Patents Assigned to Hamon Thermal Engineers & Contractors S.A.
  • Cross bracing for wooden structures
    Patent number: 5491949
    Abstract: The invention relates to cross bracing for wooden structures, formed by vertical posts (21), horizontal beams (22) intersecting each other at junctions, braces (23, 24, 25) situated diagonally between two adjacent junctions, and gussets (35-40) which connect the braces to the beams and the posts. The braces comprise transverse grooves (41) near their ends, and the gussets comprise a heel (45) at least one of their ends which can engage in one of the grooves in the braces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Hamon Thermal Engineers & Contractors S.A.
    Inventor: Charles H. De Moor