Construction anchor for connecting horizontal and vertical support members to a base

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing our new design of a construction anchor for connecting horizontal vertical support members to a base, the sides not shown each being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, having the same design otherwise as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a third embodiment thereof, having the same design otherwise as shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of a fourth embodiment thereof, the sides not shown being the mirror image of the side shown; and

FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view thereof, the quadrants as viewed from the bottom being symmetrical and identical design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D315489
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 9, 1987
Date of Patent: Mar 19, 1991
Inventors: Paul Hoffman (Eugene, OR), Sam H. Bright (Eugene, OR)
Primary Examiner: Horace B. Fay, Jr.
Attorney: E. M. Eckelman
Application Number: 7/1,999
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8354; D/8356; 52/1266