Metal connectors for building
OwnerShigeo Goya, Takao Hiratainventors
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Abstract
A metal connector for a building includes a pipe-shaped frame having a plurality of axial slits at its both ends, a wedge member fitted at each end of the frame, and a connecting member directly passed through the frame or passed through a box-shaped anchor loosely fitted over the outer periphery of the frame. The wedge member is fitted to each end of the frame to secure the frame to a wooden member, while neighboring wooden members are joined together by the connecting member.
Claims8
A metal connector for a building comprising a frame, a box-shaped anchor loosely fitted over the outer periphery of said frame, a connecting member passed through through-holes in said box-shaped anchor, and wedge members fitted to both ends of said frame,
- said frame being in the shape of a pipe having a plurality of axial slits at both ends thereof,
- said box-shaped anchor having a hollow interior having a cross-sectional area larger than the radial cross-section of said frame and being formed with said through-holes for said connecting member in a peripheral wall section thereof.
A metal connector for a building comprising a frame, a connecting member passed through through-holes in said frame, and wedge members fitted into both ends of said frame,
- said frame being formed as a pipe a plurality of axial slits being formed at both ends of said pipe, and through-holes for said connecting members being situated axially inwardly of said slits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.