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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2016
Applicant:
The Steel Network, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Edward R. di Girolamo, Raleigh, NC (US);
James E. Herrmann, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
The Steel Network, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/0225 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present subject matter relates to systems, assemblies, and methods for connecting vertical steel wall studs to a building structure. In particular, a connecting member for use in building assembly can include a substantially rigid plate having one or more elongated slots formed therein and a bushing coupled to the plate at an initial position within each of the one or more slots but movable relative to the plate within a respective one of the one or more slots upon application of a force exceeding a predetermined threshold value.