Patent ID: 6050033
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: E04B,E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A post and beam building structure having a plurality of structural members interconnected to one another to provide a frame of a building, a first of said members having a first bore disposed generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said member and extending from one end of said member to intersect a transverse bore intermediate the ends thereof, a bearing assembly in said transverse bore with a surface complementary to that of said transverse bore, a second of said members including a second bore aligned with said first bore, a threaded fastener extending along said first and second bores between said first and second members and through said bearing assembly; one end of said fastener being secured to a retainer disposed in said transverse bore and engaging said bearing assembly and the opposite end being secured to said second member whereby a tensile load may be applied to said fastener to urge said members together with said bearing assembly distributing axial loads from said fastener to said first member.