Patent ID: 6758022
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
A metal web member for use in a fabricated framework comprising at least two spaced apart beams with transverse thickness and having exterior surfaces and at least one web member secured to the beams and extending between exterior surfaces of the beams, said web member comprising:a support section having transverse width substantially equal to or less than the transverse thickness of the beams and having opposite ends; a tab extending longitudinally from the support section at each end thereof and having planar engagement surfaces, each tab being sized and shaped for generally flat, face-to-face engagement of its planar engagement surface with a respective one of the exterior surfaces of one of the beams for securement of the tab thereto, said tab having transverse width substantially equal to or less than the transverse width of the support section, said tab being further adapted to receive a fastener through the planar engagement surface for the securement of the web member to the beams; and a transition section which merges the tab with the support section of the web member, the transition section having a pair of ridges on each side of the web member defining respective valleys, each ridge angling laterally outwardly from a position adjacent the support section to a position adjacent the tab.