Patent ID: 6505449
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: E04F,E04G

Abstract:
A structural combination of a structural joist member and a structural element mounted on said structural member, said combination for use in supporting a structure, said structural joist member being made of solid wood, said structural joist member being capable of carrying the load of said structure without said structural element, said structural element being made of a composite wood and said structural element comprising:a longitudinally extending body having an upper surface and a lower surface, and having opposed, spaced apart, downwardly depending side flanges extending below said lower surface, said body also having at least one longitudinally extending channel therein located between said upper surface and said lower surface; said structural element configured such that said lower surface is positioned above a first surface area of a structural member, said structural member having a pair of opposed side surfaces proximate said first surface area and each said side surface being oriented downward from said first surface area; said side flanges of said structural element being configured to be and being secured with one or more attachment members to the side surfaces of said structural member.