Intersecting joint
AssigneeTrue North Log Homes
InventorRonald A. Wrightman
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Abstract
A `log` home is formed by horizontal structural members that are notched at the intersection to form a corner. Springs are inserted in the notch to bias two surfaces of the adjacent logs into engagement so that expansion and contraction are accomodated on the opposite sides of the notch.
Claims9
A corner construction for the intersecting walls of a building having walls formed from a plurality of horizontal structural members stacked one above another, each of said members having notches in at least one of their upper and lower surfaces at the corner to allow the members of each wall to extend past the other, each of said notches having a pair of spaced vertical surfaces juxtaposed with oppositely directed flanks of the structural member received in said notch, resilient biasing means acting between members of intersecting walls, said biasing means being located between one of said vertical surfaces and one of said flanks to apply and maintain a net force between members of intersecting walls acting in a direction to induce the other flank to engage the opposite vertical surface and bias the one wall toward the other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.