Patent ID: 7607646

Claim:
A support structure comprising: an elongated column having a rectangular cross-sectional shape, comprising, a first side having an outer surface, a second side having an outer surface, a third side and a fourth side, and at least one aperture extending through the column and through the first side and the second side of the column; an elongated beam comprising, a first end and a second end, a first side having a first outer surface and a second side having a second outer surface, with the first outer surface extending along a first plane between the first end and the second end and the second outer surface extending along a second plane between the first end and the second end, a first flange having a first aperture and an outer surface and extending outward from the first end of the beam, the outer surface of the first flange also extending along the first plane, the first flange positioned adjacent the outer surface of the first side of the column such that the first aperture aligns with the aperture of the column, a second flange having a second aperture and an outer surface and extending outward from the first end of the beam, the outer surface of the second flange also extending along the second plane, the second flange positioned adjacent the outer surface of the second side of the column such that the second aperture aligns with the aperture of the column; and a fastener extending through each of the first aperture, the second aperture and the aperture in the column, operable for coupling the beam to the column.