Patent ID: 7104717

Claim:
An expansion joint cover operable to accommodate movement of a first surface with respect to a second surface, the cover comprising: a cover plate operable to substantially span a gap between the first surface and the second surface; a first bracket presenting a first mating member and operable to be rigidly attached to one of the first surface, the second surface, and the cover plate; a second bracket presenting a second mating member and operable to be rigidly attached to another one of the first surface, the second surface, and the cover plate; and a central bracket operable to be installed between the first and second brackets, the central bracket including a third mating member operable to mate with the first member, slide with respect to the first member, and rotate with respect to the first member, and a fourth mating member operable to mate with the second member, slide with respect to the second member, and rotate with respect to the second member, the fourth member being rigidly attached to the third member and the longitudinal axis of an elongated portion of the fourth member being generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of an elongated portion of the third member.