Joints and connections – Member ends joined by inserted section – Angle section
Patent
1991-08-01
1992-10-20
Cuomo, Peter M.
Joints and connections
Member ends joined by inserted section
Angle section
403402, 403403, 52639, F16B 700
Patent
active
051564840
ABSTRACT:
A rafter reinforcement device for strengthening structural joints that are primarily of the type used to connect sections of hollow rafters in roof support systems. The rafter system to be reinforced includes a pair of "U"-shaped members, each of which are composed of two segments that are joined at an angle. The "U"-shaped members are nested together creating a space to receive the reinforcement device. The reinforcing device includes a pair of "U"-shaped channels, each composed of two parts that are joined at an angle that is substantially the same angle as that defined by the rafter segments. The channels are nested with one another so that the web of each channel is opposed and spaced apart from the web of the other channel. The nested channels are sized and configured to be received by the hollow rafter at the structural joint of the rafter.
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