Reinforced composite column
US10443240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04B2001/389
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A building support column includes a lower assembly with a connection bracket with a bottom plate and first and second connection blades extending away from the bottom plate in a first direction. A body includes plastic and defines an exterior perimeter about a plurality of support rods extending from the bottom plate. A center hole through the body is aligned with a hole through the bottom plate. An upper assembly includes a plurality of elongated layers of wood secured to each other along elongated faces of the layers of wood. The connection bracket secures the upper assembly to the lower assembly with a connection blade extending between the elongated faces of adjacent elongated layers of the supper assembly. A reinforcement plate with a plurality of teeth that extend away from a first side of the plate into a single elongated layer of the plurality of elongated layers.
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