Patent ID: 6817155
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
A structural section comprising:a) a first leg and a second leg spaced apart from said first leg and connected thereto by a horizontal segment, said first leg and said second leg each comprising; i) a first end portion attached to said horizontal segment; ii) a second end portion opposite said first end portion, said second end portion including an inboard extending flange in combination with a stiffener member attached along one edge thereof, said stiffener member extending downward at an oblique angle from said inboard extending flange, said stiffener member inboard from said second end portion; and iii) a longitudinal clamping surface extending along said first leg and a longitudinal clamping surface extending along said second leg between said first end portion and said second end portion, each said longitudinal clamping surface positioned inboard of said stiffener member so that a distance (D2) between said longitudinal clamping surfaces is less than a distance (D3) between said stiffener members.