Patent ID: 7128500

Claim:
A corner connection for connecting shoring beams of a temporary shoring arrangement, said corner connection comprising: a first shoring beam connector including a hollow main portion formed along a first longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of said hollow main body portion, wherein said hollow main body portion is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening, a respective end of one of said shoring beams; a first tab extending laterally from said hollow main body portion and having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a first connecting pin; a second tab extending laterally away from said hollow main body portion and being spaced longitudinally from said first tab, said second tab having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a second connecting pin; a second shoring beam connector including a hollow main body portion formed along a second longitudinal axis and an opening situated at one longitudinal end of said hollow main body portion of the second shoring beam connector, wherein the hollow main body portion of the second shoring beam connector is adapted to slidably receive, through said opening of the second shoring beam connector, a respective end of a respective one of said shoring beams; a first tab extending laterally from said hollow main body portion of the second shoring beam connector and having an aperture located therein adapted to receive the first connecting pin; a second tab extending laterally from said hollow main body portion of the second shoring beam connector and spaced longitudinally from said first tab of the second shoring beam connector, and having an aperture located therein adapted to receive a connecting pin; and a reinforcing bar having a tab located at each end, each tab of the reinforcing bar having a respective aperture located therein which will cooperate and align with the aperture in the second tab of the first shoring beam connector and the aperture of the second tab of the second shoring beam connector so that pins may be placed in the respective apertures once they are in proper alignment thus holding the reinforcing bar in place.