# US 5,701,716 A · Timber connecting system and timber connecting element

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- Number: US 5,701,716 A
- Document ID: US5701716A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/553,639
- Filed: 1996-01-19
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1994-03-26
- Assignees: Kerl Holzbau GmbH
- Inventors: Werner Thoss
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701716A

## CPC

- E04B 1/2604: {Connections specially adapted therefor (shear dowels E04B1/486, E04B1/49)}
- E04B 2001/2616: {Hinged connections of wooden members}
- E04B 2001/2644: {Brackets, gussets or joining plates}
- E04B 2001/2668: {for members with a round cross-section}
- F16B 2200/40: Clamping arrangements where clamping parts are received in recesses of elements to be connected
- E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001})
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

A timber connecting system for wood structures and especially post and beam structures in which the post is encircled by at least one connecting element having two spaced apart ring bands with an open side and a pair of straps connecting the ring bands and extending away from the post which is encircled by the ring bands. The beam is received between the straps and a further beam can be supported relative thereto by another connecting element whose U-shaped retaining parts engage the respective beams and have closed sides pivotally connected together.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A timber connecting system for wood structures, said system comprising, in combination with a post and a plurality of wooden beams:
at least one first connecting element for connecting said post to one of said wooden beams, said first connecting element having:
two spaced-apart ring bands of substantially the same width adapted to encircle said post one above another and open at one side of the bands and of internal diameters corresponding to an external diameter of the post,
a pair of mutually juxtaposed fastening straps for receiving said one of said beams between them, said straps being connected to corresponding ends of said bands and interconnecting said bands while extending away from said post, said bands being spaced by a distance at least equal to said width, said straps being of a width greater than the widths of said ring bands, and
fastening means on said straps for securing said straps to said one of said beams, said fastening means being disposed symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis through said first connecting element extending along and located between said straps perpendicular to said post so that upon rotation of said first connecting element through 180.degree. about said axis there is no change in positions of said fastening means relative to said one of said wooden beams; and
at least one second connecting element for securing two of said wooden beams together, said second connecting element including:
two U-shaped retaining parts each receiving a respective one of said wooden beams and having closed ends adjacent one another, and
pivot means interconnecting said closed ends to enable said retaining parts to rotate about a longitudinal axis of said second connecting element.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The timber connecting system defined in claim 1, further comprising a stop formed on said straps and serving as an assembly aid for attachment of said straps to said wooden beam.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The timber connecting system defined in claim 1 wherein said bands are formed with holes for ventilating said post encircled by said bands.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The timber connecting system defined in claim 1 wherein said straps are formed with holes for ventilating a respective one of said wooden beams received between said straps.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The timber connecting system defined in claim 1 wherein said pivot means includes a shaft to which said retaining parts are fastened and enabling rotation of said retaining parts through 360.degree..

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The timber connecting system defined in claim 1 wherein means is provided for spacing said retaining parts from said wood beams.