IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0394891
(2003-03-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Knobbe, Martens, Olson &
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
22 |
초록
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A building construction is provided, including a plurality of connectors. Each of the connectors has an upper portion, a lower portion, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore extending through the connector from the upper portion to the lower
A building construction is provided, including a plurality of connectors. Each of the connectors has an upper portion, a lower portion, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore extending through the connector from the upper portion to the lower portion. The upper portion and the lower portion define sloped bearing surfaces. The connectors are positioned between a plurality of building structural members. The upper and lower portions of the connectors extend into recesses in the structural members having sloped walls corresponding to the sloped bearing surfaces of the connectors. A tensioner extends through the bores of the connectors to connect the structural members. The bearing surfaces of at least two of the connectors have different slopes.
대표청구항
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1. A building construction, comprising:a first pair of building structural members; a first connector positioned between the first pair of structural members, the first connector comprising an upper portion defining an upper bearing surface, a lower portion defining a lower bearing surface, a flange
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A building construction, comprising:a first pair of building structural members; a first connector positioned between the first pair of structural members, the first connector comprising an upper portion defining an upper bearing surface, a lower portion defining a lower bearing surface, a flange extending outwardly from the first connector between the first pair of structural members, and a bore extending axially through the first connector from the upper portion to the lower portion; a second pair of building structural members above the first pair of structural members; a second connector positioned between the second pair of structural members in axial alignment with the first connector, the second connector comprising an upper portion defining an upper bearing surface, a lower portion defining a lower bearing surface, a flange extending outwardly between the second pair of structural members, and a bore extending axially through the second connector from the upper portion to the lower portion, at least one of the upper bearing surface and the lower bearing surface of the second connector having a greater slope than the corresponding upper bearing surface or lower bearing surface of the first connector; a tensioner extending through the bore of the first connector and the bore of the second connector. 2. The building construction of claim 1, wherein the slope of at least one of the bearing surfaces of the first connector is less than the slope of the corresponding bearing surface of the second connector.3. The building construction of claim 2, wherein the slope of the lower bearing surface of the first connector is less than the slope of the lower bearing surface of the second connector.4. The building construction of claim 3, wherein the slope of the upper bearing surface of the first connector is approximately the same as the slope of the upper bearing surface of the second connector.5. The building construction of claim 4, wherein the slope of the upper bearing surfaces of the first and second connectors is approximately 45°.6. The building construction of claim 5, wherein the slope of the lower bearing surface of the first connector is less than 45°.7. The building construction of claim 6, wherein one of the building structural members is common to both the first pair of structural members and the second pair of structural members.8. A building construction, comprising:a plurality of connectors, each of the connectors having an upper portion, a lower portion, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore extending through the connector from the upper portion to the lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion defining sloped bearing surfaces, the bearing surfaces of at least two of the connectors having different slopes; a plurality of building structural members, the connectors being positioned between the structural members, the upper and lower portions of the connectors extending into recesses in the structural members having sloped walls corresponding to the sloped bearing surfaces of the connectors; and a tensioner extending through the bores of the connectors to connect the structural members. 9. The building construction of claim 8, wherein the upper and lower portions of the connectors are generally conical.10. The building construction of claim 9, wherein the slopes of the bearing surfaces of the connectors generally increases from a bottom of the building construction to a top of the building construction.11. The building construction of claim 10, wherein the tensioner comprises a plurality of threaded rods interconnected by coupler nuts.12. The building construction of claim 11, wherein the structural members comprise tubes through which the threaded rods extend and plates welded to the ends of the tubes, the recesses being formed in the plates.13. The building construction of claim 12, wherein at least one of the connectors is a multiple connector, comprising at least two upper portions and at least two lower portions.14. A building construction, comprising:a plurality of building structural members; a plurality of connectors in vertical alignment between the structural members, each of the connectors having an upper portion defining a sloped upper bearing surface, a lower portion defining a sloped lower bearing surface, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore, the slopes of at least one of the upper bearing surfaces and the lower bearing surfaces of the connectors progressively increasing from a bottom one of the connectors to a top one of the connectors; and a tensioner extending through the bores of the connectors. 15. The building construction of claim 14, wherein the slopes of the lower bearing surfaces of the connectors progressively increase from the bottom connector to the top connector.16. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining which of the connectors to position between which of the structural members based upon the slopes of the bearing surfaces of the connectors prior to positioning the connectors between the structural members.17. The method of claim 16, wherein the determining comprises computer modeling of the building.18. A method of constructing a building, comprising:positioning a plurality of connectors between a plurality of structural members of the building, each of the connectors having an upper portion, a lower portion, a flange extending outwardly between the upper portion and the lower portion, and an axial bore, each of the upper and lower portions defining a sloped bearing surface, the bearing surfaces of some of the connectors having different slopes than the bearing surfaces of other connectors; and providing tensioners through the bores of the connectors to connect the structural members.
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