Patent ID: 8365476

Claim:
A semi-rigid connection in a structural framework, comprising: a column having a first flange, a second flange, and a column web; a beam having a first flange and second flange and a beam web coupled at an angle to the column; a brace beam coupled diagonally to the column and the beam; a flex plate having a first side and a second side and a first edge and a second edge; a gusset plate having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is coupled to the first column flange and the second side is coupled to the first side of the flex plate; a first spacer plate having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is coupled to the second side of the flex plate adjacent to the first edge of the flex plate and the second side is coupled to the first flange of the beam; and a second spacer plate having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is coupled to the second side of the flex plate adjacent to the second edge of the flex plate and the second side is coupled to the first flange of the beam.