Patent ID: 6059482
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: E04B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A bolted connector for connecting beams to columns comprising:a bulk head having a first surface for abutting a column and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the bulk head tapering from the second surface to the first surface, four bores extending through the bulk head from the first surface to the second surface for receiving bolts to connect the bulk head to the column; anda plate extending from the second surface of the bulk head such that two of the four bores are located on one side of the plate and the other two bores are located on an opposite side of the plate, the plate including a series of through bores for receiving bolts to connect the plate to a beam, and the plate having a first thickness at a first end and having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness at a second end, at least one of the through bores for connecting the plate to the beam extending through the first thickness and at least a second of the through bores for connecting the plate to the beam extending through the second thickness.