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Fittings for connecting columns and beams of steel frame construction

US3960458A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1975
Grant dateJun 1, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S403/15
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Fittings for connecting columns and beams of a steel frame construction, each comprising a base plate to be connected to the column by means of high strength bolts and formed centrally with a horizontal protrusion on the side of the beam and a horizontal plate extending from the horizontal protrusion adapted to be connected to the flange of the beam in overlapping relation by welding or bolting, a thickness of which horizontal protrusion at its bottom is more than that of the flange of the beam.

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