Patent ID: 8028494
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A connector device comprising: a sleeve connecting first and second elongated metal beams, said sleeve having openings receiving end portions of said metal beams and opposing walls extending between said openings, wherein said sleeve is configured to receive metal girders for use in construction, wherein metal girders comprise the metal beams; a plurality of threaded fasteners coupled to one of the opposing walls and compressing said metal beams within said sleeve so as to clamp the metal beams in a fixed position relative to each other within said sleeve; and an open viewing aperture located in a wall of said sleeve positioned approximately half-way between said openings for receiving said metal beams, wherein the viewing aperture enables a user to view said end portions of said metal beams to determine when said metal beams are located in a correct position within said sleeve.