Patent ID: 6219987
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
An endcap for enclosing an edge formed by a plurality of terminal ends of I-shaped beams having vertical web portions, the endcap comprising:a base web portion;a plurality of paired flange fingers transversely projecting from the web portion, the paired flange fingers forming a gap therebetween, the pairs of flange fingers equally spaced apart on the base web portion to correspondingly align the gap with the vertical web portions of the I-shaped beams, the gaps of the flange finger pairs capable of accepting the correspondingly aligned vertical web portions of the I-shaped beams, wherein the base web portion is of a generally flat shape having a minor axis and a major axis, the pairs of flange fingers disposed parallel to the minor axis of the base web portion, andwherein the paired transversely projecting flange fingers are of a generally flat shape defining an outer surface, an inner gap surface, a top edge surface and a bottom edge surface.