Patent ID: 8635830

Claim:
A building system, comprising: a connector having: a first plate having a first opening for connection to a first beam and a second opening for connection to a first column; and a second plate having a third opening for connection to a second beam and a fourth opening for connection to the first column; wherein the first plate is oriented relative to the second plate at 90°, and the first plate and the second plate collectively form a “+” cross sectional shape; wherein the first opening at the first plate and the third opening at the second plate are located at a first elevation with respect to the connector; wherein the second opening at the first plate is located at a second elevation with respect to the connector; wherein the fourth opening at the second plate is located at a third elevation with respect to the connector; wherein the second plate does not include any opening at the second elevation; wherein the first plate has a first surface that faces towards the first beam when the first beam is connected to the connector, and a second surface that faces towards the second beam when the second beam is connected to the connector, the second surface being opposite from the first surface; and wherein the first plate has a first edge at the second elevation and a second edge at the second elevation that define a width of the first plate at the second elevation, and wherein the first opening at the first elevation is located within an area of the first plate that is confined by a vertical extension of the first edge and a vertical extension of the second edge.