Patent ID: 6389765
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A corner joint for a building made of timber elements comprising:first and second crosswise walls of the building, said first and second walls including first and second interior wall constructions which are made of respective first and second horizontally extending interior wall elements, first and second exterior wall constructions which are made of respective first and second horizontally extending exterior wall elements, said first and second exterior wall constructions laterally facing respective said first and second interior wall constructions to define first and second spaces therebetween, a thermal insulation fitted in said first and second spaces, first and second proximal ends of respective said first and-second interior wall elements which are arranged crosswise and which extend,substantially to respective said second and first exterior wall constructions, first and second proximal ends of respective said first and second exterior wall elements which terminate prior to an intersection with a plane of the respective said second and first exterior wall constructions; and first and second crosswise corner elements stacked one on top of another to form a viewable exterior corner, said first and second corner elements including first and second bases which exteriorly cover respective said proximal ends of said second and first exterior wall elements, and first and second extensions extending from respective said first and second bases towards respective said first and second spaces, said first and second extensions having respective shapes which interlock with respective said second and first proximal ends of said interior wall elements in respective said second and first spaces.