Patents Assigned to The Steel Construction Institute
  • Patent number: 6754992
    Abstract: A connector for providing a load supporting connection between a first “supporting” structural member and a second structural member supported thereby comprises a flange and an integral web formed with one or an array of two or more spaced slots. The flange may also be formed with an array of spaced slots. In a preferred embodiment, the slots of the flange have a lower portion dimensioned to receive a head of a stud which projects from a surface of the supporting member and a coextensive upper portion dimensioned to receive the shank of the stud. The slots of the web have an upper portion dimensioned to receive a head of a stud which projects from a surface of the supported member and a coextensive lower portion dimensioned to receive the shank of the stud. In a preferred embodiment, the width of each shank receiving slot portion is less than the width of the respective stud head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: The Steel Construction Institute
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Byfield, Bassam Adeeb Burgan