Patent ID: 6722471
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
A scaffold joint comprising:a vertical post having a lengthwise axis; a lower joint section, having an interior surface, disposed around the vertical post; an upper joint section, having an interior surface, disposed around the vertical post; and a first structural brace comprising: a center section having a lengthwise axis, a first end, and a second end; a first mounting flange rigidly attached to the first end, comprising a mounting surface having a center, an upper tab, and a lower tab; and a second mounting flange rigidly attached to the second end, comprising a mounting surface having a center, an upper tab, and a lower tab, and wherein a vector normal to the mounting surface at the center is disposed at an angle of between approximately 1 degree and approximately 89 degrees to the lengthwise axis of the center section; a second structural brace comprising: a center section having a lengthwise axis, a first end, and a second end; a first mounting flange rigidly attached to the first end, comprising a mounting surface having a center, an upper tab, and a lower tab; and a second mounting flange rigidly attached to the second end, comprising a mounting surface having a center, an upper tab, and a lower tab, and wherein a vector normal to the mounting surface at the center is disposed parallel to the lengthwise axis of the center section; wherein the lower tab of each of the second mounting flanges is disposed within the lower joint section, the upper tab of each of the second mounting flanges is disposed within the upper section, and the lengthwise axis of the first structural brace is disposed at an angle of between approximately 1 degree and approximately 89 degrees to the lengthwise axis of the second structural brace.