Patent ID: 8485504

Claim:
A support beam for supporting an internal within a mass transfer column, said support beam comprising: an upper beam segment having opposed ends, a longitudinal length extending between the opposed ends, a lower edge, an upper edge, and opposed first and second faces; a lower beam segment having opposed ends, a longitudinal length extending between the opposed ends, a lower edge, an opposed upper edge, and opposed first and second faces; and a plurality of connectors securing the upper beam segment and lower beam segment together in longitudinal alignment with the lower edge of the upper beam segment aligned with and facing the upper edge of the lower beam segment, wherein each of said connectors comprises: a first bracket fixed along the first faces of the lower and upper beam segments; a second bracket fixed along the second faces of the lower and upper beam segments; and a load transferring pin extending through aligned indexing holes in the first and second brackets and a hole formed in one or both of the lower and upper beam segments.