Patent ID: 6406211
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: E04G,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A connecting device for use with vertical post elements each having a perforated disk and having pipe, and for connecting horizontal or diagonal scaffolding elements thereto, each perforated disk having a thickness, said connecting device comprising:an attachment head and a clamping device, said attachment head having opposed first and second sides and having a top surface and a bottom surface, said attachment head having a bearing surface on the first side by which means it is supported on said pipe, said attachment head having on the first side a horizontal slit corresponding at least to the thickness of the perforated disk, said slit dividing the bearing surface into first and second sub-surfaces, means for welding on a pipe provided on the second side; whereby the overall height of said attachment head on the first side is at least 68 millimeters and the top surface and the bottom surface of the attachment head taper continuously from the bearing surface to the means for welding on the pipe; characterized in that the ratio of the height of the first sub-surface to the height of the second sub-surface is 1:1.3 to 1:1.6.