metal member with at least one hole overlaying each frame member;
- and
- a plug weld joining the saddle to each frame member, via weld metal filling the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.