Patent ID: 9376798
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: E04B,E04C

Claim Text:
1. An improved W-column, comprising in combination: a) a longitudinal length of two parallel W-column flanges, each W-column flange comprising a flange top end cut at an acute angle and a flange bottom end cut at an acute angle, a flange outer surface comprising at least one bolt-on flange tab comprising at least one aperture, and a flange inner surface, each flange top end comprising at least two spacer blocks tack welded to the acute angle cut, flange top end; b) a longitudinal length of W-column web connecting the two parallel W-column flanges and comprising a web front surface, a web rear surface, a web top end further comprising at least one relief groove and a plurality of apertures through the web front surface and the web rear surface, a web bottom end further comprising at least one relief groove and at least one beveled side, and a plurality of apertures through the web front surface and the web rear surface; c) at least one moment connection between W-column cut flange ends, the at least one moment connection comprising a pair of front moment plates, each of the front moment plates corresponding to the web front surface and each flange inner surface corresponding to the web front surface at a predetermined position relative to the parallel W-column flanges and W-column web, and a pair of rear moment plates, each of the rear moment plates corresponding to the web rear surface and each flange inner surface corresponding to the web rear surface at the predetermined position relative to the parallel W-column flanges and W-column web; d) a web assembly affixed to the W-column web top end to align and connect the W-column web top end to a second W-column web bottom end when the second W-column is vertically positioned above the W-column; and e) a flange assembly affixed to the W-column flange outer surface at the W-column flange top and bottom ends to connect the W-column flange top ends to the second W-column flange bottom ends and align the respective flange top and bottom ends to provide dual, parallel equal sized weld cavities between the first W-column flange top ends and the second W-column flange bottom ends, comprising at least one bolt-on connection comprising at least one aperture and sized to be received by and connected to the at least one bolt-on flange tab with at least one fastener sized to correspond to the at least one bolt-on connection aperture and the at least one bolt-on flange tab aperture.