Patent ID: 6029556
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: E04G

Abstract:
A method for connecting vertically extending members and horizontally extending members at a corner joint comprising:providing a vertically extending scaffold member disposed at a corder of a structure;providing at said corner a ratchet member which connects to the scaffold member to draw in a direction perpendicular to said scaffolding members;providing a vertically extending panel having a given width and a given length and providing said length of said vertically extending panel with a border extending along its length;providing a horizontally extending panel having a given area defined by a given length and a given width with a border extending substantially along its length and ending before the end of said panel;providing in said border along said length of said horizontal panel a strap member and causing said strap member to be fed into said ratchet for drawing said horizontal member close inwardly toward said scaffolding member; andproviding a border at the end of the horizontal panel along said width dimension adjacent said ratchet; andattaching the border of said horizontal panel extending along its width with the vertically extending panel along its length.