Knife plate fastener
AssigneeSimpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
InventorSteven E. Pryor
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Abstract
A connector referred to herein as a knife plate, and the structural connections formed using the knife plate. The knife plate may have a first portion configured to affix to a first structural member, such as a vertical column. The knife plate may have a second portion configured to fit within a slot formed in a second structural member, such as a horizontal beam. The second structural member may be pinned to the knife plate using one or more dowels fit through the second structural member and the knife plate.
Claims28
A system for securing a first structural member to a second structural member in a construction, comprising:
- a first section configured to be affixed to the first structural member;
- and
- a second section, formed contiguous with the first section, and configured to be inserted into a slot in the second structural member and to receive one or more dowels through one or more holes in the second section and the second structural member, the second section and one or more dowels configured to support the second structural member on the first structural member without transferring moment forces from second structural member onto the first structural member.
A system within a construction, comprising:
- a first structural member;
- a second structural member comprising a slot and one or more holes;
- a knife plate for pinning the first and second structural members to each other, the knife plate comprising:
- a first section configured to be fastened to the first structural member, and
- a second section configured to fit within the slot in the second structural member and comprising at least one hole;
- and
- one or more dowels configured to fit through the one or more holes in the second structural member and the at least one hole in the second section, the one or more dowels configured to pin the second structural member to the knife plate and first structural member.
A system within a construction, comprising:
- a first structural member;
- a second structural member comprising multiple holes;
- a knife plate for pinning the first and second structural members to each other, the knife plate comprising:
- a first section configured to be fastened to the first structural member, and
- a second section comprising a plurality of holes, the plurality of holes comprising a circular hole and one or more oblong holes;
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- a plurality of dowels configured to fit through the multiple holes in the second structural member and the plurality of holes in the second section, the plurality of dowels in the multiple holes and plurality of holes supporting the second structural member on the knife plate and first structural member while allowing rotation of the second structural member relative to the knife plate and first structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.