Patents Assigned to Wendell E. Rossman
  • Connector for a structural member
    Patent number: 4484430
    Abstract: The one-piece steel connector is secured to an end face of a laminated timber via tendons which are embedded in the timber and nuts which are threaded onto the ends of each tendon. In one embodiment, a connector is secured to a cylindrical hub via bolts which are threaded radially into the hub. In another embodiment, a connector connects two co-linear timber members together. In another embodiment, a connector connects two angularly disposed timber members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Wendell E. Rossman
    Inventor: Wendell E. Rossman