Patent ID: 8281528

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a plurality of wall members together to define a log wall, the apparatus comprising: (a) a base portion having a stud extending upwardly therefrom, the base portion being configured to engage a surface of a first wall member; (b) a first securing member sized and shaped to engage with a surface of a second wall member stacked above the first wall member; and (c) a first coupling member configured to extend through a bore in the first and second wall members, the first coupling member having: (i) an elongate rod member having an upper end and a lower end; and (ii) a coupler fixedly secured on the lower end of the rod member before the first coupling member is inserted into the bore, the coupler being sized and shaped to fit into the bore and to receive the stud therein to couple the stud to the rod member; (d) wherein the upper end of the rod member is configured to be coupled to the first securing member for biasing the first and second wall members together.