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US 4,616,950 AGranted
Timber joining devices
OwnerTom C. Morrisinventor
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Abstract
The invention deals with devices suitable for securely joining the end of a timber to another member. Shallow U-shaped channels are placed on the outside of a support frame which lies along the longitudinal axis of the timber near its end. A frame end forms the end of the support frame and is fastened to the other member.
Claims18
Means for joining the end of a timber having a longitudinal axis to at least one second member, comprising:
- a support frame having two support arms which are adapted to lie along opposite sides of said timber and generally along said timber longitudinal axis, said arms adapted to be fastened to said timber with at least one support fastener,
- at least one frame end fastened to said two support arms and adapted to be fastened to said at least one second member, and
- a shallow U-shaped channel positioned around each support arm and having an open side and a back side, said open side providing a trough which is slightly deeper than the thickness of the surrounded support arm and the trough generally abutting the edges of the surrounded support arm, each channel adapted to be fastened to said timber with said at least one support fastener with its open side toward said timber.
Means for joining the end of a timber having a longitudinal axis to at least one second member, comprising:
- two support arms having a first part and a second part joined in the form of an `L`, said first arm part adapted to lie along opposite sides of said timber and generally along said timber longitudinal axis, said first arm part adapted to be fastened to said timber with at least one support fastener, said second arm part adapted to be fastened to said at least one second member, and
- a shallow U-shaped channel positioned around each first arm part and having an open side providing a trough which is slightly deeper than the thickness of the surrounded first arm and the trough generally abutting the edges of the surrounded first arm part, each channel adapted to be fastened to said timber with said at least one support fastener with its open side toward said timber.
Means for joining the end of a first timber having a longitudinal axis to at least one second member, comprising:
- a support frame having two support arms which are adapted to lie along opposite sides of said first timber and generally along said first timber longitudinal axis, said arms adapted to be fastened to said first timber with at least one support fastener at least one flat frame end welded to said two support arms and adapted to be fastened to said at least one second member, and
- a shallow U-shaped channel positioned around each support arm and having an open side and a back side, said open side providing a trough which is slightly deeper than the thickness of the surrounded arm and the trough generally abutting the edges of the surrounded support arm, each channel adapted to be fastened to said first timber with said at least one support fastener with its open side toward said first timber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.