Patent ID: 6789368
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: E04C

Abstract:
A column structure for a building entranceway, the column structure comprising:a hollow load-bearing capital, the hollow load-bearing capital being mounted on top of a hollow load-bearing column, the hollow load-bearing column and the hollow load-bearing capital defining an upright passageway, the upright passageway for concealing conduit; attachment means joining the hollow load-bearing column to the hollow load-bearing capital in unitary assembly, the attachment means comprising a series of bracket pairs, the bracket pairs being placed in substantially uniform distances around a circumference of contact between the hollow load-bearing capital and the hollow load-bearing column, the bracket pairs each having a capital bracket portion and a column bracket portion, the capital bracket portions each having a first capital bracket leg and a second capital bracket leg, the first capital bracket legs each being embedded in a side wall of the hollow load-bearing capital, the second capital bracket legs each extending radially inwardly into the upright passageway, the capital bracket second legs each having a capital fastener slot, the column bracket portions each having a first column bracket leg and a second column bracket leg, the first column bracket legs being embedded in a side wall of the hollow load-bearing column, the second column bracket legs each extending radially inwardly into the upright passageway, the column bracket second legs each having a column fastener slot, the capital fastener slots being in superimposed, paired axial alignment with the column fastener slots for joining the bracket pairs in fixed assembly; and fastening means extending through the capital fastener slots and the column fastener slots, the fastening means thus joining the bracket pairs in fixed assembly.