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US 4,070,126 AGranted
Gusseted connectors
AssigneeChemetron Corporation
InventorHenry Howard George
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Abstract
In a connector, as used to interconnect structural members in a trusswork, an elbow and a pipe, which may be another elbow, are provided with suitable slots receiving a plate, and the elbow, pipe, and plate are welded together.
Claims7
A structural connector comprising:
- a pair of hollow elements having coplanar but non-parallel centerlines, one of said pair of elements having non-parallel open ends facing away from the second of said pair of elements, said second element having a pair of open ends and an elongated opening therebetween, said one element having a portion of its outer periphery extending into said opening and substantially closing same, said second element being rigidly joined to said one element around said opening, said second element also having a slot extending longitudinally in both directions from said opening and said one element having a slot in said portion of its outer periphery and extending therefrom in both directions and aligned with said slot of said second element, said one element also having a slot in its inner periphery, and a plate located in said slot of said second member and extending inwardly therefrom and in both slots of said first member, said plate being rigidly joined to said second and said one member about their respective slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.