Patent ID: 9593505
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: E04B,E04C,E04H

Claim:
1. A connection between a first structural member and a second structural member in a structural frame, the connection comprising: a. the first structural member, having a first attachment point; b. the second structural member, having a second attachment point spaced away from the first attachment point, the second structural member being in operative connection with the first structural member; c. a brace spanning the distance between the first and second attachment points and connecting to the first and second structural members at the first and second attachment points, the brace having a minimum effective length that is the distance between the first and second attachment points when the first and second structural members are not subject to external lateral loading, the brace also being able to expand in length from the first effective minimum effective length when the structural frame is subjected to lateral loading that increases the distance between the first and second attachment points, the brace including: