Patent ID: 6247282
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: E04B,E04C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A deck and beam connector for a post and beam structure comprising a deck flange, said flange having a plate within an opening therein, a well secured to said plate, said well depending from said plate beneath said opening, said well having a bottom, said bottom having a bottom hole therein, a threaded bolt having an enlarged head and a threaded shaft, said bolt being positioned in said bottom hole with said threaded shaft being positioned in said well, a threaded member on said shaft and within said well, and a spring between said threaded member and said well bottom, said bolt being moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, said spring biasing said bolt into said retracted position, whereby said bolt may be moved between said retracted and extended positions and tightened to firmly grip a deck and beam between said enlarged head and said flange.