Patent ID: 11913216
Assignee: DBM GLOBAL INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A structural brace member comprising:
a tubular element extending from a first end to a second end and defining a longitudinal direction;
a plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the plate extending in the longitudinal direction within the tubular element, wherein no substantial material is disposed within the tubular element between the tubular element and the respective top and bottom surfaces of the plate;
a first upper fin extending from the top surface of the plate toward a first interior surface of the tubular element, the first upper fin extending in the longitudinal direction within the tubular element; and
a first lower fin extending from the bottom surface of the plate toward a second interior surface of the tubular element, the first lower fin extending in the longitudinal direction within the tubular element;
wherein at least one of the first upper fin and the first lower fin are welded to the tubular element only at a mid-point in the longitudinal direction between the first end and the second end of the tubular element, and
wherein the first upper fin and the first lower fin extend from beyond the first end of the tubular element through the tubular element to beyond the second end of the tubular element.