Patent ID: 8209933
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: E01C,E04B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a guide tube having a width and disposed adjacent a joint between adjacent blocks of building materials; a dowel that passes between and transfers vertical shear between the adjacent blocks of building materials and having a width, a first end, and a second end, the second end of the dowel being received by the guide tube so as to allow longitudinal movement of the dowel in the guide tube; a sleeve that receives the guide tube and allows for lateral and rotational movement of the dowel, the sleeve having a lateral sleeve width in excess of the width of the guide tube; a fixing chamber coupled to the sleeve and comprising: an open end that receives fixing means that restricts motion of the dowel within the guide tube; and an orifice that receives the second end of the dowel.