Modular rim board for floor and rafter systems

Details Modular rim board for floor and rafter systems Modular rim board for floor and rafter systems

2005-06-07

2005-06-07

King, Anita (Department: 3632)

Static structures (e.g., buildings)

Assembled in situ-type anchor or tie

Depending cantilevered seat portion; e.g., joist anchor

C052S289000, C052S749100, C052S092300

Reexamination Certificate

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06901715

ABSTRACT:
An engineered perimeter rim board with machined or otherwise-formed modular recessed receptacles receives and secures I-joists and other manufactured joists at pre-designated spaces along the length of the rim board. The rim board provides pre-measured joist securement locations and structural enhancements by “locking” the joists into position. Receptacles machined/cut into the rim board may be of various shapes, such as a rectangular recess with a flat planar back wall, a profiled recess with curved top and bottom compartments, and/or an angled recess wherein two sidewalls converge to create a recess without a back wall for receiving joists at positions other than perpendicular to the rim board. The preferred 90-degree receptacle profile provides an I-joist web receiving slot for additional lateral support to help prevent joists from buckling, twisting or rolling over.

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Joist Pocket Liner™ brochure with explanation by Applicant's Agent, product shown at trade show in Autumn of 2001.
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Connector Selection Guide by Boise Cascade Timber and Wood Products Division, Jun. 2000.

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