Patent ID: 6125608
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: E04B,E04C,F16B

Abstract:
A composite member adapted to be positioned in and form a part of a structural element of a building, the composite member comprising:an elongate structural support having an external surface and a cross-sectional perimeter; andan insulator comprising a pair of friction arms forming a U-shaped channel therebetween in which the structural support is disposed such that the insulator is in contact with solely a portion of the external surface generally along no greater than about one half of the perimeter to provide a thermal break between the structural support and structure supported thereby along a load path passing through the insulator, wherein the insulator has a lower thermal conductivity than the structural support and a width of the insulator channel is smaller than a nominal mating width of the structural support, such that the insulator is elastically deformed when the support is disposed in the channel.