Patent ID: 9593504
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B23K,E04B,E04C,E04H

Claim:
1. A brace for use in a building to resist earthquake and other forces applied to the building, the brace comprising: a core with a first and second longitudinal end and first and second lateral edges; a first flange orthogonally disposed to the first lateral edge of the core; a second flange orthogonally disposed to the second lateral edge of the core, the first and second flanges each having a first and second longitudinal end surface; an upper containment web disposed atop the core and a lower containment web disposed beneath the core, the upper and lower containment webs in contact with and extending longitudinally along the core and terminating short of the first and second longitudinal ends of the core, the upper and lower containment webs extending laterally across the core and secured to the first and second flanges wherein the core is capable of longitudinal translation between the upper and lower containment webs; a slot within the upper and lower containment webs at each longitudinal end of the containment webs; at least one core stiffener secured to and extending perpendicularly from the core through each slot in the containment web; a first slope stiffener extending diagonally between the upper containment web and the first flange; a second slope stiffener extending diagonally between the upper containment web and the second flange; and an endplate secured to the core and the at least one core stiffener.