Patent ID: 8555575
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A device for connecting an end of one of a plurality of first hollow logs that form part of a roof of a building to a second hollow log that forms at least a part of a top of a wall of the building, the device comprising: a connector having substantially parallel upper and lower horizontal faces, said upper and lower horizontal faces joined on one side by a vertical face; a space formed between said upper and lower horizontal faces by said vertical face, said space forming an open channel between said upper and lower horizontal faces with an opening of said open channel on an opposite side from said vertical face; a first log connecting structure formed at said opposite side, said first log connecting structure configured to be connected to said end of said one of said plurality of first hollow logs; said upper and lower horizontal faces further comprising upper and lower paired openings; a saddle having an upper portion and a lower portion; said upper portion comprises an inverted U-shaped portion that extends through said upper and lower paired openings, said lower portion comprises a second log connecting structure configured to be mounted on said second hollow log; an upper plate extending through said inverted U-shaped portion above said upper paired opening, whereby said upper plate locks said connector to said saddle, and said device is configured to lock said one of said plurality of first hollow logs to said second hollow log.