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US 8,555,592 B2Granted
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OwnerLarry Randall Daudet, Jin-Jie Lin +4inventors
InventorsLarry Randall Daudet, Jin-Jie Lin, Timothy M. Stauffer, Frank X. Ding, Paul Howard Oellerich, Christopher S. Goodman
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Abstract
An improved connection between supporting and supported structural members, particularly between the sheathing and framing members of curtain walls.
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A first building structural connection comprising:
- a. a first building structural member;
- b. a second building structural member;
- c. a first sheet metal connector, said first connector comprising:
- i. a first plate fastened to said first building structural member;
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- ii. a second plate fastened to said second building structural member, wherein:
- (a) said first plate has first and second fastener openings of a first plurality of fastener openings that includes one or more additional fastener openings in addition to said first and second fastener openings, a first inner edge, a first outer edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said first fastener opening being the closest of said first plurality of fastener openings to said first side edge, said second fastener opening being the closest of said first plurality of fastener openings to said second side edge, said first and second fastener openings being closer to said first outer edge than said one or more additional fastener openings, said one or more additional fastener openings being closer to said first inner edge than said first and second fastener openings;
- (b) said second plate has a second plurality of fastener openings, a first inner edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said first side edge of said second plate intersecting said first inner edge at a first corner juncture, said second side edge of said second plate intersecting said first inner edge at a second corner juncture;
- (c) said first inner edge of said first plate is joined to said second inner edge of said second plate to form an inner angular juncture;
- (d) a first reinforcing flange is attached to said first side edge of said first plate and to said first side edge of said second plate;
- (e) a second reinforcing flange is attached to said second side edge of said first plate and to said second side edge of said second plate;
- (f) a first embossment in said second plate, located between said second plurality of fastener openings and said first inner edge of said second plate, reinforces said second plate and is adjacent said first corner juncture;
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- (g) a second embossment in said second plate, located between said second plurality of fastener openings and said first inner edge of said second plate, reinforces said second plate and is adjacent said second corner juncture.
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A first building structural connection comprising:
- a. a first building structural member;
- b. a second building structural member;
- c. a first sheet metal connector, said first connector comprising:
- i. a first plate fastened to said first building structural member;
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- ii. a second plate fastened to said second building structural member, wherein:
- (a) said first plate has a first inner edge, a first outer edge, a first side edge and a second side edge;
- (b) said second plate has a plurality of fastener openings, a first inner edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said plurality of fastener openings is formed as a plurality of elongated slots in said second plate, and said elongated slots have rolled edges that stiffen said elongated slots and reinforce said second plate;
- (c) said first inner edge of said first plate is joined to said second inner edge of said second plate to form an inner angular juncture;
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- (d) at least one fastener passing through at least one of said plurality of fastener openings in said second plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.