Patent ID: 7461492
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. An improved deck connector of the type that is typically cast into concrete members so that adjacent ones of the concrete members may be joined, said deck connector comprising: an anchor comprising a substantially planar front face and an opposed rear face, a perimeter of said front and rear faces being defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, a right side, and a left side, an opening formed through said front face and said rear face, and a plurality of legs extending from said right side and said left side of said front and said rear faces; a weld plate housing disposed adjacent said rear face of said anchor, said weld plate housing comprising a top half and a bottom half, said top half and said bottom half being attachable to each other to define a void therebetween, said weld plate housing further comprising a slot formed therein in communicating relation to said void and said slot being disposed in registry with said opening of said anchor; a weld plate movably disposed within said void, said weld plate comprising a front edge dimensioned and configured to extend through said slot of said weld plate housing and said opening of said anchor, wherein said weld plate defines a substantially T-shaped perimeter, said front edge being defined by a distal end of the leg of said T-shape, and a width defined by the longitudinal dimension of the top bar of said T-shape being greater than a corresponding dimension of said slot of said weld plate housing, whereby said front edge of said weld plate may be disposed outwardly from said front face of said anchor.